Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 18-15@ SMU | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-28@ Baylor | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Bruce Mitchell
Senior offensive lineman for BYU. 2024: 2 tackles.
6′4″ · 305 lb · Kamas, UT
All-Conf 1st teamReturning to BYU for 2026
The story
4 offensive lineman for BYU. 2024: 2 tackles.
- Transferred from Mississippi Valley State to Eastern Illinois in 2025.
Buzz vs Tape
Fans hotter than the country
His own fans read him warmer than the wider college football conversation does — a gap of 17 points in belief.
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13.3national conversation
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Bruce Mitchell
He got to Eastern Illinois by way of Mississippi Valley State. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-Big 12. The receipt: 1 tackles against Baylor — Week 5, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- portal record
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2025
- Entered the portal
- All-Big 12first
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-BIG 12 · 1ST TEAM
All-Big 12 1st team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
1 coach2022–2024
Played his entire career under Kalani Sitake.
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Kalani Sitake — 24-14 over that span.
2022BYU8-5HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced
2023BYU5-7HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced
2024BYU11-2HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Bruce Mitchell is now playing at an All-Conference level for BYU.
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All-Big 12 (2025)
BYU has produced 2 All-Conference offensive linemen and 1 All-American. 3 have gone on to the NFL Draft since 2021. Brady Christensen was one of them, an All-American.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024
W 18–15
at SMU
1 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
With J. Retzlaff — 202 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 29.6 · 35 rush yds (10 car) · S. Vander Haar — 42 AVG · 46 LONG · 3 NO
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
BYU
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Offensive line · BYU
Returning around him
- 78% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 2 BYU players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -5 net (9 in / 14 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
BYU · Last season: 12-2 (AP #12) · Talent rank #59 · 2026 recruiting class #21
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology