Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 18-15@ SMU | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-28@ Baylor | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Bruce Mitchell
Senior offensive lineman for BYU. 2024: 2 tackles.
6′4″ · 305 lb · Kamas, UT
All-Conf 1st team
The story
Senior offensive lineman for BYU. 2024: 2 tackles.
- Transferred from Mississippi Valley State to Eastern Illinois in 2025.
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Bruce Mitchell
He got to Eastern Illinois by way of Mississippi Valley State. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-Big 12. The receipt: 1 tackles against Baylor — Week 5, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- portal record
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2025
- Entered the portal
- All-Big 12first
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-BIG 12 · 1ST TEAM
All-Big 12 1st team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
1 coach2022–2024
Played his entire career under Kalani Sitake.
Game log
Signature game
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Kalani Sitake — 24-14 over that span.
2022BYU8-5HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced
2023BYU5-7HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced
2024BYU11-2HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning
Awards
Bruce Mitchell is now playing at an All-Conference level for BYU.
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All-Big 12 (2025)
The unit he anchors ranks 4th nationally in line yards this season. See the full unit breakdown →
BYU has produced 2 All-Conference offensive linemen and 1 All-American. 3 have gone on to the NFL Draft since 2021. Brady Christensen was one of them, an All-American.
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology