Steven Mitchell (American football)

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Steven Mitchell Jr.
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Mitchell with the St. Louis BattleHawks in 2023
No. 22 – St. Louis Battlehawks
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1994-05-02) May 2, 1994 (age 30)
Pasadena, California, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:189 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school: Bishop Alemany
(Mission Hills, California)
College: USC
Undrafted: 2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:7
Receiving yards:97

Steven Mitchell Jr. (born May 2, 1994) is an American football wide receiver for the St. Louis Battlehawks of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at USC and signed with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2018. He played for the Houston Texans from 2018 to 2020.

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Early years

Mitchell grew up in Pasadena, California, and attended Bishop Alemany High School.

College career

Mitchell attended and played college football at the University of Southern California. [1] His career at USC was marred by two knee injuries, but he was named Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 as a junior. [2]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 10+1⁄4 in
(1.78 m)		189 lb
(86 kg)		30+3⁄8 in
(0.77 m)		9+3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		4.56 s4.4 s6.75 s32.5 in
(0.83 m)		10 ft 1 in
(3.07 m)		13 reps
All values from NFL Combine

Los Angeles Rams

After going undrafted in the 2018 NFL Draft, Mitchell signed with the Los Angeles Rams. Mitchell signed with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2018. [3] He was waived on September 1, 2018 and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [4] [5] He was released on October 23, 2018. [6]

Houston Texans

On October 29, 2018, Mitchell was signed to the Houston Texans' practice squad. [7] He was promoted to the active roster on December 24, 2018. [8] The Texans waived him on August 31, 2019, during final roster cuts. [9] On September 1, 2019, Mitchell was signed to the Texans' practice squad. [10] He was promoted to the active roster on October 23, 2019. [11] He was waived on November 21, but re-signed two days later. [12]

On September 5, 2020, Mitchell was waived by the Texans and signed to the practice squad the next day. [13] [14] He was elevated to the active roster on November 25, December 5, December 12, December 19, and December 26 for the team's weeks 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 games against the Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts, Chicago Bears, Colts, and Cincinnati Bengals, and reverted to the practice squad after each game. [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] On January 2, 2021, he was signed to the active roster. [20] He was waived after the season on April 12, 2021. [21]

St. Louis Battlehawks

Mitchell was selected by the St. Louis Battlehawks in the 2023 XFL Draft in November 2022. [22] He re-signed with the team on January 23, 2024. [23] He was waived on March 22, 2024. [24] He was re-signed on April 23, 2024. [25]

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References

  1. ↑ "Steven Mitchell Jr. relishing hometown opportunity with Rams". 247sports.com. June 21, 2018.
  2. ↑ "USC has provided Steven Mitchell Jr. with an education, in more ways than one". LATimes.com. December 23, 2017.
  3. ↑ Lago, Kristen (May 2, 2018). "Rams Sign Seven Undrafted Free Agents". TheRams.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Rams Make Final Round of Cuts". TheRams.com. September 1, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Rams Set Initial Practice Squad". TheRams.com. September 2, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Rams sign WR Austin Proehl to practice squad, waive Steven Mitchell". Rams Wire. USA Today. October 23, 2018.
  7. ↑ Wilson, Aaron (October 29, 2018). "Texans sign WR Steven Mitchell to practice squad". Chron.com.
  8. ↑ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans place Demaryius Thomas, Kayvon Webster and Brian Peters on IR". HoustonTexans.com. December 24, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Texans trim roster to 53 players". HoustonTexans.com. August 31, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Texans sign CB Armstrong, TE Paulsen, add 10 players to practice squad". HoustonTexans.com. September 2, 2019.
  11. ↑ Wilson, Aaron (October 22, 2019). "Texans sign wide receiver Steven Mitchell Jr. to active roster". Houston Chronicle.
  12. ↑ "Texans activate TE Jordan Thomas off Reserve/Injured list". HoustonTexans.com. November 21, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Transactions: Roster Moves (9-5-2020)". HoustonTexans.com. September 5, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Texans Announce Roster Moves (9-7-2020)". HoustonTexans.com. September 7, 2020.
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  17. ↑ "Houston Texans Transactions (12-12-20)". HoustonTexans.com. December 12, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  18. ↑ "Houston Texans Transactions (12-19-20)". HoustonTexans.com. December 19, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  19. ↑ "Houston Texans Transactions (12-26-20)". HoustonTexans.com. December 26, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  20. ↑ "Houston Texans Transactions (1-2-21)". HoustonTexans.com. January 2, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  21. ↑ "Houston Texans Transactions (4-12-2021)". HoustonTexans.com. April 12, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  22. ↑ "XFL Draft List of Selections – November 16-17, 2022". XFLBoard.com. November 17, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
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