Running back, East Carolina, 2020–22
Keaton Mitchell
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 5′9″
- Weight
- 184 lb
- Class (2022)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Mcdonough, GA
- Born
- Jan 17, 2002
Keaton Mitchell played running back at East Carolina (2020–22).
At a glance
Career highs
222rushing yards, career hightwice; last at Temple, 20223rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Temple, 20228catches, career highat Tulane, 2022Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | East Carolina | 88 | 443 | 5.0 | 2 | 34 |
| 2021 | East Carolina | 174 | 1,132 | 6.5 | 9 | 88 |
| 2022 | East Carolina | 201 | 1,452 | 7.2 | 14 | 81 |
| Career | 463 | 3,027 | 6.5 | 25 | 88 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | East Carolina | 11 | 75 | 6.8 | 1 | 26 |
| 2021 | East Carolina | 22 | 253 | 11.5 | 1 | 63 |
| 2022 | East Carolina | 27 | 252 | 9.3 | 1 | 73 |
| Career | 60 | 580 | 9.7 | 3 | 73 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | East Carolina | 6 | 96 | 0 |
| 2021 | East Carolina | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | East Carolina | 5 | 133 | 0 |
| Career | 12 | 234 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | East Carolina | 2 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | East Carolina | 2 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | East Carolina | 2 | RB | So. (Yr 3) | 5′9″ | 184 |
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 | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | East Carolina | 89 | 0.01 | 15th (n=212) | 0.14 | 0.4 | 15% | 0.06 |
| 2021 | East Carolina | 199 | 0.18 | 56th (n=277) | 0.16 | 35.2 | 23% | 0.23 |
| 2022 | East Carolina | 227 | 0.30 | 87th (n=470) | 0.14 | 68.6 | 27% | 0.30 |
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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2022 East Carolina 12 games, 1,452 rushing yards, 14 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | L 20–21 | 10 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 39–21 | 18 | 160 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 49–10 | 13 | 185 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. | L 20–23 | 5 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 8 | at | L 9–24 | 10 | 47 | 0 | 8 | 54 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 47–45 | 29 | 149 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 34–13 | 16 | 105 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at | W 27–24 | 21 | 176 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at | L 25–27 | 16 | 112 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | L 3–42 | 14 | 128 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at | W 49–46 | 27 | 222 | 3 | 2 | 78 | 1 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | W 53–29 | 22 | 127 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
2021 East Carolina 12 games, 1,132 rushing yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | L 19–33 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 5 | 79 | 1 |
| Sep 11 | vs. | L 17–20 | 14 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | at | W 42–38 | 14 | 135 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. | W 31–28 | 13 | 125 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. | W 52–29 | 15 | 222 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Oct 9 | at | L 16–20 | 17 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at | L 24–31 | 11 | 38 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 29–14 | 16 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs. | W 45–3 | 18 | 146 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Nov 13 | at | W 30–29 | 17 | 81 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | at | W 38–35 | 18 | 94 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. | L 13–35 | 17 | 55 | 0 | – | – | – |
2020 East Carolina 9 games, 443 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs. | L 28–51 | 8 | 66 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at | L 29–49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 10 | at | W 44–24 | 15 | 42 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | L 23–27 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | at | L 30–34 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs. | L 21–38 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at | L 17–55 | 17 | 124 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | at | W 28–3 | 13 | 103 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs. | W 52–38 | 20 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2023 | Combine or pro day 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′7⅞″ | |
| Weight | 179 lb | |
| Arm length | 30¾″ | |
| Hand size | 9¼″ | |
| Wingspan | 74¾″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.37 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.48 s | |
| Vertical jump | 38″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′6″ | |
| Bench press | 13 repsW | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.40 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.36 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 29 games with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Chargers.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Baltimore Ravens | 7 | 47 | 396 | 2 | 9 | 93 |
| 2024 | Baltimore Ravens | 4 | 15 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
| 2025 | Baltimore Ravens | 13 | 59 | 341 | 1 | 9 | 63 |
| 2026 (so far) | Los Angeles Chargers | 5 | 33 | 135 | 0 | 12 | 52 |
| NFL career | 29 | 154 | 902 | 3 | 31 | 236 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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