The Philadelphia Eagles turned to Jalen Mills plenty of times this season due to various injuries with starting cornerbacks Leodis McKelvin and Nolan Carroll.

Carroll was the latest cornerback out after leaving Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons with a concussion. In came Mills, who was largely responsible for covering Falcons All-Pro receiver Julio Jones.

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Mills more than held his own, only allowing four catches for 48 yards to Jones, 37 of those yards came in the second half.

The seventh-round rookie cornerback has caught the eye of defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz since he was drafted. Schwartz insinuated Mills has a new role on the Eagles depth chart...starting cornerback.

"From the time he got here, there hasn't been very many situations that have been too big for him," Schwartz said. "If you were watching, we actually flipped sides with him for Jones. If you told me in May we would take a seventh-round draft pick and flip sides (to get him on) Julio Jones?

"He didn't always make the play, but that is not what this league is about. You can't pitch a shutout to every wide receiver, particularly a guy like (Jones), who if is not the best, is one of the best wide receivers in the NFL with a hot quarterback (referring to Matt Ryan). His competitiveness was able to carry him through."

Mills has lined up against the best-of-the-best receivers this season in Jones, Odell Beckham Jr. and Antonio Brown. The results have been mixed in terms of big plays and yards, but neither of them had a touchdown against Mills this season.

Schwartz always mentions the competitiveness of his cornerbacks, but specifically Mills. The rookie earned his promotion and has become a big part in solidifying the future of the Eagles secondary.