Overlooked: Cooper DeJean and Quinyon Mitchell are quietly one of the most dominant cornerback duos in the NFL
Cooper DeJean and Quinyon Mitchell are quietly putting together one of the most dominant cornerback seasons any Eagles duo has had in years, and given the fact that everyone just wants to cry and complain about the offense and coaching staff, it’s being completely overlooked.
Let’s start with Cooper DeJean.
Cooper DeJean has been one of the best slot corners in the entire NFL this season, not “for a young player,” not “for a guy learning a new role,” but flat-out one of the best players at his position.
Shoutout John Gonoude for all the stats:
• 1st in PFF run defense grade (82.9)
• 1st in PFF coverage grade (77.2)
• 1st in passer rating allowed (57.7)
• T-1st in fewest passing TDs allowed (0)
• 2nd in yards allowed per coverage snap (0.66)
• 2nd in missed tackle percentage (6.5%)
• T-2nd in tackles for loss or no gain (5)
• 3rd in forced incompletion percentage (11.6%)
• 4th in solo tackles (37)
Cooper DeJean has not surrendered a passing touchdown in 385 coverage snaps as a slot cornerback. This is not normal. Slot corners get picked on. Teams scheme matchups against them. DeJean keeps erasing everything thrown his way.
Then we have Quinyon Mitchell, who is dealing with the exact opposite problem.
Teams won’t stop throwing at him, and he just keeps making them look stupid. Mitchell is the most targeted cornerback in the NFL, and somehow, despite the volume, the numbers are absurd.
Quinyon Mitchell’s updated NFL CB rankings:
• Lowest catch rate allowed in the league: 41.3 percent
• Highest rate of tight-window throws forced
• Zero touchdowns allowed
• Quarterbacks consistently refusing to test him late in games
Quinyon Mitchell looks like a ten-year veteran already and Cooper DeJean looks like the best slot corner in football. The Eagles now have two, young, established players taking full ownership of their roles in Vic Fangio’s defense.
The Eagles have been a mess in a lot of areas during this three-game skid, but the secondary is not one of them. DeJean and Mitchell have been flat-out phenomenal, and if the offense ever decides to stop handing the ball to the other team, this cornerback duo is good enough to swing games.
Two elite corners. Zero touchdowns allowed and somehow the national media continues to focus on all the wrong, negative things that have been happening with the the Eagles while ignoring the greatness in the secondary.
All good here. Cooper DeJean and Quinyon Mitchell will keep shutting everyone down and the Birds will have the NFC East locked up by the end of the month.
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