Receiver, Butler (from Northern Illinois, Eastern Kentucky), 2019–⁠23

Jyran Mitchell

Number
No. 16
Height
6′0″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2023)
Junior
Hometown
Matteson, IL

Jyran Mitchell played receiver at Northern Illinois (2019–⁠20), Eastern Kentucky (2021–⁠22) and Butler (2023).

Career highs

238rushing yards, career highat Stetson, 20233rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Stetson, 20236catches, career highvs. Drake, 2023

Team titles: Atlantic Sun champions, 2022

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Eastern Kentucky4266.5015
2022Eastern Kentucky1822112.3154
2023Butler221989.0361
Career4444510.1461

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Northern Illinois2−2−1.002
2023Butler1881,2156.51267
Career1901,2136.41267

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Northern Illinois16WRYr 1
2020Northern Illinois16WRYr 2
2021Eastern Kentucky16WRYr 3
2022Eastern Kentucky16WRYr 4
2023Butler16WRJr. (Yr 5)6′0″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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2020Northern Illinois2-1.27––-2.5–
2021Eastern Kentucky (FCS)40.40––1.6–
2022Eastern Kentucky (FCS)180.63––11.4–
2023Butler (FCS)1650.295th (n=681)0.8047.828%

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

2023 Butler 10 games, 22 catches, 198 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2atMontanaL 20–⁠3533613223
Sep 9vs.TaylorW 41–⁠13––––178
Sep 23atStetsonW 28–⁠181404238
Sep 30vs.PresbyterianW 27–⁠17113013149
Oct 7atSt. Thomas (MN)L 10–⁠1731601048
Oct 14vs.DavidsonL 33–⁠35120020123
Oct 21atDaytonW 37–⁠10429115117
Oct 28vs.ValparaisoW 17–⁠7––––159
Nov 4atMorehead StateW 49–⁠7361161125
Nov 18vs.DrakeL 9–⁠136190955

No box score in the source for Sep 16 vs. Wabash, so that game is not listed.

2022 Eastern Kentucky 8 games, 18 catches, 221 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2atEastern MichiganL 34–⁠42462031–
Sep 10atBowling GreenW 59–⁠571505–
Sep 17vs.Charleston SouthernW 40–⁠1721318–
Sep 24atAustin PeayL 20–⁠311505–
Oct 15vs.Sam HoustonL 17–⁠25469054–
Oct 22vs.North AlabamaW 56–⁠531606–
Oct 29atSoutheast Missouri StateW 28–⁠23435014–
Nov 5vs.Central ArkansasW 42–⁠14126026–
2021 Eastern Kentucky 1 game, 4 catches, 26 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 11atLouisvilleL 3–⁠30426015–

No box score in the source for Sep 4 at Western Carolina, so that game is not listed.

2020 Northern Illinois 2 games, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Nov 28atWestern MichiganL 27–⁠30––––−2
Dec 5vs.ToledoL 24–⁠41–––––

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

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