Max Mitchell (born October 12, 1999) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisiana.
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||
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| Born: | October 12, 1999 Monroe, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 307 lb (139 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Neville (Monroe, Louisiana) | ||||||
| College: | Louisiana (2018–2021) | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2022 / round: 4 / pick: 111 | ||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 3, 2024 | |||||||
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Early life
editMitchell grew up in Monroe, Louisiana and attended Neville High School. Mitchell was rated a two-star recruit and committed to play college football at Louisiana over offers from lower-division schools Northwestern State, Arkansas-Monticello, Millsaps, and Ouachita Baptist.[1]
College career
editMitchell played in all 14 of the Ragin' Cajuns' games as a freshman.[2] He was named a starter going into his sophomore year and started every game for Louisiana.[3] Mitchell started at both left and right tackle as a junior and was named second-team All-Sun Belt Conference.[4] As a senior, he was named first-team All-Sun Belt and a third-team All-American by the Associated Press.[5] After the season, Mitchell received invitations to play in the Senior Bowl and participate in the NFL Combine.[6]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 6 1⁄4 in (1.99 m) |
307 lb (139 kg) |
33 1⁄2 in (0.85 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) |
5.32 s | 1.78 s | 3.03 s | 4.65 s | 8.09 s | 25.0 in (0.64 m) |
8 ft 10 in (2.69 m) |
21 reps | |
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Mitchell was selected in the fourth round, pick 111, of the 2022 NFL draft by the New York Jets.[9] He was named the Jets starting right tackle to begin the season. He started the first four games before suffering a knee injury in Week 4. He was placed on injured reserve on October 8, 2022.[10] He was activated on November 26.[11] He was placed on the non-football injury list on December 7.[12]
References
edit- ^ Buckley, Tim (January 20, 2018). "Cajuns get commitment from Neville High's Mitchell". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ Foote, Kevin (August 12, 2021). "Offensive tackle Max Mitchell has been productive since day one, but now emerging as a team leader for Cajuns". The Advocate. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ Foote, Kevin (September 4, 2020). "Max Mitchell's expectations for Cajuns, offensive line this fall". The Advocate. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ Prather, Scott (July 23, 2021). "Ragin' Cajuns Max Mitchell & Zi'Yon Hill Talk Expectations, Why Coach Napier is Great, Goals & More". ESPNLafayette.com. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ Lewis, Seth (December 13, 2021). "Cajuns OL Max Mitchell Lands on Associated Press All-American Team". KATC.com. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ Faust, George (January 4, 2022). "Max Mitchell, Percy Butler Earn NFL Combine Invitations". KLFY.com. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ Zierlein, Lance. "Max Mitchell Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Draft Scout Max Mitchell, Louisiana NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- ^ Costello, Brian (April 30, 2022). "Jets pick offensive lineman Max Mitchell in Round 4 of NFL Draft". New York Post. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (October 8, 2022). "Jets Activate Duane Brown from Injured Reserve, Place RT Max Mitchell on IR". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (November 26, 2022). "Jets Activate Rookie OL Max Mitchell". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (December 7, 2022). "Jets Sign OL Laurent Duvernay-Tardif to Active Roster, Place OL Max Mitchell on NFI". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved April 8, 2023.