New York Giants Draft Prospect: CB Quinyon Mitchell
Quinyon Mitchell, CB
Height: 6’0
Weight: 195 lbs.
Hands: 9 ⅛”
Arms: 31 ⅛”
Wingspan: 75 6/8”
Class: Senior
School: Toledo
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A former three-star recruit out of Williston High School in Williston, Florida, where he was the 146th Floridian prospect and the 114th cornerback during the 2020 recruiting cycle. Mitchell is Toledo’s all-time leader in career pass breakups. He was the first Toledo Rocket to be named to all five major All-American teams (AP, AFCA, FWAA, Sporting News in 2023; AP and Walter Camp in 2022).
Mitchell quickly reminded the NFL of his potential at the Reese’s Senior Bowl. He dominated the event and had only one mistake to tend the second practice after losing a one-on-one rep to Michigan WR Roman Wilson. Mitchell will attend the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine.
Strengths
- Excellent athlete with good explosive traits and change of direction
- Impressive body control and leaping ability - great timing is coupled well with athletic ability
- Excellent short-area quickness and maneuverability
- Physical player who showed press ability at Senior Bowl
- Very fluid player who can flip effortlessly
- Good footwork and a balanced player
- Instantaneous reactions
- Excellent eye discipline in zone coverage
- Quick click & close from zone
- Some of the best instincts I’ve studied in coverage
- Route recognition for days - elite processor
- Elite ability to play from depth
- Very good man coverage with the necessary athletic traits to stay in phase
- Solid overall recovery skills when leverage is lost
- Very good technique at the catch point
- Violently plays through the receiver’s hands
- Elite ball skills - maximizes length
- Solid overall tackler
- Versatile - can play boundary, wide, or slot
Weaknesses
- Lacks elite length
- Rarely aligned in press throughout college
- Was mostly in off zone coverage in college
- Can be just a latch on tackler
Summary
Quinyon Mitchell is an instinctive zone cornerback with the necessary athletic and coverage traits to play man, which he did display in college (when asked), but more specifically down at the Senior Bowl. His ball skills and harassment at the catch point are valuable traits that will allow him to thrive at the next level. He will hear his name called on day one of the draft.
GRADE: 6.71
Nick Falato
