Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-10vs North Carolina | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 1 | 20 | Season-high 36 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 35-14vs Middle Tennessee | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 5 | 42 | 7.5 | 1 | 20 |
#82
James Mitchell
Former tight end at Virginia Tech. 2021: 5 catches, 42 receiving yards, 1 TD.
6′3″ · 242 lb · Big Stone Gap, VA
Detroit — drafted 2022, Rd 5, Pick 34, #177 overall
Recruiting
4★
WR recruit
No. 374 nationally · Signed with Virginia Tech
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former tight end at Virginia Tech. 2021: 5 catches, 42 receiving yards, 1 TD.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Virginia Tech in 2018.
- Drafted round 5 by the Detroit in 2022.
James Mitchell
James Mitchell has been at Virginia Tech through two head coaches in three seasons. His first career honor landed in 2021: Preseason All-ACC (media). One game to point at: 36 rec yds, 3 receptions against North Carolina — Week 1, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Virginia Tech, 840 receiving yards — drafted at #177 overall by Detroit.
His career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
The week the volume broke through — put up 103 yds at North Carolina.North Carolina · L 45-562020
2018
- Signed with Virginia Tech4-star out of Union
2022
- Drafted by Detroitround 5, pick 177
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Virginia Tech
NFL
NFL Draft
R5 · #177
Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
2 coaches2019–2020
Virginia Tech
2021era →
J.C. Price
Virginia Tech
Coaching transition mid-career: Justin Fuente → J.C. Price. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
DetroitEntering 5th NFL season
#177Rd 5 · Pick 34
DetroitEntering 5th NFL season
2021 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2019Virginia Tech8-5HC: Justin Fuente · Run-heavy
2020Virginia Tech5-6HC: Justin Fuente · Run-heavy
2021Virginia Tech6-7HC: J.C. Price · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 REC/g, 21.0 YDS/g, 7.5 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | 26 | 435 | 16.7 | 4 | -- |
| 2019 | Virginia Tech | 21 | 363 | 17.3 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 52 | 840 | 16.2 | 7 | -- |
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology