CB Trayvon Mullen

The Raiders traded cornerback Gareon Conley, a former first-round pick, to get a look at rookie CB Trayvon Mullen.

They must like what they see. Mullen, a second-round pick, earned the highest Pro Football Focus grade among his teammates last Sunday against the Bengals, highlighted by the top coverage grade in the entire NFL for cornerbacks playing more than 50 percent of his team’s snaps.

Trayvon Mullen put forth the best game of his season in Week 11. Here are some numbers from his performance:

-91.5 grade led all #Raiders
-saw 7 targets, 4 receptions, 1 int, 1 PBU, 24.4 passer rating when targeted
-91.7 coverage grade led all NFL CBs playing 50% of snaps pic.twitter.com/AeZSlgS8nX

— PFF OAK Raiders (@PFF_Raiders) November 19, 2019

Mullen, Swearinger, Whitehead, and the rest of the defense will face a Jets team that’s last in total yards per game. New York is 2-1 in its last three games, however, and second-year quarterback Sam Darnold threw four touchdown passes a week ago against the Redskins. They’ll certainly need help up front, and they have the reigning AFC Defensive Player of the Week to lean on for support.

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