Devon Mitchell

{{Short description|Jamaican gridiron football player (born 1962)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Devon Mitchell

| number = 31

| position = Safety

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|12|30}}

| birth_place = Kingston, Jamaica

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 194

| high_school = Samuel J. Tilden
(Brooklyn, New York)

| college = Iowa

| draftyear = 1986

| draftround = 4

| draftpick = 92

| pastteams =

• Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|1986|1988}}){{cite web |title=Devon Mitchell |url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/transactions/m/mitc03000.html |website=Pro Football Archives |access-date=5 July 2024}}
• Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|1990}})*

| highlights =

• PFWA All-Rookie Team (1986)
• First-team All-Big Ten (1984)
• Second-team All-Big Ten (1985)

| statlabel1 = Interceptions

| statvalue1 = 8

| statlabel2 = INT yards

| statvalue2 = 148

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 1

| pfr = MitcDe20

}}

Devon Dermott Mitchell (born December 30, 1962) is a former American football safety in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Detroit Lions in the fourth round of the 1986 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1986 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1986/draft.htm |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played college football at Iowa. Currently holds the record for most interceptions for the Iowa Hawkeyes.