Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024Colorado State
James Mitchell
DL • 6'1" • 290 lbs • Duncanville, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
James Mitchell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
21
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Colorado State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Colorado State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Colorado
Player Story
James Mitchell built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Duncanville, TX wearing No. 91, spending time with Colorado State. The clearest part of James Mitchell's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Colorado State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
James Mitchell, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Colorado State. James Mitchell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 82
- TFL
- 12.5
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
James Mitchell quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Colorado State · DL
- Career Tackles
- 82
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Colorado State
- Top game
- Colorado
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Duncanville · Colorado State
- High school pipeline
- Duncanville · 60 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 91 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 38 tackles · DL 75th (top 8%) · Mountain West 103rd (top 19%) · National 1,023rd (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Colorado State | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Colorado State | 4 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Colorado State | 9 | 17 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 21.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Colorado State | 9 | 20 | 4.5 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 27.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Colorado State | 12 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 59.6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Colorado State | 12 | 36 | 5.5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 59.6 |
Related Context
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James Mitchell played DL for Colorado State. Across 5 tracked seasons, James Mitchell recorded 82 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Colorado State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Colorado State paired 13.5 primary output with 24.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 24.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Colorado State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
24.4
Usage
7.4
Consistency
52.1
Best Game by takeover score
Colorado
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami (OH): 0. Texas: 2. Northern Colorado: 0. Colorado: 3. UTEP: 1.5. Oregon State: 0. San José State: 0. Air Force: 2. New Mexico: 1. Nevada: 0.5. Wyoming: 1. Utah State: 2.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami (OH): 2 by 8.3. Texas: 4 by 36.7. Northern Colorado: 5 by 20.8. Colorado: 2 by 38.3. UTEP: 3 by 27.5. Oregon State: 1 by 4.2. San José State: 2 by 8.3. Air Force: 6 by 45. New Mexico: 3 by 22.5. Nevada: 6 by 30. Wyoming: 1 by 14.2. Utah State: 3 by 37.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.1 · Games = 8 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 4 · +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
Colorado
Best efficiency game
45 vs Air Force
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/28 | vs Miami (OH) | L 17-43 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/29 | vs Utah StateSplash game | W 42-37 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Wyoming | W 24-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/3 | @ Nevada | W 38-21 | 6 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs New Mexico | W 17-6 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/20 | @ Air ForceSplash game | W 21-13 | 6 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs San José State | W 31-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Oregon State | L 31-39 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs UTEP | W 27-17 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs ColoradoSplash game | L 9-28 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Northern Colorado | W 38-17 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ TexasSplash game | L 0-52 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
James Mitchell story
James Mitchell built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Duncanville, TX wearing No. 91, spending time with Colorado State. The clearest part of James Mitchell's career was his defensive production: 82 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 35 career games in the available record. That gives James Mitchell's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Colorado State
2020-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202020212022202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Colorado State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Colorado State | 0 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Colorado State | 4 | 12.3 | 3.3 | 4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Colorado State | 6 | 15.9 | 4.2 | 2 |
| 2024 Postseason | Colorado State | 13.5 | 24.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Colorado State | 13.5 | 24.4 | 7.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Colorado
Week 3 · L 9-28
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Utah State
Week 14 · W 42-37 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
71.9 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 71.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Middle Tennessee
Week 4 · W 31-23
2
Havoc Plays
69.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Air Force
Week 8 · W 21-13 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
68.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Texas
Week 1 · L 0-52
2
Havoc Plays
65.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Colorado State
13.5 primary output · 24.4 efficiency · 7.4 usage
59.6
#2
2024 Regular Season · Colorado State
59.6
13.5 primary · 24.4 efficiency · 7.4 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Colorado State
38.5
0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1.1 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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