Linebacker, Florida International (from UCF), 2016–21
Eric Mitchell
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 238 lb
- Class (2021)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Miami, FL
Eric Mitchell played linebacker at UCF (2016–20) and Florida International (2021).
Career highs
13tackles, career highvs. Tulsa, 2020Team titles: National champions, 2017 (UCF); American champions, 2017 and 2018
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | UCF | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | UCF | 44 | 24 | 4.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | UCF | 70 | 39 | 9.5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | UCF | 40 | 18 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Florida International | 35 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 203 | 113 | 19.5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | UCF | 1 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2018 | UCF | 1 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2019 | UCF | 1 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2020 | UCF | 1 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2021 | Florida International | 1 | LB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′2″ | 238 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2021 Florida International 8 games, 35 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | at Texas Tech | L 21–54 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at Central Michigan | L 27–31 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at Florida Atlantic | L 21–58 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Charlotte | L 33–45 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | at Marshall | L 0–38 | 10 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Old Dominion | L 24–47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at Middle Tennessee | L 10–50 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. North Texas | L 7–49 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 UCF 5 games, 40 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | at Georgia Tech | W 49–21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at East Carolina | W 51–28 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Tulsa | L 26–34 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Memphis | L 49–50 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 24 | vs. Tulane | W 51–34 | 8 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 UCF 12 games, 70 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Florida A&M | W 62–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | atFlorida Atlantic | W 48–14 | 9 | 6 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Stanford | W 45–27 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Pittsburgh | L 34–35 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | vs. UConn | W 56–21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at Cincinnati | L 24–27 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs.East Carolina | W 41–28 | 9 | 3 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | at Temple | W 63–21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Houston | W 44–29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | atTulsa | L 31–34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | atTulane | W 34–31 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs.Marshall | W 48–25 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 UCF 11 games, 44 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | atUConn | W 56–17 | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 8 | vs. South Carolina State | W 38–0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs.Florida Atlantic | W 56–36 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs. SMU | W 48–20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | atMemphis | W 31–30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | atEast Carolina | W 37–10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs.Temple | W 52–40 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Navy | W 35–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs.Cincinnati | W 38–13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at South Florida | W 38–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. LSU | L 32–40 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2017 UCF 5 games, 14 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | at Maryland | W 38–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Memphis | W 40–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs.East Carolina | W 63–21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Austin Peay | W 73–33 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atTemple | W 45–19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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