Eagles rookie report card from the Falcons game

The Eagles’ first loss of the season came in very disappointing fashion. While there is blame to go around for the Eagles dropping to 1-1, let’s take a look at how the Eagles rookies did in their first regularly season game at home.

Quinyon Mitchell: B
Mitchell was playing a masterful game before a disastrous last drive. For the majority of the game, Mitchell played great coverage on Darnell Mooney and Drake London. He even had another impressive pass breakup. On pivotal final drive of the game, Mitchell gave up two catches including one where he missed a tackle and allowed quite a few yards after. Those catches were the difference in the game. It’s hard to be all negative, even with that sour ending. Mitchell played a really good game in his second start as an NFL player and the sky is the limit for the young cornerback.

The Rest

Johnny Wilson got the second-most snaps out of any Eagles rookie with 19 on offense. He had a bad holding penalty and only saw one target (on an off script throw). The Eagles are getting him on the field for a limited role though.
Jeremiah Trotter Junior is making good tackles on special teams but likely won’t see the field on defense barring any injuries.
Will Shipley had a solid kick return! He did not see the field on offense.
Cooper DeJean got one snap on defense.