Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-17@ Duke | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | Season-high 8 yds |
| Total | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
#17
Oliver Mitchell Jr.
Sophomore wide receiver for Tulane. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 185 lb · New Orleans, LA
Returning to Tulane for 2026
The numbers
8
receiving yards · 2026
1 catches · 8 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 8 yds, at Duke
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 wide receiver for Tulane. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Tulane in 2025.
- 7 receiving yards in 2025. Then 8 in 2026.
Oliver Mitchell Jr.
Two seasons at Tulane, two different head coaches: Jon Sumrall and Will Hall. The receipt: 8 rec yds, 1 receptions against Duke — Week 1, 2026.
8 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20253 games
- Signed with Tulane3-star out of Edna Karr
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Tulane
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Jon Sumrall
Tulane
Coaching transition mid-career: Jon Sumrall → Will Hall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Tulane11-3HC: Jon Sumrall · Run-leaning
2026Tulane1-1HC: Will Hall · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 8.0 YDS/g, 8.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Hall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Tulane
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Tulane
Returning around him
- 21% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -7 net (20 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Tulane · Last season: 11-3 (AP #17) · Talent rank #70 · 2026 recruiting class #64
The receiver room · Tulane
- #5Anthony Brown523 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Zycarl Lewis Jr.330 receiving yards · 2025
- #16Garrett Mmahat124 receiving yards · 2025
- #85Gabe Daniels29 receiving yards · 2025
- #17Oliver Mitchell Jr.7 receiving yards · 2025
11 more on the roster · Tulane team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology