Kris Mitchell

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Kris Mitchell
Notre Dame Fighting IrishNo. 10
Position Wide receiver
Class
Redshirt Redshirt.svg
Redshirt
Senior
Personal information
Born: (2000-11-02) November 2, 2000 (age 23)
Dacula, Georgia, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight184 lb (83 kg)
Career history
College
High school Mandarin
(Jacksonville, Florida)
Career highlights and awards

Kris Mitchell (born November 2, 2000) is an American football wide receiver for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. He previously played for the FIU Panthers.

Contents

High school career

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. [1]

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. [2] [1] 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. [3] 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. [4] On November 28, 2023, Mitchell announced that he would be entering the transfer portal. [5]

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. [6] [7]

College statistics

SeasonGPReceiving
RecYdsAvgTD
FIU Panthers
2020 44399.80
2021 10915817.61
2022 122334815.14
2023 12641,11817.57
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2024
Career 381001,66316.612

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References

  1. 1 2 "Kris Mitchell got stronger in hopes of taking on larger role with FIU football team". Miami Herald.
  2. Londergan, Joe (2023-07-03). "CUSA Top 5 Wide Receivers 2023: #5 Kris Mitchell". AthlonSports. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  3. "Jenkins-to-Mitchell combo leads Florida International to narrow win over Maine, 14-12". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  4. "FIU receiver reflects on journey from skinny freshman to record-breaking star". Miami Herald.
  5. Duval, Will (2023-11-29). "Breaking news: football's QB Grayson James and WR Kris Mitchell enter the transfer portal". PantherNOW. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  6. Sampson, Pete. "Notre Dame adds 1,000-yard FIU transfer WR Mitchell". The Athletic. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
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