DETROIT, Mich. – Quinyon Mitchell became the first Toledo Rocket to be selected in the first round of the NFL Draft in 31 years when the Philadelphia Eagles chose him with the 22nd overall pick of the 2024 draft in Detroit on Thursday.
The only other Rocket to be chosen in the first round was defensive lineman Dan Williams, who was taken with the No. 11 pick by Denver in 1993.
Mitchell, a cornerback, is now the 10th Rocket to be drafted under Head Coach Jason Candle since 2017, the most in the Mid-American Conference.