Quinyon Mitchell: CB · Toledo · #27.
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Quinyon Mitchell
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Fourth year in the same secondary at Toledo. All-America (The Athletic) in 2023 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Bowling Green — Week 12, 2023.
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 18 passes defended. 1 interception. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 28-30@ Illinois | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 71-3vs Texas Southern | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 21-17vs San José State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-31vs Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-33vs Northern Illinois | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-24@ Massachusetts | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 13-6@ Ball State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-17@ Miami (OH) | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-13vs Buffalo | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 11 | W 49-23vs Eastern Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 32-31@ Bowling Green | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 32-17@ Central Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-23vs Miami (OH) | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 41 | 32 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 18 |
Week 8 · 2023
W 21-17
at Miami (OH)
1 tackle for loss · 5 tackles · 3 pass breakups
A close one, won by 4 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
44%18 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
41tackles this season41 tackles · 2 for loss · 18 pass breakups · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Jason Candle — 31-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Road6g | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Pass share
42.6%
376 pass / 507 run
Plays / game
63.1
14 games
Team sack rate
2.8%
391 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
First team on a list outside the NCAA-recognized selectors.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #39 at the position.
Selector Grid · 2023
How it ended
Four seasons at Toledo, 119 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — drafted at #22 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2023)
named by 1 selector
ALL-MAC · 1ST TEAM
All-MAC 1st team (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jason Candle.
Next stop · NFL
Philadelphia EaglesEntering 3rd NFL season
Philadelphia EaglesEntering 3rd NFL season
