Receiver, Florida Atlantic, 2016–⁠21

John Mitchell

Number
No. 85
Height
6′4″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Tallahassee, FL

John Mitchell played receiver at Florida Atlantic (2016–⁠21).

Career highs

8catches, career highat Ball State, 2019124receiving yards, career highat Ball State, 20193receiving touchdowns, career highat Ball State, 2019

Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2017 and 2019

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Florida Atlantic66210.3133
2018Florida Atlantic66611.0025
2019Florida Atlantic3848812.8547
2021Florida Atlantic1925713.5437
Career6987312.71047

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Florida Atlantic85WRYr 1
2017Florida Atlantic85WRYr 2
2018Florida Atlantic85WRYr 3
2019Florida Atlantic85WRYr 4
2020Florida Atlantic85WRYr 5
2021Florida Atlantic85WRSr. (Yr 6)6′4″220

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2016Florida Atlantic90.19––1.7–
2018Florida Atlantic7-0.07––-0.5–
2019Florida Atlantic640.5450th (n=499)0.5434.66%
2021Florida Atlantic130.88––11.5–

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

2021 Florida Atlantic 8 games, 19 catches, 257 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 4atFloridaL 14–⁠35451025
Sep 11vs.Georgia SouthernW 38–⁠6460222
Sep 18vs.FordhamW 45–⁠14330012
Sep 25atAir ForceL 7–⁠311000
Oct 2vs.Florida InternationalW 58–⁠21137037
Nov 6vs.MarshallL 13–⁠281505
Nov 20atWestern KentuckyL 17–⁠52336120
Nov 27vs.Middle TennesseeL 17–⁠27238132
2019 Florida Atlantic 14 games, 38 catches, 488 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31atOhio StateL 21–⁠45112012
Sep 7vs.UCFL 14–⁠48215011
Sep 14atBall StateW 41–⁠318124333
Sep 21vs.WagnerW 42–⁠7471023
Sep 28atCharlotteW 45–⁠27470047
Oct 12vs.Middle TennesseeW 28–⁠13234130
Oct 18vs.MarshallL 31–⁠36467024
Oct 26atOld DominionW 41–⁠31101
Nov 2atWestern KentuckyW 35–⁠2431809
Nov 9vs.Florida InternationalW 37–⁠7112012
Nov 23atUTSAW 40–⁠26324015
Nov 30vs.Southern MissW 34–⁠171−500
Dec 7vs.UABW 49–⁠6118118
Dec 21 ✦vs.SMUW 52–⁠28327012
2018 Florida Atlantic 3 games, 6 catches, 66 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 26vs.Louisiana TechL 13–⁠212806
Nov 15atNorth TexasL 38–⁠41225017
Nov 24vs.CharlotteL 24–⁠27233025
2016 Florida Atlantic 5 games, 6 catches, 62 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.Southern IllinoisW 38–⁠30113013
Sep 10atMiamiL 10–⁠381404
Sep 17atKansas StateL 7–⁠631404
Oct 29vs.Western KentuckyL 3–⁠522806
Nov 5atRiceW 42–⁠25133133

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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