Overview
- An ESPN survey of more than 70 NFL executives, coaches and scouts, reported Tuesday, ranked Quinyon Mitchell sixth and Cooper DeJean tenth among the league’s cornerbacks entering 2026.
- Mitchell has first‑team All‑Pro and Pro Bowl honors, elite coverage metrics such as about 4.8 yards allowed per target, and four postseason interceptions while still recording zero regular‑season interceptions.
- Several evaluators told ESPN that Mitchell’s shutdown tape and analytics earn high marks but his absence of regular‑season turnovers kept him out of their top five.
- DeJean earned first‑team All‑Pro recognition as a slot defender and the Eagles plan to use him primarily at safety in base packages while keeping him in the slot in sub‑packages.
- New signing Riq Woolen received only honorable mention and the survey is being framed as confirmation that the Eagles’ 2024–26 secondary moves have built one of the NFL’s best young cornerback tandems.