DB Cooper DeJean
DeJean helped transform the Eagles’ defense last season, and he has only gotten better in Year 2.
He finished the regular season leading all NFL slot CBs in PFF coverage grade (79.3), catch rate allowed (61.4%), passer rating allowed (55.4), and yards allowed per coverage snap (0.72) (min. 350 coverage snaps as a slot CB; min. 50 targets). He still has never allowed a passing touchdown as a slot cornerback.
“Obviously, it’s a credit to the people around me and the players that we have,” he said. “When you’re on a good team and you’re winning a lot, things like that come with it. So, I get to be on a great defense, great team. It’s a cool accomplishment.
“It’s cool to get that recognition alongside Q (Quinyon Mitchell), obviously. What he’s done this year and our defense as a whole, just the way we play. Cause if our defense wasn’t good, I don’t think we’d be getting voted for that.”