Junior linebacker for Purdue. 2021: 25 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks.
6′3″ · 270 lb
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
ILB recruit
No. 105 nationally · Joined Purdue
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Purdue. 2021: 25 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks.
DaMarcus Mitchell
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. He has spent two seasons in the Purdue linebacker corps. One game to point at: 5 tackles, 1 sacks against Indiana — Week 13, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Purdue, 59 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Jeff Brohm — 11-8 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (93rd percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (87th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #520 at the position.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 49-0@ UConn | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 13-27@ Notre Dame | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 13-9vs Illinois | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-30vs Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 40-29vs Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 31-59@ Ohio State | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 32-14@ Northwestern | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 44-7vs Indiana | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 21 | 12 | 5.0 | 3.5 | — | 2 |
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
21 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 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.
Player DNA
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Wilson Huber’s 2021 season.
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As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Brian Allen's sophomore season at Iowa (2024).
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Player DNA