Osirus Mitchell

#5 · WR · Sr. · Mississippi State6′5″ · 210 lb · Sarasota, FL

Osirus Mitchell: WR · Mississippi State · #5.

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Osirus Mitchell

WR · Mississippi State · Sr · #5

Moves the chains on third down. Played for three head coaches in four seasons at Mississippi State. A game that shows it: 183 receiving yards and 7 receptions against LSU — Week 4, 2020.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Mississippi State in the news

Kamario Taylor out for seasonOct 27
Students rally for Nolan WellsOct 21
Billy Puckett named QB1The Clarion-Ledger Oct 17

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2020	Mississippi State	47	505	10.7	4	43
2019	Mississippi State	29	430	14.8	6	35
2018	Mississippi State	26	427	16.4	4	84
2017	Mississippi State	5	51	10.2	0	18
Career		107	1,413	13.2	14	84

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2020 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 4	W 44-34@ No. 6 LSU	7	183	26.1	2	43	Season-high 183 yds
Wk 5	L 14-21vs Arkansas	5	61	12.2	0	34
Wk 6	L 2-24@ Kentucky	2	3	1.5	0	5
Wk 7	L 14-28vs No. 11 Texas A&M	6	40	6.7	0	17
Wk 9	L 0-41@ No. 2 Alabama	2	17	8.5	0	10
Wk 10	W 24-17vs Vanderbilt	4	32	8.0	1	16
Wk 12	L 24-31@ No. 13 Georgia	7	53	7.6	0	15
Wk 13	L 24-31@ Ole Miss	5	42	8.4	0	18
Wk 15	L 10-24vs Auburn	3	27	9.0	0	15
Wk 16	W 51-32vs Missouri	5	44	8.8	1	14
Total		46	502	10.9	4	43

Signature game

Week 4 · 2020

W 44-34

at LSU

7 rec · 183 yds · 2 TD

Edged out LSU on the road in a shootout.

With K. Costello — 623 yds · 5 TD · 2 INT · K. Hill — 8 rec · 158 yds · 1 TD · 34 rush yds (7 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 4 · LSU · 3rd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +5.47K.J. Costello pass complete to Osirus Mitchell for 43 yds for a TD, (Brandon Ruiz KICK)
Week 13 · Ole Miss · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +3.82Will Rogers pass complete to Osirus Mitchell for 18 yds to the Miss 45 for a OLE MISS Penalty, illegal helmet contact (Jon Haynes) to the Miss 40 for a
Week 5 · Arkansas · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +3.62K.J. Costello pass complete to Osirus Mitchell for 34 yds to the Ark 45 for a
Week 4 · LSU · 3rd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +3.61K.J. Costello pass complete to Osirus Mitchell for 24 yds for a TD, (Brandon Ruiz KICK)
Week 4 · LSU · 3rd and 13 · Q1 · EPA +3.19K.J. Costello pass complete to Osirus Mitchell for 25 yds to the LSU 19 for a
Week 7 · Texas A&M · 3rd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +3.12Will Rogers pass complete to Osirus Mitchell for 17 yds to the TexAM 48 for a

4 more plays

Week 5 · Arkansas · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +3.11K.J. Costello pass complete to Osirus Mitchell for 18 yds to the Ark 42 for a
Week 15 · Auburn · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.06Will Rogers pass complete to Osirus Mitchell for 15 yds to the Aub 49 for a
Week 4 · LSU · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.49K.J. Costello pass complete to Osirus Mitchell for 22 yds to the LSU 41 for a
Week 4 · LSU · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.45K.J. Costello pass complete to Osirus Mitchell for 27 yds to the LSU 25 for a

Teams and coaches

2017Mississippi State9-4HC: Dan Mullen · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2018Mississippi State8-5HC: Joe Moorhead · Run-heavy

2019Mississippi State6-7HC: Joe Moorhead · Run-heavy

2020Mississippi State4-7HC: Mike Leach · Pass-heavy, fast tempo

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles · 2020 season

5 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (88th percentile). Concern: yards / catch (23rd percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#48 / 421 · 88th pct

Rec yards#99 / 421 · 77th pct

505

Rec TDs#79 / 421 · 77th pct

Long catch#237 / 421 · 43rd pct

Yards / catch#322 / 421 · 23rd pct

10.7

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2020, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2020 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	4.6	40.8	8.9	0.4
Road5g	4.6	59.6	10.4	0.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-74g	5.0	71.8	11.6	0.5
Weeks 8+6g	4.3	35.8	8.4	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2020 season

Head Coach

Mike Leach

Pass share

73.9%

555 pass / 196 run

Plays / game

75.1

10 games

Team sack rate

5.8%

601 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-heavy, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2020

47 catches in 10 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Osirus Mitchell

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Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

47 catches in 10 games

Four seasons at Mississippi State