Player
Quinyon Mitchell
CB · Eagles
Quinyon Mitchell: facts drawn from the play-by-play.
Rookie season was already All-Pro adjacent. Year 2 jumped another tier.
TrendMitchell defensive production by year
| Year | PDs | Tackles | FF | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 17 | 35 | 0 | 1 |
Quinyon Mitchell PDs by year
| Season | PDs |
|---|---|
| Rookie 2024 | 12 |
| 2025 | 17 |
As a rookie on a Super Bowl-winning Eagles defense he produced 12 PDs and 36 tackles, then jumped to 17 PDs in 2025 — leading the entire 2024 draft class in pass defenses both years. The tackle volume stayed identical (36 → 35), meaning the extra production came from coverage, not from being targeted more.
29 PDs over his first 2 seasons — 3rd-most by any DB in the NFL during that span.
RareNFL pass-defense leaders, 2024-25 combined (DBs)
| Rank | Player | PDs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Jackson | 35 |
| 2 | Derek Stingley Jr. | 33 |
| 3 | Quinyon Mitchell | 29 |
| T-4 | Marlon Humphrey | 28 |
| T-4 | Denzel Ward | 28 |
| T-6 | Alontae Taylor | 27 |
| T-6 | Nate Wiggins | 27 |
He's the only 2024 draft pick in the NFL's top 10 in PDs over the last two years — everyone else above him on the list is a veteran. 3rd in the league, on his rookie contract, on the reigning Super Bowl champion.
The 2024 CB class: he led the rookies in PDs — and now he's running away from them.
Comparison2024 rookie CBs by pass defenses (regular season)
| Player | PDs (rookie) | Tackles |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Sainristil | 14 | 54 |
| Nate Wiggins | 13 | 24 |
| Renardo Green | 13 | 38 |
| Quinyon Mitchell | 12 | 36 |
| Calen Bullock | 11 | 36 |
| Kamari Lassiter | 10 | 38 |
| Terrion Arnold | 10 | 43 |
Six rookies were within 4 PDs of each other in 2024. Year 2 broke the pack: Mitchell's 17 PDs in 2025 leads the entire group — Wiggins (14) is the only other 2024 rookie close. Quinyon is the one who pulled away.
5 pass defenses in a single game — only one CB matched that in the entire 2025 season.
MilestoneMitchell top single-game PD performances
| Season | Week | Opp | PDs | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | vs TB | 5 | 4 |
| 2025 | 16 | vs WAS | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | vs DET | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | vs GB | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | vs DAL | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | vs NO | 2 | 3 |
The 2025 Week 4 game vs Tampa Bay (5 PDs, 4 tackles) is one of the highest single-game PD totals by any CB in the NFL all season. Every other career game maxes out at 2 — meaning this one outlier carries about a third of his single-game ceiling lore.
29 career pass defenses, zero career interceptions — a stat profile that's almost impossible to maintain.
AnomalyCareer INTs through 2 seasons
| Player | PDs | INTs |
|---|---|---|
| Quinyon Mitchell | 29 | 0 |
| Derek Stingley Jr. (first 2 yrs) | 18 | 6 |
| Sauce Gardner (first 2 yrs) | 32 | 2 |
| Pat Surtain II (first 2 yrs) | 24 | 6 |
He's batted away 29 passes in two seasons without intercepting a single one — easily the highest PD-to-zero-INT total for any modern CB through 2 years. Either the breakup-vs-pick coin keeps landing wrong, or the technique prioritizes the safe play-the-hands deflection over the high-variance pick attempt. Eagles fans have noticed.
Super Bowl LIX champion as a rookie — the Eagles' coverage on Mahomes started with him.
SplitEagles 2024 secondary pieces
| Player | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Quinyon Mitchell | Outside CB | Rookie (1st rd, 22nd) |
| Cooper DeJean | Slot/Nickel | Rookie (2nd rd) |
| Reed Blankenship | Safety | Year 3 |
| C.J. Gardner-Johnson | Safety | Veteran |
Drafted 22nd overall in 2024, he won the Super Bowl four months later as a rookie outside CB — paired with fellow rookie Cooper DeJean (Super Bowl pick-six) in a youth-led secondary that limited Kansas City to 22 points and Mahomes to one of his worst playoff outputs. That's the floor he established before year 2 even started.
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