Quinyon Mitchell is already getting the kind of respect that usually takes years to earn.
The Eagles cornerback checked in at No. 47 on the 2026 NFL Top 100 list, joining quarterback Jalen Hurts, who landed at No. 56. The league’s player-voted countdown has been rolling out on a new schedule, and Philadelphia had to wait several weeks before its first name appeared on the board.
Mitchell’s placement comes after a second season that put him firmly on the league’s radar. He was named All-Pro and backed it up with a stat line that explains why opposing quarterbacks kept feeling his presence: 17 pass breakups, just 39 completions allowed, and only 94 total yards after the catch surrendered all season. The expectations for year three are already rising, and the list suggests his peers believe he’s more than ready for that jump.
That recognition stands out even more because ESPN’s Top 100, which is voted on by coaches and executives, pointed to Mitchell’s lack of interceptions. But the bigger picture is harder to ignore: he keeps doing the dirty work, staying attached to top receivers and making life miserable for passing games week after week.
Hurts, meanwhile, remains firmly in the mix despite sliding down from where he’s been in the past. At No. 56, he still finished ahead of Lamar Jackson at No.
69, Jordan Love at No. 72, and Baker Mayfield at No. 77.
It’s a drop, sure, but not a dismissal.
The former Super Bowl MVP heads into a season with plenty on his plate as the Eagles move into a new OC and scheme. Even so, his track record gives plenty of reason to trust him. He’s spent the offseason building a solid foundation with his offensive teammates, and all signs point to him being ready for another big year.
NFL’s Jeremy Bergman offered this explanation for Hurts’ spot:
“Hurts threw for a career-high 25 touchdowns and rushed for eight more en route to a third Pro Bowl bid in four years. The QB’s decreased completion percentage and use in the run game likely contributed to his 37-spot drop in this year’s list, his lowest ranking since before his 2023 debut at No.
- But Hurts remains one of the NFL’s top dual-threat signal-callers entering his seventh NFL season, with or without the departed A.J.
Brown.“
And there’s more Eagles talent still to come. Cooper DeJean, Jalen Carter, and Saquon Barkley are among the names expected to be revealed in the coming weeks as the list continues to unfold two players per day, Monday through Friday, before shifting to one player per day from Monday, August 24 through Friday, September 4.
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