Scott Mitchell (wide receiver)

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Scott Mitchell
Personal information
Born: (1983-08-04) August 4, 1983 (age 40)
Harbor City, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College: Kentucky
Position: Wide receiver
Undrafted: 2006
Career history
CFL status:International

Scott Anthony Mitchell (born August 4, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the Arena Football League (AFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). During his time in college, Mitchell finished his career by transferring to and playing for the Kentucky Wildcats.

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Early years

Mitchell played wide receiver at Clear Creek High School in League City, Texas, garnering unanimous All-District honors at the wide receiver position in the 2000 season before graduating from high school in 2001. [1]

College career

Mount San Antonio College

After sitting out a season at the University of New Mexico in 2001-02, Mitchell transferred to Mount San Antonio College in Walnut, California in 2002. Mitchell was a two-year starter at Mount SAC, compiling 1,288 receiving yards, 64 receptions and 11 touchdowns in 14 games. [2]

Upon leaving the junior college and with choices that also included Arizona State, Oregon State and Texas A&M, [2] he decided to finish his collegiate career at the University of Kentucky.

Kentucky

Mitchell finished his career at Kentucky with 53 catches, 671 total yards receiving and 3 touchdown receptions in 20 games in the 2004 and 2005 seasons. [3] [4]

Professional career

Berlin Thunder

Undrafted in the 2006 NFL Draft, Mitchell began his professional career when he was drafted by the Berlin Thunder of NFL Europa before the start of that league's final season. [5] However, he did not make the final roster cut and never recorded a statistic for the team. [6]

New Orleans VooDoo

Mitchell landed in the AFL, where he played for the New Orleans VooDoo in 2007. During his only season with the VooDoo, Mitchell compiled 17 catches, 184 total yards receiving and 1 touchdown reception. [7]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Mitchell then signed with the CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2008, where he compiled 35 catches, 682 yards receiving and 2 touchdown receptions in 16 games. [8] He was released from the Tiger-Cats just before the start of the next season and was briefly signed by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers later that year but never played for the franchise. [9]

Personal

Mitchell is not currently with any team and resides in San Diego, California. [ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ Kentucky Wildcats Player Bio, Scott Mitchell UK Athletics Bio, April 12, 2012
  2. 1 2 http://kentucky.scout.com/a.z?s=48&p=8&c=1&nid=1018080 Kentucky Sports Report (Scout.com) Player Bio, Scott Mitchell's Scout Bio, April 12, 2012
  3. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-05. Retrieved 2012-04-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)2004 Final Kentucky Statistics (as of November 30, 2004), UK Athletics Football Archives (2004 Football Season), April 12, 2012
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-06-05. Retrieved 2012-04-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)Kentucky - Individual Game-by-Game Statistics (2005 Season), UK Athletics Football Archives, 2005 Football Season, April 12, 2012
  5. ↑ http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3430834 Famous names called during NFL Europa Free Agent Draft, 2007 NFL Europa Highlights and Draft List, April 12, 2012
  6. ↑ http://www.totalfootballstats.com/TeamNFLE.asp?id=185&Season=2007 2007 Berlin Thunder, Totalfootballstats.com Berlin Thunder 2007 Season Stats Page, April 12, 2012
  7. ↑ http://www.enotes.com/topic/2007_New_Orleans_VooDoo_season 2007 New Orleans VooDoo Season, e-notes.com NO VooDoo Season Review, April 12, 2012
  8. ↑ http://www.covers.com/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/cfl/players/player9631.html Scott Mitchell #89 Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Covers.com CFL Player Profile for Scott Mitchell, April 12, 2012
  9. ↑ http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3861896 Blue Bombers Transactions for July 11, A List of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers Transactions for 11 July 2009, April 12, 2012.
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