Receiver, Abilene Christian (from Eastern Michigan), 2021–25
J.B. Mitchell
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Alabaster, AL
J.B. Mitchell played receiver at Eastern Michigan (2021–24) and Abilene Christian (2025).
Career highs
7catches, career hightwice; last at Buffalo, 202399receiving yards, career highvs. Western Michigan, 2023Team titles: United Athletic champions, 2025
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Eastern Michigan | 35 | 398 | 11.4 | 1 | 50 |
| 2024 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 14 |
| 2025 | Abilene Christian | 22 | 243 | 11.0 | 2 | 41 |
| Career | 60 | 678 | 11.3 | 3 | 50 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | WR | RS | ||
| 2022 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | WR | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | WR | So. | ||
| 2024 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | WR | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Abilene Christian | 5 | WR | Sr. | 6′1″ | 205 |
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.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Eastern Michigan | 48 | 0.50 | 17th (n=681) | 0.80 | 24.2 | 7% |
| 2024 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 1.61 | – | – | 4.8 | – |
| 2025 | Abilene Christian (FCS) | 43 | 0.38 | 37th (n=1040) | 0.46 | 16.1 | 5% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2025 Abilene Christian 11 games, 22 catches, 243 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | at | L 21–42 | 5 | 88 | 1 | 32 | – |
| Sep 27 | at | L 7–38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Oct 4 | vs. | W 52–23 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 21 | – |
| Oct 11 | at | W 30–13 | 4 | 34 | 1 | 14 | – |
| Oct 18 | at | L 24–31 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Nov 1 | vs. | W 31–28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Nov 8 | vs. | W 31–10 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 41 | – |
| Nov 15 | at | W 17–10 | 1 | −6 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Nov 22 | at | W 49–28 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | – |
| Nov 29 | vs. | W 38–20 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | – |
| Dec 6 | at | L 34–41 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 21 vs. Austin Peay, so that game is not listed.
2024 Eastern Michigan 2 games, 3 catches, 37 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 | vs. | L 14–38 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Nov 2 | vs. | L 28–29 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 14 | – |
2023 Eastern Michigan 11 games, 35 catches, 398 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 33–23 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Sep 9 | at | L 6–25 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 19–17 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Sep 23 | at | L 0–21 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Sep 30 | at | L 23–26 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Oct 7 | vs. | W 24–10 | 7 | 71 | 1 | 16 | – |
| Oct 21 | at | L 13–20 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Oct 28 | vs. | L 21–45 | 5 | 99 | 0 | 50 | – |
| Nov 8 | at | L 23–49 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Nov 14 | vs. | W 30–27 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Nov 21 | at | W 24–11 | 7 | 75 | 0 | 28 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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