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Player Dossier
2021-2025Mississippi State
Nic Mitchell
LB • 6'2" • 230 lbs • Jacksonville, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nic Mitchell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
42
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
36
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Mississippi State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Mississippi State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Missouri
Player Story
Nic Mitchell built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a linebacker from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 40, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Nic Mitchell's career was his defensive...
Read the storyNic Mitchell, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Mississippi State. Nic Mitchell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 173
- TFL
- 8
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Nic Mitchell quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Mississippi State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 173
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Mississippi State
- Top game
- Missouri
- High school pipeline
- Hopkins · 8 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 40 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 78 tackles · LB 124th (top 10%) · SEC 16th (top 3%) · National 175th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 1 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 3 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 3 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 12 | 80 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 46.4 |
| 2025 Postseason | Mississippi State | 13 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 54.3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 13 | 72 | 5 | 2.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 54.3 |
Related Context
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Nic Mitchell played LB for Mississippi State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Nic Mitchell recorded 173 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Mississippi State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Mississippi State paired 10.5 primary output with 33.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 33.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Missouri
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Mississippi State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
33.1
Usage
8.8
Consistency
10.3
Best Game by takeover score
Missouri
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wake Forest: 0. Southern Miss: 0. Arizona State: 0. Alcorn State: 0. Northern Illinois: 0.5. Tennessee: 0. Texas A&M: 0. Florida: 0. Texas: 2. Arkansas: 3. Georgia: 0. Missouri: 4. Ole Miss: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wake Forest: 6 by 25. Southern Miss: 5 by 20.8. Arizona State: 9 by 37.5. Alcorn State: 4 by 16.7. Northern Illinois: 3 by 17.5. Tennessee: 2 by 8.3. Texas A&M: 7 by 29.2. Florida: 6 by 25. Texas: 7 by 49.2. Arkansas: 10 by 71.7. Georgia: 6 by 25. Missouri: 6 by 65. Ole Miss: 7 by 39.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 5 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 8 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Missouri
Best efficiency game
71.7 vs Arkansas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/3 | vs Wake Forest | L 29-43 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/28 | vs Ole Miss | L 19-38 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/16 | @ MissouriSplash game | L 27-49 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Georgia | L 21-41 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Arkansas10+ tackles · Splash game | W 38-35 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs TexasSplash game | L 38-45 | 7 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Florida | L 21-23 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Texas A&M | L 9-31 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Tennessee | L 34-41 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Northern Illinois | W 38-10 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Alcorn State | W 63-0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Arizona State | W 24-20 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | @ Southern Miss | W 34-17 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Nic Mitchell story
Nic Mitchell built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a linebacker from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 40, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Nic Mitchell's career was his defensive production: 173 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 32 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Mississippi State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Nic Mitchell's production has multiple signals. With 32 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Mississippi State.
The arc is straightforward: Nic Mitchell moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Mississippi State
2021-2025
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Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | 12.5 | 1.8 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | 7 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | 9.7 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 7 | 33.6 | 6.5 | 7 |
| 2025 Postseason | Mississippi State | 10.5 | 33.1 | 8.8 | 3.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 10.5 | 33.1 | 8.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 21 Missouri
Week 12 · L 27-49 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 53 Arkansas
Week 10 · W 38-35 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Arkansas
Week 9 · L 25-58 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Massachusetts
Week 10 · W 45-20
1.5
Havoc Plays
76.4 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 17 Texas
Week 9 · L 38-45 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
2
Havoc Plays
60.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Mississippi State
10.5 primary output · 33.1 efficiency · 8.8 usage
54.3
#2
2025 Regular Season · Mississippi State
54.3
10.5 primary · 33.1 efficiency · 8.8 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Mississippi State
46.4
7 primary · 33.6 efficiency · 6.5 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
4
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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