Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025New Mexico State
Naeten Mitchell
S • 5'11" • 175 lbs • Temple, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Naeten Mitchell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
96
Top-tier box-score impact for a safety
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Reliability
75
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
84
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · New Mexico State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- New Mexico State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Sam Houston
Player Story
Naeten Mitchell built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a safety from Temple, TX wearing No. 4, spending time with New Mexico State. The clearest part of Naeten Mitchell's career was his defensive...
Read the storyNaeten Mitchell, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · New Mexico State. Naeten Mitchell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 101
- TFL
- 1.5
- Passes defended
- 7
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Naeten Mitchell quick answers
- Latest team and position
- New Mexico State · S
- Career Tackles
- 101
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 17 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · New Mexico State
- Top game
- Sam Houston
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 92 tackles · S 6th (top 2%) · Conference USA 7th (top 2%) · National 80th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2024 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 5 | 9 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.9 |
| 2025 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 12 | 92 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 7 | 2 | 51.9 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Mexico State to Colorado | G5/FCS to P4 | 75.9 | Jan 5, 2026 |
Naeten Mitchell played S for New Mexico State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Naeten Mitchell recorded 101 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2025 with New Mexico State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
New Mexico State paired 11.5 primary output with 41.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 41.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Sam Houston
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · New Mexico State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
41.5
Usage
6.6
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Sam Houston
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Bryant: 0. Tulsa: 0. Louisiana Tech: 0. New Mexico: 0. Sam Houston: 4. Liberty: 0. Missouri State: 3. Western Kentucky: 0. Kennesaw State: 1. Tennessee: 0. UTEP: 3. Middle Tennessee: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Bryant: 2 by 8.3. Tulsa: 8 by 33.3. Louisiana Tech: 11 by 45.8. New Mexico: 12 by 50. Sam Houston: 10 by 81.7. Liberty: 6 by 25. Missouri State: 6 by 55. Western Kentucky: 8 by 33.3. Kennesaw State: 6 by 35. Tennessee: 10 by 41.7. UTEP: 5 by 50.8. Middle Tennessee: 8 by 38.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.8 · Games = 4 · +1.2 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 8 · -1.2 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
Sam Houston
Best efficiency game
81.7 vs Sam Houston
| Result | |||||||||||
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| Sat 11/29 | vs Middle Tennessee | L 24-31 | 8 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ UTEPSplash game | W 34-31 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Tennessee10+ tackles | L 9-42 | 10 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Kennesaw State | L 21-24 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Western Kentucky | L 16-35 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/23 | vs Missouri StateSplash game | L 17-24 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Tue 10/14 | @ Liberty | L 27-30 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/3 | vs Sam Houston10+ tackles · Splash game | W 37-10 | 10 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ New Mexico10+ tackles | L 20-38 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Louisiana Tech10+ tackles | L 14-49 | 11 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/7 | vs Tulsa | W 21-14 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 8/31 | vs Bryant | W 19-3 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Naeten Mitchell story
Naeten Mitchell built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a safety from Temple, TX wearing No. 4, spending time with New Mexico State. The clearest part of Naeten Mitchell's career was his defensive production: 101 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 3 interceptions, and 7 passes defended across 17 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with New Mexico 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 Naeten Mitchell's production has multiple signals. With 17 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across New Mexico State.
The arc is straightforward: Naeten 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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New Mexico State
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 0 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 11.5 | 41.5 | 6.6 | 11.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 135 Sam Houston
Week 6 · W 37-10 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
93.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 93.9 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 108 Missouri State
Week 9 · L 17-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
75.6 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.6 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 129 UTEP
Week 13 · W 34-31 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
51.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 51.7 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 127 Middle Tennessee
Week 14 · L 24-31 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
37.2 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 37.2 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 73 New Mexico
Week 5 · L 20-38
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Havoc Plays
36.9 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 36.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · New Mexico State
11.5 primary output · 41.5 efficiency · 6.6 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · New Mexico State
39.9
0 primary · 7.5 efficiency · 1.5 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · New Mexico State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
3
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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