Receiver, Penn State (from Western Kentucky), 2020–22
Mitchell Tinsley
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 206 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Lee’s Summit, MO
- Born
- Sep 15, 1999
Mitchell Tinsley played receiver at Western Kentucky (2020–21) and Penn State (2022).
At a glance
Career highs
10catches, career highat Rice, 2021198receiving yards, career highat Rice, 20212receiving touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. App State, 2021Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Western Kentucky | 43 | 377 | 8.8 | 4 | 38 |
| 2021 | Western Kentucky | 87 | 1,402 | 16.1 | 14 | 75 |
| 2022 | Penn State | 51 | 577 | 11.3 | 5 | 34 |
| Career | 181 | 2,356 | 13.0 | 23 | 75 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | Penn State | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Career | 9 | 10 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Western Kentucky | 5 | WR | So. | ||
| 2021 | Western Kentucky | 5 | WR | Jr. | ||
| 2022 | Penn State | 5 | WR | Sr. | 6′1″ | 206 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Western Kentucky | 72 | 0.29 | 17th (n=346) | 0.55 | 20.8 | 10% |
| 2021 | Western Kentucky | 81 | 0.91 | 81st (n=410) | 0.67 | 73.5 | 10% |
| 2022 | Penn State | 74 | 0.53 | 28th (n=683) | 0.71 | 39.1 | 8% |
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
2022 Penn State 13 games, 51 catches, 577 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at | W 35–31 | 7 | 84 | 1 | 27 | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 46–10 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 14 | – |
| Sep 17 | at | W 41–12 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 34 | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 33–14 | 4 | 51 | 1 | 29 | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 17–7 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Oct 15 | at | L 17–41 | 5 | 57 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 45–17 | 4 | 58 | 1 | 30 | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. | L 31–44 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Nov 5 | at | W 45–14 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 27 | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 30–0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | – |
| Nov 19 | at | W 55–10 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 21 | – |
| Nov 26 | vs. | W 35–16 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. | W 35–21 | 6 | 49 | 1 | 16 | – |
2021 Western Kentucky 14 games, 87 catches, 1,402 yards, 14 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 59–21 | 5 | 58 | 1 | 21 | – |
| Sep 11 | at | L 35–38 | 5 | 93 | 1 | 35 | – |
| Sep 25 | vs. | L 31–33 | 4 | 68 | 0 | 38 | – |
| Oct 2 | at | L 31–48 | 7 | 127 | 0 | 60 | – |
| Oct 9 | vs. | L 46–52 | 5 | 102 | 1 | 40 | – |
| Oct 16 | at | W 43–20 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Oct 23 | at | W 34–19 | 6 | 83 | 1 | 32 | – |
| Oct 30 | vs. | W 45–13 | 6 | 88 | 1 | 27 | – |
| Nov 6 | vs. | W 48–21 | 3 | 53 | 1 | 28 | – |
| Nov 13 | at | W 42–21 | 10 | 198 | 2 | 65 | – |
| Nov 20 | vs. | W 52–17 | 9 | 164 | 2 | 39 | – |
| Nov 27 | at | W 53–21 | 9 | 84 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Dec 3 | at | L 41–49 | 9 | 173 | 2 | 60 | – |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs. | W 59–38 | 7 | 103 | 2 | 75 | – |
2020 Western Kentucky 12 games, 43 catches, 377 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at | L 21–35 | 3 | 38 | 1 | 19 | – |
| Sep 19 | vs. | L 24–30 | 6 | 69 | 1 | 23 | – |
| Oct 3 | at | W 20–17 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Oct 10 | vs. | L 14–38 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Oct 17 | at | L 14–37 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | – |
| Oct 24 | vs. | W 13–10 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 38 | 5 |
| Oct 31 | at | L 10–41 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Nov 7 | at | L 6–10 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Nov 14 | vs. | W 10–7 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Nov 21 | vs. | W 38–21 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Dec 6 | at | W 37–19 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 13 | – |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. | L 21–39 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2023 | Combine or pro day 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0″ | |
| Weight | 199 lb | |
| Arm length | 32⅜″ | |
| Hand size | 10″ | |
| Wingspan | 75⅝″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.60 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.53 s | |
| Vertical jump | 35½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′0″ | |
| Bench press | 14 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.70 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.21 s |
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
2 seasons, 9 games with a stat; latest team: Houston Texans.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Cincinnati Bengals | 8 | 8 | 116 | 2 |
| 2026 (so far) | Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 3 | 49 | 0 |
| NFL career | 9 | 11 | 165 | 2 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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