#40

Nic Mitchell

Senior linebacker for Mississippi State. 2025: 78 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks.

LB · Mississippi State · Sr. · #40

6′2″ · 230 lb · Jacksonville, FL

CFB Index 70 · #126 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Mississippi State for 2026

How he plays

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

Tackles: 94th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

78

tackles · 2025

5 TFL · 2.5 sacks

Best game: 6 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sacks, at Missouri

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for Mississippi State. 2025: 78 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks.

  • Signed as a 3-star recruit to Mississippi State in 2021.
  • 80 tackles in 2024. Then 78 in 2025.
His career, year by year

Nic Mitchell

LB · Mississippi State · Sr · #40

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Nic Mitchell has played for three head coaches in five seasons at Mississippi State. 2025 brought the first one: SEC Defensive Player of the Week. The receipt on tape: 10 tackles, 1 sacks against Arkansas, Week 10, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

  • positional archetype classification
  • head-coach lineage
  • recognition record
  • game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology