{"id":83353,"date":"2026-01-10T17:07:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T17:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/83353\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T17:07:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T17:07:09","slug":"eagles-cooper-dejean-quinyon-mitchell-named-first-team-all-pros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/83353\/","title":{"rendered":"Eagles\u2019 Cooper DeJean, Quinyon Mitchell named first-team All-Pros"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/untitled-23.png\" alt=\"\" data-v-7d0efd03=\"\"\/> article <\/p>\n<p data-v-7d0efd03=\"\">PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA &#8211; NOVEMBER 28: Quinyon Mitchell #27 of the Philadelphia Eagles looks on from the sideline during an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears at Lincoln Financial Field on November 28, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  <\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">PHILADELPHIA &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/tag\/nfl\/philadelphia-eagles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> cornerbacks Cooper DeJean and Quinyon Mitchell were named first-team <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philadelphiaeagles.com\/_mobileview\/news\/cooper-dejean-quinyon-mitchell-earn-first-team-all-pro-honors-eagles?hidebanner=true&amp;adobe_mc=TS%3D1768055656%7CMCMID%3D12783718212460348539003532286763057235%7CMCORGID%3DF75C3025512D2C1D0A490D44%40AdobeOrg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Associated Press All-Pros<\/a> on Saturday, marking a rare achievement for two young defensive stars.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTXF\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">DeJean and Mitchell each earned first-team All-Pro honors for the 2025 season, as announced in the league\u2019s official All-Pro selections. Both players are in their second NFL seasons, having entered the league together after being drafted by the Eagles in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/gettyimages-2254111834-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p data-v-0dea8073=\"\">ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK &#8211; DECEMBER 28: Cooper Dejean (33) of the Philadelphia Eagles after game against the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium on December 28, 2025 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Timothy T Ludwig\/Getty Images) <\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">DeJean claimed the sole slot cornerback spot on the All-Pro roster, while Mitchell secured one of the cornerback positions. They are the first Eagles cornerbacks to earn first-team All-Pro honors since Lito Sheppard in 2004.<\/p>\n<p> Team context <\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">The achievement is notable in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philadelphiaeagles.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NFL history<\/a>. There have been only a handful of instances where a team had its top two draft picks from the same class earn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/2026-pro-bowl-games-complete-nfc-roster-revealed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">first-team All-Pro honors<\/a> within their first two seasons \u2014 with the Eagles accomplishing that rare feat in 2025.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">DeJean and Mitchell also both made their first Pro Bowl teams last season, continuing their breakout performances into their second year.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/gettyimages-2249368140-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p data-v-0dea8073=\"\">PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA &#8211; NOVEMBER 28: Quinyon Mitchell #27 of the Philadelphia Eagles looks on from the sideline during an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears at Lincoln Financial Field on November 28, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  <\/p>\n<p>  Player impact <\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">DeJean, a second-round pick out of Iowa, led all NFL slot cornerbacks in several coverage metrics this season and has yet to allow a touchdown in that role.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Mitchell, a first-round pick out of Toledo, posted some of the best coverage numbers among NFL cornerbacks, including one of the lowest completion percentages allowed in a season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: This article was written using a news release from the Philadelphia Eagles and related statistical reporting.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/tag\/nfl\/philadelphia-eagles\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/tag\/sports\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sports<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"article PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA &#8211; NOVEMBER 28: Quinyon Mitchell #27 of the Philadelphia Eagles looks on from the sideline&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":83354,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[139,1418,69,4538,71,70,726],"class_list":{"0":"post-83353","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia","8":"tag-news","9":"tag-nfl","10":"tag-philadelphia","11":"tag-philadelphia-eagles","12":"tag-philadelphia-headlines","13":"tag-philadelphia-news","14":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83353"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83353\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}