Middle Tennessee · W 23-13
No tackles.
Kennesaw State · W 27-26
No tackles.
Florida International · W 27-24
No tackles.
New Mexico State · W 24-0
1 tackle
The other 4 games average 2 tackles. This one was 1 below.
Mitchell has tackles in 5 of Jacksonville State’s 8 games: none against Middle Tennessee, Kennesaw State and Florida International.
Ian Mitchell
Second year in the Jacksonville State linebacker corps. On tape: 4 tackles against Georgia Southern, Week 3, 2026.
10 tackles · 1 sack
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jacksonville State | 10 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2025 | Jacksonville State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 14 | 8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-33@ North Dakota State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 49-7vs Eastern Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 27-29@ Ohio | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-27vs Georgia Southern | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 24-0@ New Mexico State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 49-7
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles
Dominant 42-point win at home against Eastern Kentucky.
Ratings of the games shown run from -13 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
2 seasons under Charles Kelly — 15-7 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Kelly
Pass share
43.9%
213 pass / 272 run
Plays / game
60.6
8 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
240 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
The No. 2,468 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Conference USA.
2026 is in progress.
