Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-3vs Alcorn State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#49
BJ Mitchell
Junior linebacker for Southern Miss. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 218 lb · Hattiesburg, MS · Hattiesburg HS
Returning to Southern Miss for 2026
The numbers
2
tackles · 2026
0.5 TFL
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, 0.5 TFL, vs Alcorn State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Southern Miss. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
His career, year by yearBJ Mitchell
The receipt: 2 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Alcorn State — Week 1, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Southern Miss
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Southern Miss1-1HC: Blake Anderson · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Southern Miss | 2 | -- | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | -- | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 49–3
vs Alcorn State
2 TOT · 0 TFL
Dominant 46-point win at home against Alcorn State.
With M. Johnson — 13 rush yds (1 car) · E. Hampton — 180 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 15 rush yds (3 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Southern Miss
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Southern Miss
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +10 net (38 in / 28 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Southern Miss · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #94 · 2026 recruiting class #108
Background
Southwest (2025): Earned second-team All-MACCC South honors in only season at Southwest CC…Posted 84 tackles (52 solos), averaging 9.3 per contest…Added a sack for eight yards…Posted four tackles for loss for 13 yards…Notched a pass breakup. Holmes (2024): Played in nine of ten games for the Bull...
The linebacker corps · Southern Miss
- #53Joseph Harper50 tackles · 2025
- #42Melvin Spriggs45 tackles · 2025
- #13Mathis Haygood44 tackles · 2025
- #33Avery Sledge15 tackles · 2025
- #49BJ Mitchell1 game · 2026
9 more on the roster · Southern Miss team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology