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PFF Cornerback Rankings: Top 32 ahead of the 2025 NFL season - PFF
11. Cooper DeJean, Philadelphia Eagles. The highest-ranked rookie from 2024 on the list, DeJean was phenomenal for the Eagles in their Super Bowl run. He ranked second in PFF coverage grade from man and zone-match coverage in 2024 (76.7), third in PFF coverage grade (84.1) and 12th in PFF advanced coverage grade. He did not allow a touchdown on 97 targets. [...] 16. Quinyon Mitchell, Philadelphia Eagles. The top two rookie cornerbacks from 2024 were the Eagles’ first two selections in the 2024 NFL Draft. Mitchell fared better than his teammate in PFF advanced coverage grade, ranking sixth, but placed ninth in PFF overall and standard coverage grades. Don’t be surprised if Mitchell contends for a top-five spot a year from now, as he finished the 2024 season with 15 forced incompletions (third most).
Eagles Film Review: Myles Hinton possesses the size to develop into a future starter - BGN
This is another Eagles’ day 3 draft pick that I like. I’m not clueless; I know that most day 3 draft picks don’t work out, but I think the Eagles added a lot of interesting talent. Myles Hinton is another intriguing talent. The number one offensive line scout online, Brandon Thorn, had Myles Hinton as a 4th-round pick, which doesn’t surprise me at all. He’s a talented lineman who possesses the size to develop into a future starter, although he requires significant technical improvement. I hope we don’t see him this year. I’ve not seen anyone else mention this online, but I wonder if there’s a slight possibility that Hinton is developed as a guard further down the line, too. I know he has prototypical tackle size, but the Eagles showed with Mekhi Becton (6-foot-7⅜ and 364 pounds) that they are willing to have a giant at guard. If Hinton did end up at guard, it would help him overcome some of his issues with oversetting and getting beaten inside.
The lasting impact of Brandon Graham on Nolan Smith - NBCSP
After 15 seasons and two Super Bowl titles, Brandon Graham officially retired from the NFL this offseason. But his legacy lives on in Nolan Smith. Smith, 24, thinks about Graham every day when he looks into the mirror at his house and sees the words “Be You” written down. A reminder of the most important bit of advice he got from his legendary former teammate, advice that helped him get through a slow start as a rookie back in 2023. “It was just a learning year,” Smith said. “And, truly, a testament to Brandon Graham. You’re about to make me cry up here just because BG gave me so much just from the outside world putting so much pressure on me. ‘You’re a first-round pick, you need to do this, you need to do that.’ BG just told me, ‘Be you.’...
