Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2021Virginia Tech
James Mitchell
TE • 6'3" • 242 lbs • Big Stone Gap, VA, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
James Mitchell reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
38
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
47
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
47
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Virginia Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Tech
Player Story
James Mitchell built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a tight end from Big Stone Gap, VA wearing No. 82, spending time with Virginia Tech. The clearest part of James Mitchell's career was his receiving...
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- Committed To
- Virginia Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2022
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 34
- Overall
- No. 177
- NFL Team
- Detroit Lions
James Mitchell, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Virginia Tech. James Mitchell reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 840
- Receptions
- 52
- Touchdowns
- 12
Quick Answers
James Mitchell quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Virginia Tech · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 840
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
- Top game
- Georgia Tech
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Union · Virginia Tech
- High school pipeline
- Union · 1 FBS recruit · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2022 · Round 5 · Pick 34 · Detroit Lions
- Latest roster
- No. 82 · Junior
- 2021 Receiving yards rank
- 42 receiving yards · TE 273rd (top 67%) · ACC 141st (top 61%) · National 1,360th (top 67%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2019 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 11 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 68.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 11 | 18 | 325 | 6 | 68.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 9 | 26 | 435 | 5 | 82.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 2 | 5 | 42 | 1 | 45.1 |
Related Context
Keep exploring James Mitchell
James Mitchell played TE for Virginia Tech. Across 4 tracked seasons, James Mitchell recorded 9 rushing yards, 840 receiving yards, and 12 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Virginia Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Virginia Tech paired 435 primary output with 82.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 50 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2021 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
Games
2
Receiving Yards / G
21
Efficiency
50
Usage
18.4
Consistency
59.5
Best Game by takeover score
North Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Carolina: 36. Middle Tennessee: 6
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half36 · Games = 1 · +30 vs Second Half
Second Half6 · Games = 1 · -30 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
2 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
North Carolina
Best efficiency game
80 vs North Carolina
Player Story
James Mitchell story
James Mitchell built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a tight end from Big Stone Gap, VA wearing No. 82, spending time with Virginia Tech. The clearest part of James Mitchell's career was his receiving role: 52 catches, 840 receiving yards, 7 touchdowns, and 9 rushing yards across 22 career games in the available record. His career also includes 9 rushing yards and 25 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives James Mitchell's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Virginia Tech
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20182019201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 363 | 85.3 | 18.1 | 363 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 363 | 85.3 | 18.1 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 435 | 82.5 | 23.3 | 72 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 42 | 50 | 18.4 | -393 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Georgia Tech
Week 12 · W 45-0 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
90
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
90 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ North Carolina
Week 6 · L 45-56 · Conference game
103
Receiving Yards
96.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
103 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Miami
Week 6 · W 42-35 · Conference game
75
Receiving Yards
94.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
75 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs North Carolina
Week 1 · W 17-10 · Conference game
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Receiving Yards
87.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
36 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.
#5
vs NC State
Week 4 · W 45-24 · Conference game
68
Receiving Yards
85.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
68 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
435 primary output · 82.5 efficiency · 23.3 usage
82.2
#2
2019 Postseason · Virginia Tech
68.1
363 primary · 85.3 efficiency · 18.1 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
68.1
363 primary · 85.3 efficiency · 18.1 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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