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Position | Cornerback |
Class | Junior |
Major | Communication |
Personal information | |
Born: | Williston, Florida, U.S. | July 18, 2001
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight | 196 lb (89 kg) |
Career history | |
College | Toledo (2020–2023) |
Bowl games | |
High school | Williston (Williston) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Quinyon Keaaron Mitchell (born July 18, 2001) is an American football cornerback. He played college football at Toledo, where he was a two-time all-conference selection.
Mitchell was born in Williston, Florida.[1] He attended Williston High School in his hometown and played football, basketball, and ran track.[2][3] He won three letters at Williston and in football totaled 86 tackles, 19 pass deflections and eight interceptions in his career; he also played on offense and recorded 983 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns with a 9.5 yards-per-carry average as a senior in 2019.[4] Ranked a three-star recruit, he committed to play college football for the Toledo Rockets.[5]
Mitchell played all six games as a true freshman during the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season, totaling seven tackles.[6] He then started all 13 games in 2021 at cornerback, totaling 34 tackles, eight pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery, along with a sack.[7]
Mitchell remained a full-time starter in 2022, starting all 14 games while posting 41 tackles, 25 passes defended which led the country, five interceptions and 3.5 TFLs.[8][9] He was named the national defensive player of the week after recorded four interceptions and two pick sixes in a win over Northern Illinois; his four interceptions tied the school record.[4][10] He was selected first-team All-Mid-American Conference (MAC) and was a second-team All-America honoree by the Walter Camp Foundation.[4][11]
Through the first 13 games of the 2023 season, Mitchell compiled 41 total tackles, 18 passes defended and one interception.[12] He was named a semifinalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award, being Toledo's first player to earn the honor, and was chosen a first-team All-American, being the second back-to-back All-American in school history.[13] He also was invited to the 2024 Senior Bowl.[14]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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6 ft 0+1⁄8 in (1.83 m) |
195 lb (88 kg) |
31 in (0.79 m) |
9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) |
4.33 s | 1.51 s | 2.53 s | 38.0 in (0.97 m) |
10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) |
20 reps | |||
All values from NFL Combine[15][16] |