Alex Mitchell
The two seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Derek Mason and Dowell Loggains. One game to point at: 9 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against NC State — Week 4, 2026.
48 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
48 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | App State | 48 | 27 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 60 | 30 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 6 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-3vs Maine | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-24@ East Carolina | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 26-21vs Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 31-41@ NC State | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 3-10vs Old Dominion | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-32@ Coastal Carolina | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-31vs James Madison | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-19@ Georgia Southern | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 27 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · L 3-19 at Georgia Southern, play by play
6 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, in the 8 games with play by play.
How App State’s defense played that day
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 6 of his 7, sacks included.
6 tackles. The pressure he forced on 4th and 3 ended Old Dominion’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Hurried the quarterback on 4th and 3. Third quarter, up 3-2. Ended Old Dominion’s drive (downs).
9 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 8 of his 9, sacks included.
Forced a fumble. Third quarter, down 28-17.
1 tackle.
Forced a fumble. First quarter, up 3-0.
6 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
6 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
48tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups48 tackles · 2.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 7.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 6.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dowell Loggains
Pass share
51.1%
280 pass / 268 run
Plays / game
68.5
8 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
296 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #349 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Derek Mason and Dowell Loggains.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to App State
