Mitchell Agude
{{Short description|American football player (born 1999)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Mitchell Agude
| image =
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| current_team = Detroit Lions
| number = 50
| position = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|3|10}}
| birth_place = Corona, California, U.S.
| death_date =
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 250
| high_school = Santiago (Corona)
| college = Riverside CC (2018–2019)
UCLA (2020–2021)
Miami (2022)
| undraftedyear = 2023
| pastteams =
- Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|2023}})*
- Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|2023}}–present)
| status = Active
| highlights =
- Second-team All-Pac-12 (2021)
| statseason = 2024
| statweek = 18
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 3
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 1
| pfr = AgudMi01
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Mitchell Chukwuebuka Agude (born March 10, 1999) is an American professional football linebacker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Riverside City College and for the UCLA Bruins and Miami Hurricanes.
Early life
Agude was born on March 10, 1999, and grew up in Corona, California.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/nfl/draft/news/mitchellagude|magazine=Sports Illustrated|title=NFL Draft Profile: Mitchell Agude, EDGE, Miami Hurricanes|date=July 27, 2022}} He is of Nigerian descent.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3257408/2022/04/19/mitchell-agude-miami-hurricanes-ucla-bruins-edge-jaelan-phillips/|website=The Athletic|title=From near death to UCLA to Miami: Mitchell Agude now wants to follow Jaelan Phillips' path to first round|date=April 19, 2022|author=Navarro, Manny|url-access=subscription}} At age nine, Agude had a near-death experience when he fell off his skateboard and hit his head on a slab of concrete, going into a coma.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/129331979/|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|via=Newspapers.com|date=September 23, 2021|page=B12, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/129332052/ B11]|title=His Vision Is To Celebrate Life|author=Bolch, Ben}} {{Open access}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald/129333250/|newspaper=The Miami Herald|via=Newspapers.com|date=August 25, 2022|page=A15, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald/129333322/ A18]|title=Agude blessed to be enjoying life, playing for Canes|author=Degnan, Susan Miller}} {{Open access}} At the hospital, doctors said that his brain was permanently damaged and that he would spend the rest of his life in a vegetative state. His mother prayed, and Agude, after having spent three days in a coma, woke up without any issues, leaving the hospital shortly afterwards under his own power.
Until graduating middle school, Agude played no organized sports under orders from the doctors, although at times he would sneak out of his house to play backyard football with his friends. He was allowed to play beginning in high school, and made the varsity at Santiago High School. At Santiago in 2016, Agude totaled 27 tackles and one interception.{{Cite web|url=https://miami.rivals.com/news/list-of-miami-hurricanes-selected-as-undrafted-free-agents|website=Rivals.com|date=April 30, 2023|title=List of Miami Hurricanes selected as undrafted free agents|author=Benjamin, Marcus}} He entered Riverside City College following his time at Santiago.{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailynews.com/2019/12/18/from-coma-to-commit-mitchell-agudes-life-altering-journey-to-ucla-football/|newspaper=Los Angeles Daily News|title=From coma to commit: Mitchell Agude's life-altering journey to UCLA football |date=December 18, 2019|author=Vanoni, Maggie}}
College career
Agude played two seasons for Riverside, compiling 67 tackles and five sacks in 20 games while playing linebacker. He was ranked a three-star junior college recruit and a top-ten junior college recruit nationally.{{Cite news|url=https://dolphinswire.usatoday.com/2023/05/19/udfa-player-profile-mitchell-agude/|newspaper=USA Today|title=Dolphins Wire UDFA Player Profile: LB Mitchell Agude|author=Sarney, Jason|date=May 19, 2023}} He initially committed to play for the Maryland Terrapins, but was then told that his grades were not good enough to qualify. He was able to improve his grades and ultimately committed to play for the UCLA Bruins. In his first year at UCLA, Agude appeared in seven games, five as a starter, and recorded a team-leading nine tackles-for-loss.{{Cite web|url=https://uclabruins.com/sports/football/roster/mitchell-agude/10376|publisher=UCLA Bruins|title=Mitchell Agude}} The following season, he played 12 games and started 10, being named an all-Pac-12 Conference selection with 54 tackles and 39 quarterback pressures. Agude transferred to Miami for a final season of college football in 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4180839/2022/03/25/miami-lands-commitment-from-former-ucla-defensive-end-mitchell-agude/|website=The Athletic|url-access=registration|title=Miami lands commitment from former UCLA defensive end Mitchell Agude|date=March 25, 2022}} He totaled 39 tackles, seven tackles-for-loss and four sacks in his only year with the team.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/college/miami/football/miami-hurricanes-mitchell-agude-enters-nfl-draft|magazine=Sports Illustrated|title=Miami's Mitchell Agude Declares for NFL Draft|date=January 12, 2023}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 3 7/8
| weight = 242
| dash = 4.75
| ten split = 1.69
| twenty split = 2.76
| shuttle = 4.27
| cone drill = 7.46
| vertical = 35.0
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 1
| bench = 19
| arm span = 34
| hand span = 10
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |title=2023 NFL Draft Scout Mitchell Agude College Football Profile |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1052304&DraftYear=2023 |access-date=January 26, 2024 |website=DraftScout.com}}
}}
=Miami Dolphins=
After going unselected in the 2023 NFL draft, Agude was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-press/129335339/|newspaper=The News-Press|via=Newspapers.com|date=May 19, 2023|page=B2|title=Agude, in a coma as a child, tries to make Dolphins|author=Habib, Hal}} {{Open access}} He was waived on August 28, as part of the final roster cuts.{{cite web|title=Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves|url=https://www.miamidolphins.com/news/miami-dolphins-make-roster-moves-8-28-23|website=MiamiDolphins.com|date=August 28, 2023}}
=Detroit Lions=
On September 20, 2023, Agude was signed to the practice squad of the Detroit Lions.{{Cite web|url=https://nfltraderumors.co/lions-officially-make-seven-roster-moves/|website=NFLTradeRumors.co|title=Lions Officially Make Seven Roster Moves|author=Comeaux, Jonathan}} He signed a reserve/future contract on January 30, 2024.{{cite web|title=Detroit Lions sign 11 players to futures contracts|url=https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2024/1/30/24056125/detroit-lions-sign-11-players-futures-contracts-2024-offseason|work=Pride of Detroit|publisher=SB Nation|date=January 30, 2024}}
Agude was waived by the Lions on August 27, 2024, and re-signed to the practice squad.{{cite web|title=Lions announce roster moves|url=https://www.detroitlions.com/news/detroit-lions-announce-roster-moves-nfl-53-man|website=DetroitLions.com|date=August 27, 2024}}{{cite web|title=Lions announce roster moves|url=https://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-announce-roster-moves-x8258|website=DetroitLions.com|date=August 28, 2024}} He was promoted to the active roster on December 21.{{Cite web |last=Reisman |first=Jeremy |date=December 21, 2024 |title=Detroit Lions activate Ifeatu Melifonwu, sign 3 players to 53-man roster |url=https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2024/12/21/24326782/detroit-lions-activate-ifeatu-melifonwu-sign-3-players-to-53-man-roster |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Pride of Detroit|publisher=SB Nation}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.detroitlions.com/team/players-roster/mitchell-agude/ Detroit Lions bio]
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Category:American football linebackers
Category:Players of American football from Corona, California
Category:Riverside City Tigers football players
Category:UCLA Bruins football players
Category:Miami Hurricanes football players
Category:Miami Dolphins players
Category:Detroit Lions players
Category:American players of American football of Nigerian descent