Linebacker, UConn, 2019–23
Jackson Mitchell
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Ridgefield, CT
- Born
- Jan 23, 2001
Jackson Mitchell played linebacker at UConn (2019–23).
At a glance
Career highs
16tackles, career highfour times; last at Army, 2022Defense
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | UConn | 8 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | UConn | 8 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | UConn | 8 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | UConn | 8 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | UConn | 8 | LB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′1″ | 235 |
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
2023 UConn 12 games, 113 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. NC State | L 14–24 | 15 | 8 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | at Georgia State | L 14–35 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Florida International | L 17–24 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Duke | L 7–41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Utah State | L 33–34 | 15 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Rice | W 38–31 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. South Florida | L 21–24 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Boston College | L 14–21 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Tennessee | L 3–59 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at James Madison | L 6–44 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Sacred Heart | W 31–3 | 11 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Massachusetts | W 31–18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 UConn 12 games, 133 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | atUtah State | L 20–31 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3 | vs. Central Connecticut | W 28–3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Syracuse | L 14–48 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at Michigan | L 0–59 | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | atNC State | L 10–41 | 9 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Fresno State | W 19–14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atFlorida International | W 33–12 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Ball State | L 21–25 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Boston College | W 13–3 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Massachusetts | W 27–10 | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Liberty | W 36–33 | 9 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | at Army | L 17–34 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 UConn 12 games, 113 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | atFresno State | L 0–45 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 4 | vs. Holy Cross | L 28–38 | 11 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Purdue | L 0–49 | 14 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | atArmy | L 21–52 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Wyoming | L 22–24 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at Vanderbilt | L 28–30 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | atMassachusetts | L 13–27 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 16 | vs. Yale | W 21–15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Middle Tennessee | L 13–44 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at Clemson | L 7–44 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | at UCF | L 17–49 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs. Houston | L 17–45 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 UConn 9 games, 65 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | at Indiana | L 3–38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | atUCF | L 21–56 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Tulane | L 7–49 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs.Houston | L 17–24 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | atMassachusetts | W 56–35 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Navy | L 10–56 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Cincinnati | L 3–48 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. East Carolina | L 24–31 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | at Temple | L 17–49 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2024 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅜″ |
| Weight | 225 lb |
| Arm length | 30½″ |
| Hand size | 9¾″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.85 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.68 s |
| Vertical jump | 34″ |
| Broad jump | 9′5″ |
| Bench press | 17 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.36 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.22 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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