2024 Season: Appeared in and started the first 11 games of the season .... had three stops at Southeastern Louisiana on Nov. 9 ... started both ways (fullback, nose tackle) at Nicholls on Oct. 19, converting a third-and-1 on the ground while adding three tackles ... notched his third game with five tackles at No. 13 Southeast Missouri State on Sept. 28 ... made five stops against Prairie View A&M on Sept. 7 ... collected five tackles (0.5 for loss) and broke up a pass at Tulsa on Aug. 29.
2023 Season: Appeared in four games ... had his first career fumble recovery against Southeastern Louisiana on Oct. 19 ... recorded two tackles in games against Eastern Illinois (Sept. 30) and Stephen F. Austin (Sept. 16).
2022 Season: Appeared in eight games, starting three of the final four games of the season ... recorded three tackles and a half tackle for loss in a Nov. 19 loss to UIW ... collected a career-high four stops in a Nov. 12 loss at Southeastern, adding a quarterback hurry against the Lions ... earned his first career start Oct. 22 against Southeast Missouri State ... made a pair of stops in an Oct. 15 win at Houston Christian.
2021 Fall: Did not see game action ... threw the shot put and discus for the NSU track and field team in the spring.
2021 Spring: Appeared in two games on the defensive line with one tackle ... made his one tackle against UIW.
High School: Four-year letterman for coaches Scott Abernathy and Dennis Dunn’s Griffins ... named to the Shreveport Times All-Area Team and was a first-team all-parish and all-district pick as a senior after recording 62 tackles, 12 for loss, and four sacks ... had five career blocked kicks and played in the Louisiana High School Coaches Association All-Star Game following his senior year ... was a first-team all-state selection by the Louisiana Football Coaches Association as a junior and also was named to the Shreveport Times All-Area Team and first-team all-parish and all-district ... first-team all-parish and all-district pick as a sophomore ... was featured on the cover of Louisiana Football Magazine prior to his senior year ... decorated track and field athlete has won three indoor state championships in the shot put, three discus state championships, two outdoor shot put titles and has one outdoor shot put runner-up finish ... honor roll student has a 3.0 grade point average.
Personal: Born June 1, 2001 ... son of Valerie and Johnny Mitchell Sr. ... has four sisters — Themessia, Jasmine, Jerwanika and Jade — and a brother, Johnny ... majoring in general studies and has a 3.0 grade point average ... hopes to become a physical therapist.
