Eagles rookie CB Quinyon Mitchell silences Commanders star Terry McLaurin

It’s not the first time Mitchell has completely taken out an opponent’s top target. Mitchell hasn’t allowed more than 25 yards in a game since the Week 5 bye, according to NFL Research. He held CeeDee Lambto to one catch for 5 yards, Ja’Marr Chase to 16 yards on two catches, Amari Cooper to one catch for 10 yards, Mike Evans to two catches for 19, Drake London to one catch for 5 yards. And that’s just a handful of his dominant performances.

Thursday night’s 0/0/0 line from McLaurin should be Mitchell’s Defensive Rookie of the Year campaign ad.

“Terry McLaurin is a hell of a ball player, but we got a corner in the first round for a reason,” Eagles safety CJ Gardner-Johnson said of his teammate. via James Palmer of Underdog.

Mitchell has allowed 0.5 yards per carry. coverage snaps, second fewest among cornerbacks (min. 100 coverage snaps), per Next Gen Stats.

For his part, Mitchell does not bask in the limelight. He just gets going, silences stars and moves on to the next one.

“My approach is to stay the same every single day, come to work, study on my own, study with the coaches,” Mitchell said. “I feel like everyone on the team is really tough on me. They expect better from me and I appreciate that.”

Corner is a notoriously unstable position. Even some of the best DBs can be picked on for stretches. The fact that Mitchell has played so well over so many games as a rookie is something to think about. DROY usually goes to a stat-stuffing pass rusher. This year, the best defensive rookie so far — with all due respect to Jared Verse — has been a corner.