Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2014-2018SMU
Kyran Mitchell
LB • 6'0" • 225 lbs • Houston, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kyran Mitchell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 46.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
86
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
78
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
82
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · SMU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- SMU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Houston
Player Story
Kyran Mitchell built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from Houston, TX wearing No. 11, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Kyran Mitchell's career was his defensive production: 221...
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- Committed To
- SMU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Kyran Mitchell, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · SMU. Kyran Mitchell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 46.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 221
- TFL
- 35.5
- Sacks
- 12
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 8
Quick Answers
Kyran Mitchell quick answers
- Latest team and position
- SMU · LB
- Career Tackles
- 221
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · SMU
- Top game
- Houston
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Lamar · SMU
- High school pipeline
- Lamar · 39 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 81 tackles · LB 121st (top 11%) · American Athletic 18th (top 4%) · National 177th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | SMU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | SMU | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | SMU | 12 | 67 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 54.7 |
| 2017 Postseason | SMU | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 74.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | SMU | 13 | 70 | 14.5 | 4.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 74.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | SMU | 12 | 81 | 14.5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 73.2 |
Related Context
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Kyran Mitchell played LB for SMU. Across 5 tracked seasons, Kyran Mitchell recorded 1 receiving yards and 221 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with SMU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
SMU paired 26 primary output with 43.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 34.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · SMU
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
34.9
Usage
8.7
Consistency
57.8
Best Game by takeover score
Memphis
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Texas: 0. Baylor: 1. Liberty: 1. TCU: 2. Temple: 0.5. Tulsa: 0. Houston: 2. Tulane: 1.5. Memphis: 3. East Carolina: 2. South Florida: 1. Navy: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Texas: 2 by 8.3. Baylor: 8 by 43.3. Liberty: 5 by 30.8. TCU: 3 by 32.5. Temple: 3 by 17.5. Tulsa: 8 by 33.3. Houston: 6 by 45. Tulane: 8 by 48.3. Memphis: 3 by 42.5. East Carolina: 8 by 53.3. South Florida: 8 by 43.3. Navy: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
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Wins1.3 · Games = 5 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 7 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Memphis
Best efficiency game
53.3 vs East Carolina
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs Navy | L 31-75 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | vs South Florida | L 27-35 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ East CarolinaSplash game | W 55-31 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs MemphisSplash game | L 7-51 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Tulane | W 35-31 | 8 | 6 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs HoustonSplash game | W 38-16 | 6 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Tulsa | L 40-43 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Temple | L 20-45 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs TCUSplash game | L 3-33 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Liberty | W 29-14 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Baylor | L 13-40 | 8 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ North Texas | W 34-21 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Kyran Mitchell story
Kyran Mitchell built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from Houston, TX wearing No. 11, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Kyran Mitchell's career was his defensive production: 221 tackles, 35.5 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 38 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 receiving yard, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Kyran Mitchell's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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SMU
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | SMU | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | SMU | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | SMU | 14 | 34.9 | 8.7 | 13 |
| 2017 Postseason | SMU | 26 | 43.4 | 11.4 | 12 |
| 2017 Regular Season | SMU | 26 | 43.4 | 11.4 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | SMU | 22.5 | 46.9 | 12.1 | -3.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Houston
Week 10 · W 45-31 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#2
vs North Texas
Week 2 · W 54-32
5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Cincinnati
Week 8 · W 31-28 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
87.2 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.
#4
vs UConn
Week 5 · W 49-28 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Memphis
Week 10 · L 7-51 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · SMU
26 primary output · 43.4 efficiency · 11.4 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · SMU
74.9
26 primary · 43.4 efficiency · 11.4 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · SMU
73.2
22.5 primary · 46.9 efficiency · 12.1 usage
Milestones
16
Impact games
17
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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