Terry McLaurin: Quinyon Mitchell is not playing like a rookie

The Eagles stifled the Commanders’ offense for most of Thursday night’s 26-18 win, and one of the main reasons they were able to do that was the play of Quinyon Mitchell in the first round.

Mitchell was tasked with covering wide receiver Terry McLaurin much of the time, and the rookie cornerback took Washington’s best wideout out of the game. McLaurin had a 10-yard catch that came against different coverage and said after the game that Mitchell is playing like he’s been in the league a lot longer than a few months.

“He’s a good corner,” McLaurin said, via Jeff McLane Philadelphia Inquirer. “I think he plays well. He’s not really playing like a rookie.”

The Eagles finished 30th in points allowed last season, but are currently sixth and have allowed the fewest yards of any team in the league. They also have the third-fastest pass defense.

Neither Mitchell nor anyone else can take all the credit for that, but the decisions to hire defensive coordinator Vic Fangio and add players like Mitchell, cornerback Cooper DeJean, safety CJ Gardner-Johnson and linebacker Zack Baun to his unit reflect well on the General Manager Howie Roseman’s offseason efforts.