Kris Mitchell
{{Short description|American football player (born 2000)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college football player
|name=Kris Mitchell
|school=Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|currentnumber=10
|currentposition=Wide receiver
|class={{redshirt}} Senior
|birth_date={{birth date and age|2000|11|2}}
|birth_place=Dacula, Georgia, U.S.
|heightft=5
|heightin=11
|weight_lb=182
|highlights=
|highschool=Mandarin
(Jacksonville, Florida)
|bowlgames=
|pastschools=
- FIU (2019–2023)
- Notre Dame (2024)
|espn=4428025
}}
Kris Mitchell (born November 2, 2000) is an American college football wide receiver for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. He previously played for the FIU Panthers.
Early life
Mitchell attended Mandarin High School in Jacksonville, Florida. As a senior, Mitchell totaled eleven touchdowns, helping lead Mandarin to a state title, before committing to play college football at Florida International University.{{Cite web |title=Kris Mitchell got stronger in hopes of taking on larger role with FIU football team |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/college/conference-usa/florida-international-university/article273383610.html |website=Miami Herald}}
College career
= FIU =
After redshirting in 2019 and playing sparingly the following two seasons, Mitchell recorded 23 receptions for 348 yards and four touchdowns in 2022.{{Cite web |last=Londergan |first=Joe |date=2023-07-03 |title=CUSA Top 5 Wide Receivers 2023: #5 Kris Mitchell |url=https://athlonsports.com/college-football/cusa-top-five-wide-receivers-2023-5-kris-mitchell-fiu-football-5 |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=AthlonSports |language=en}} Against Maine during the 2023 season, he hauled in a career-high 201 receiving yards and two touchdowns en route to a 14–12 victory.{{Cite web |title=Jenkins-to-Mitchell combo leads Florida International to narrow win over Maine, 14-12 |url=https://www.foxsports.com/articles/cfb/jenkinstomitchell-combo-leads-florida-international-to-narrow-win-over-maine-1412 |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=FOX Sports |language=en-US}} Mitchell finished the season with an FIU school-record for receiving yards in a season with 1,118 yards to go along with 64 receptions and seven touchdowns.{{Cite web |title=FIU receiver reflects on journey from skinny freshman to record-breaking star |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/college/conference-usa/florida-international-university/article282361638.html |website=Miami Herald}} On November 28, 2023, Mitchell announced that he would be entering the transfer portal.{{Cite web |last=Duval |first=Will |date=2023-11-29 |title=Breaking news: football’s QB Grayson James and WR Kris Mitchell enter the transfer portal |url=https://panthernow.com/2023/11/29/breaking-news-footballs-qb-grayson-james-and-wr-kris-mitchell-enter-the-transfer-portal/ |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=PantherNOW |language=en-US}}
= Notre Dame =
On December 5, 2023, Mitchell announced that he would be transferring to the University of Notre Dame to play for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.{{Cite web |last=Sampson |first=Pete |title=Notre Dame adds 1,000-yard FIU transfer WR Mitchell |url=https://theathletic.com/5114869/2023/12/05/kris-mitchell-notre-dame-fiu-transfer/ |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=The Athletic |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2023-12-06 |title=FIU veteran WR Kris Mitchell transfers to Notre Dame, first needed addition to depleted room |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/college-football/news/fiu-veteran-wr-kris-mitchell-transfers-to-notre-dame-first-needed-addition-to-depleted-room |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=NBC Sports |language=en-US}}
=College statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2"| Season ! rowspan="2"| GP ! colspan="4"| Receiving | |||||
| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan="11" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|FIU Panthers|color=white}}"| FIU Panthers | |||||
| 2019
| 0 || colspan="4"| Did not play | |||||
| 2020
| 4 || 4 || 39 || 9.8 || 0 | |||||
| 2021
| 10 || 9 || 158 || 17.6|| 1 | |||||
| 2022
| 12 || 23 || 348 || 15.1 || 4 | |||||
| 2023
| 12 || 64|| 1,118|| 17.5 || 6 | |||||
| colspan="11" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Notre Dame Fighting Irish|color=white}}"| Notre Dame Fighting Irish | |||||
| 2024
| 16|| 22 || 224 || 10.2 || 2 | |||||
| [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/kris-mitchell-1.html Career] | 54 | 122 | 1,887 | 15.5 | 13 |
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 5
| height in = 11 1/4
| weight = 182
| dash = 4.50
| ten split = 1.56
| twenty split = 2.63
| shuttle = 4.45
| cone drill = 7.04
| vertical = 36.5
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 10
| bench = 9
| arm span = 31 1/2
| hand span = 8 1/8
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GnFCkV_WYAAG2z6?format=jpg&name=large |title=2025 Notre Dame Pro Day |website=X.com |access-date=April 26, 2025}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1047026&DraftYear=2025 |title=Kris Mitchell College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=April 26, 2025}}
}}
References
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External links
- [https://fiusports.com/sports/football/roster/kris-mitchell/10622 FIU Panthers bio]
- [https://fightingirish.com/roster/kris-mitchell/ Notre Dame Fighting Irish bio]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mitchell, Kris}}
Category:American football wide receivers
Category:FIU Panthers football players