Mitchell Fraboni

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Mitchell Fraboni
No. 48 – Denver Broncos
Position: Long snapper
Personal information
Born: (1996-10-28) October 28, 1996 (age 28)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:223 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school: Mountain Pointe (Phoenix, Arizona)
College: Arizona State (2014–2017)
Undrafted: 2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2024
Games played:35
Tackles:16
Forced fumbles:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Mitchell Fraboni (born October 28, 1996) is an American professional football long snapper for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arizona State and went undrafted in the 2018 NFL draft.

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Early life and education

High school

Fraboni attended Mountain Pointe High School where he played football. He played multiple positions including tight end, defensive end, and long snapper. He helped Mountain Pointe win their first ever Arizona State Football championship. He finished with 49 solo tackles, 10 sacks and 68 total tackles during high school. [1]

College career

Fraboni was a long snapper and defensive end for the Sun Devils from 2014 to 2017. He had 13 total tackles and one fumble recovery in 4 seasons as a defensive end. He tied for the most special team tackles on the Sun Devils in his sophomore season at ASU. He was injured in his junior season, but came back and showed he was one of the most accurate/athletic long snappers in the PAC-12. [1] In his senior season he was named to Phil Steele's all Pac-12 team [2] and was one of ten Sun Devils to earn All Pac-12 Academic Honors.

Fraboni, kicker Zane Gonzalez, and punter Matt Haack formed one of the best special teams units in college football at the time. He was praised for being a good locker room presence by special teams coach Shawn Slocum. As a senior, he was a key component in helping the Sun Devils special teams flourish after Gonzales and Haack left for the NFL. Slocum also said that he was half player, half coach for the younger players. [3]

College statistics

YearTeamGPTacklesFumbles
SoloAstTotLossSkFRYdsTDFF
2014 Arizona State 43030.00.01000
2015 Arizona State 42350.00.00000
2016 Arizona State 32130.00.00000
2017 Arizona State 21120.00.00000
Career1385130.00.01000

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1+34 in
(1.87 m)
238 lb
(108 kg)
31+14 in
(0.79 m)
9+58 in
(0.24 m)
4.85 s1.72 s2.82 s4.53 s7.45 s29.5 in
(0.75 m)
8 ft 9 in
(2.67 m)
24 reps
All values from Pro Day [4]

After going undrafted in the 2018 NFL draft, Fraboni participated in the Houston Texans' mini camp in 2018 and the Arizona Cardinals' mini camp in 2019, but remained unsigned by any NFL team.

The Spring League

In 2020, he played on both the Alphas and Conquerors of The Spring League.

Houston Texans

During the 2021 NFL offseason, Fraboni was signed by the Houston Texans, but was cut from the roster soon after. [5]

Pittsburgh Maulers

Fraboni was selected in the 35th round of the 2022 USFL draft by the Pittsburgh Maulers, playing with them during the 2022 season.

Denver Broncos

On October 11, 2022, Fraboni was signed to the Denver Broncos' practice squad. [6] He was promoted to the active roster on October 24. [7] After fracturing his finger, Fraboni was placed on injured reserve on November 17. He was replaced by Jacob Bobenmoyer, who was had just recovered from his own IR stint. [8]

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References

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  2. "Phil Steele's 2017 Postseason All-Pac-12 Team". Phil Steele. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  3. Tonis, Matthew (November 23, 2017). "ASU Football: Senior long snapper Mitchell Fraboni helps young special teams unit flourish". House of Sparky. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  4. "2018 NFL Draft Scout Mitchell Fraboni College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  5. Flores, Carlos (June 15, 2021). "'2021 NFL Free Agency: Texans Sign Long Snapper Mitchell Fraboni'". Battle Red Blog.
  6. "Broncos sign LS Mitchell Fraboni, WR Trinity Benson to practice squad". DenverBroncos.com. October 11, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  7. DiLalla, Aric (October 24, 2022). "Broncos sign RB Marlon Mack off 49ers' practice squad, promote LS Mitchell Fraboni to active roster". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
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