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 27)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:223 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school: Mountain Pointe High School (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 2023
Games played:21
Tackles:11
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Mitchell Fraboni (born October 28, 1996) is an American football long snapper for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arizona State [1] and went undrafted in the 2018 NFL Draft. He was signed and released from the Houston Texans of the NFL in the 2021 offseason. [2]

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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

Mitchell 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 [3] and was one of ten Sun Devils to earn All Pac-12 Academic Honors.

He and kicker Zane Gonzalez and punter Matt Haack (both current NFL players) formed one of the best kicking units in the country. 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. [4]

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+3⁄4 in
(1.87 m)		238 lb
(108 kg)		31+1⁄4 in
(0.79 m)		9+5⁄8 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 [5]

The Spring League

He was a part of The Spring League's Alphas and Conquerors for one season in 2020.

Houston Texans

Fraboni was signed and cut by the Houston Texans in the 2021 offseason [2] and worked out for the Chicago Bears. He was invited to the Texans mini camp in 2018 and the Arizona Cardinals mini camp in 2019.

Pittsburgh Maulers

Mitchell Fraboni was selected in the 35th round of the 2022 USFL draft by the Pittsburgh Maulers.

Denver Broncos

On October 11, 2022, Fraboni was signed to the Denver Broncos practice squad. [6] Fraboni was promoted to the active roster on October 24. [7] However, Fraboni was placed on injured reserve with a fractured finger on November 17, and was replaced by Jacob Bobenmoyer, who was activated from his own IR stint. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "'Mitchell Fraboni'". Arizona State University.
  2. 1 2 Flores, Carlos (June 15, 2021). "'2021 NFL Free Agency: Texans Sign Long Snapper Mitchell Fraboni'". Battle Red Blog.
  3. ↑ "Phil Steele's 2017 Postseason All-Pac-12 Team". Phil Steele. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "2018 NFL Draft Scout Mitchell Fraboni College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  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.
  8. ↑ "Broncos' Mitchell Fraboni: Heading to IR". cbssports.com. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
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