Eagles’ first-round pick Quinyon Mitchell is from Toledo  — but he didn’t have to be. In the modern age of college athletics, where the transfer portal has changed all the rules, Mitchell could have left the MAC to join a Power Five school.

Mitchell finding comfort in Toledo’s campus during the pre-draft process makes sense. Candle’s staff showed loyalty to him as a three-star recruit out of Willistown, Fla. even after most teams were scared off by Mitchell needing to grayshirt for a year because of his poor grades in high school.

The Philadelphia Eagles might soon find out after taking an unconventional approach in the NFL draft. General manager Howie Roseman used a first-round pick on Toledo cornerback Quinyon Mitchell and a third-round selection on Houston Christian linebacker Jalyx Hunt. Surely those two were on every Eagles fan's mock draft board.