#27

Quinyon Mitchell

Former cornerback at Toledo. 2023: 1 interception, 18 pass breakups, 41 tackles.

CB · Toledo · Jr. · #27

6′0″ · 196 lb · Williston, FL

CFB Index 80 · #39 of 339 cornersLow confidenceNational watchPhiladelphia — drafted 2024, Rd 1, Pick 22, #22 overall

On production he ranks #39 of 339 corners; on reputation he is on a national watch list. The gap between those two numbers is the story.

Recruiting

3★

CB recruit

No. 1830 nationally · Signed with Toledo

Statement game4 INTat Northern Illinois (FBS) · W 52-32

Top 0.1% interceptions game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former cornerback at Toledo. 2023: 1 interception, 18 pass breakups, 41 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Toledo in 2020.
Drafted round 1 by the Philadelphia in 2024.
Named All-America (The Athletic) in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Toledo, 119 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — drafted at #22 overall by Philadelphia.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20204 games

Signed with Toledo3-star out of Williston

202211 games

The role got bigger.

All-MACfirst

202313 games

All-Americafirst
All-MACfirst

2024

Drafted by Philadelphiaround 1, pick 22

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1830 national

CFB

College

Toledo

2020–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

R1 · #22

Philadelphia · 2024

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

5 honors · 2 categories

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ALL-AMERICA

Named All-American (2023)

1 selectors honored him

🥈

ALL-MAC · 1ST TEAM

All-MAC 1st team (2023)

Coaching lineage · 2020–2023

1 coach

2020–2023

Jason Candle

Toledo

Played his entire career under Jason Candle.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

PhiladelphiaEntering 3rd NFL season

#22Rd 1 · Pick 22

PhiladelphiaEntering 3rd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Jason Candle — 31-16 over that span.

2020Toledo4-2HC: Jason Candle · Balanced, fast tempo

2021Toledo7-6HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning

2022Toledo9-5HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning

2023Toledo11-3HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

80All-Conference level #39 of 339?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (100th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (84th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#2 / 2842 · 100th pct

Solo tackles#439 / 2842 · 84th pct

Tackles#835 / 2842 · 70th pct

Tackles for loss#1404 / 2842 · 46th pct

2.0

Interceptions#323 / 827 · 31st pct

QB hurries#1486 / 2842 · 24th pct

Sacks#1503 / 2842 · 24th pct

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Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	2.6	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

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Jacobs

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

National watch / fringe AA

In the All-America conversation, short of a selector's first team.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

80 · #39 of 339 corners

Three-star recruit. Now #39 at the position.

Selector Grid · 2023

AP—

FWAA—

AFCA—

WCFF—

SN—

SI—

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Toledo	41	32	2.0	0.0	18	1	--
2022	Toledo	37	24	3.5	0.0	16	5	--
2021	Toledo	34	28	1.5	1.0	8	--	--
2020	Toledo	7	6	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		119	90	7.0	1.0	42	6	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2023

W 21–17

at Miami (OH)

5 TOT · 5 SOLO · 1 TFL

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 on the road.

With E. Duran — 36 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 44 LONG · D. Finn — 160 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 64.5 · 34 rush yds (14 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 28-30@ Illinois	3	3	0.0	—	1
Wk 2	W 71-3vs Texas Southern	2	1	0.0	—	1
Wk 3	W 21-17vs San José State	4	4	0.0	—	4
Wk 4	W 49-31vs Western Michigan	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 35-33vs Northern Illinois	2	2	0.0	—	1
Wk 6	W 41-24@ Massachusetts	4	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 13-6@ Ball State	2	1	1.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 21-17@ Miami (OH)	5	5	1.0	—	3
Wk 10	W 31-13vs Buffalo	4	1	0.0	—	3
Wk 11	W 49-23vs Eastern Michigan	2	1	0.0	1	1
Wk 12	W 32-31@ Bowling Green	6	6	0.0	—	2	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 13	W 32-17@ Central Michigan	3	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	L 14-23vs Miami (OH)	3	2	0.0	—	2
Total		41	32	2.0	1	18

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology