Linebacker, Mississippi State, 2021–25
Nic Mitchell
Lettered 2022–25 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 40
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Jacksonville, FL
Nic Mitchell played linebacker at Mississippi State (2021–25).
Career highs
11tackles, career highvs. Missouri, 2024Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Mississippi State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Mississippi State | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Mississippi State | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Mississippi State | 80 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 78 | 17 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | 173 | 45 | 8 | 2.5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Mississippi State | 40 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | Mississippi State | 40 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | Mississippi State | 40 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | Mississippi State | 40 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 40 | LB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′2″ | 230 |
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
2025 Mississippi State 13 games, 78 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Southern Miss | W 34–17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Arizona State | W 24–20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Alcorn State | W 63–0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 38–10 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Tennessee | L 34–41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at Texas A&M | L 9–31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Florida | L 21–23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Texas | L 38–45 | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Arkansas | W 38–35 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Georgia | L 21–41 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Missouri | L 27–49 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs. Ole Miss | L 19–38 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Wake Forest | L 29–43 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Mississippi State 12 games, 80 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Eastern Kentucky | W 56–7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | atArizona State | L 23–30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Toledo | L 17–41 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs.Florida | L 28–45 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | atTexas | L 13–35 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | atGeorgia | L 31–41 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs.Texas A&M | L 24–34 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Arkansas | L 25–58 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Massachusetts | W 45–20 | 10 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atTennessee | L 14–33 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Missouri | L 20–39 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | atOle Miss | L 14–26 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Mississippi State 3 games, 7 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. SE Louisiana | W 48–7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Alabama | L 17–40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Kentucky | L 3–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Mississippi State 3 games, 5 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Memphis | W 49–23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Bowling Green | W 45–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. East Tennessee State | W 56–7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Mississippi State 1 game, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20 | vs. Tennessee State | W 55–10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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