Mitchell played wide receiver at Clear Creek High School in League City, Texas, garnering unanimous All-District honors at the wide receiver position in the 2000 season before graduating from high school in 2001.[1]
Mitchell finished his career at Kentucky with 53 catches, 671 total yards receiving and 3 touchdown receptions in 20 games in the 2004 and 2005 seasons.[3][4]
Professional career
Berlin Thunder
Undrafted in the 2006 NFL draft, Mitchell began his professional career when he was drafted by the Berlin Thunder of NFL Europa before the start of that league's final season.[5] However, he did not make the final roster cut and never recorded a statistic for the team.[6]
New Orleans VooDoo
Mitchell landed in the AFL, where he played for the New Orleans VooDoo in 2007. During his only season with the VooDoo, Mitchell compiled 17 catches, 184 total yards receiving and 1 touchdown reception.[7]
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Mitchell then signed with the CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2008, where he compiled 35 catches, 682 yards receiving and 2 touchdown receptions in 16 games.[8] He was released from the Tiger-Cats just before the start of the next season and was briefly signed by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers later that year but never played for the franchise.[9]
^"Archived copy"(PDF). Archived from the original(PDF) on June 5, 2012. Retrieved April 12, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)2004 Final Kentucky Statistics (as of November 30, 2004), UK Athletics Football Archives (2004 Football Season), April 12, 2012
^"Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved April 12, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)Kentucky - Individual Game-by-Game Statistics (2005 Season), UK Athletics Football Archives, 2005 Football Season, April 12, 2012