Player Dossier

2019-2022

Northwestern

Cameron Mitchell

DB • 6'0" • 195 lbs • Bolingbrook, IL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Cameron Mitchell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.1 disruption score.

Usage / Role

48%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

47

Developing production for a defensive back

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Reliability

57

Useful contributor with volatile peaks

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Star Power

54

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Northwestern

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Northwestern
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State

Player Story

Cameron Mitchell built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a defensive back from Bolingbrook, IL wearing No. 2, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Cameron Mitchell's career was his...

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NFL Draft

Draft Year
2023
Selection
Round 5 · Pick 8
Overall
No. 142
NFL Team
Cleveland Browns

Cameron Mitchell, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Northwestern. Cameron Mitchell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.1 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
119
TFL
3.5
Sacks
1.5
QB hurries
2
Passes defended
18

Quick Answers

Cameron Mitchell quick answers

Latest team and position
Northwestern · DB
Career Tackles
119
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 30 games
Best season
2022 Regular Season · Northwestern
Top game
Ohio State
NFL Draft
2023 · Round 5 · Pick 8 · Cleveland Browns
Latest roster
No. 2 · Junior
2022 Tackles rank
52 tackles · DB 117th (top 13%) · Big Ten 54th (top 9%) · National 514th (top 9%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2019 Regular SeasonNorthwestern11-0--037
2020 PostseasonNorthwestern66-0-2041.2
2020 Regular SeasonNorthwestern6120.50.5-3041.2
2021 Regular SeasonNorthwestern12480.5016039.6
2022 Regular SeasonNorthwestern11522.5117057.4

Related Context

Cameron Mitchell played DB for Northwestern. Across 4 tracked seasons, Cameron Mitchell recorded 119 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Northwestern.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Northwestern paired 12.5 primary output with 31.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 22.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Indiana State

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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2021 Regular Season · Northwestern

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.6

Efficiency

22.9

Usage

5.5

Consistency

30

Best Game by takeover score

Indiana State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Michigan State: 1. Indiana State: 2. Duke: 0. Ohio: 0. Nebraska: 0. Rutgers: 0. Michigan: 1. Minnesota: 1. Iowa: 0. Wisconsin: 0.5. Purdue: 0. Illinois: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan State: 2 by 18.3. Indiana State: 3 by 32.5. Duke: 3 by 12.5. Ohio: 2 by 8.3. Nebraska: 5 by 20.8. Rutgers: 3 by 12.5. Michigan: 5 by 30.8. Minnesota: 5 by 30.8. Iowa: 3 by 12.5. Wisconsin: 5 by 25.8. Purdue: 9 by 37.5. Illinois: 3 by 32.5

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.7 · Games = 3 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 9 · -0.1 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

Indiana State

Best efficiency game

37.5 vs Purdue

Result
Sat 11/27@ IllinoisSplash gameL 14-4733002
Sat 11/20vs PurdueL 14-3297000
Sat 11/13@ WisconsinL 7-35530.5000
Sat 11/6vs IowaL 12-1733000
Sat 10/30vs MinnesotaL 14-4155001
Sat 10/23@ MichiganL 7-3352001
Sat 10/16vs RutgersW 21-733000
Sat 10/2@ NebraskaL 7-5654000
Sat 9/25vs OhioW 35-622000
Sat 9/18@ DukeL 23-3033000
Sat 9/11vs Indiana StateSplash gameW 24-633001
Sat 9/4vs Michigan StateL 21-3822001

Player Story

Cameron Mitchell story

Cameron Mitchell built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a defensive back from Bolingbrook, IL wearing No. 2, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Cameron Mitchell's career was his defensive production: 119 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 30 career games in the available record. That gives Cameron Mitchell's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Northwestern

    2019-2022

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20192020202020212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonNorthwestern04.20.8
2020 PostseasonNorthwestern724.23.77
2020 Regular SeasonNorthwestern724.23.70
2021 Regular SeasonNorthwestern7.522.95.50.5
2022 Regular SeasonNorthwestern12.531.18.35

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Ohio State

Week 16 · L 10-22 · Conference game

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Havoc Plays

82.2 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.

#2

vs Miami (OH)

Week 4 · L 14-17

3

Havoc Plays

80.8 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.

#3

@ Penn State

Week 5 · L 7-17 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

77.5 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.

#4

vs Nebraska

Week 1 · W 31-28 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

76.4 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.

#5

vs Indiana State

Week 2 · W 24-6

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Havoc Plays

66.7 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Regular Season · Northwestern

12.5 primary output · 31.1 efficiency · 8.3 usage

57.4

#2

2020 Postseason · Northwestern

41.2

7 primary · 24.2 efficiency · 3.7 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Northwestern

41.2

7 primary · 24.2 efficiency · 3.7 usage

Milestones

6

Impact games

8

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games