Last confirmed: Western Michigan, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 205 lb · Paw Paw, MI
Derrick Mitchell: P · Western Michigan · #39.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Western Michigan’s specialists
Derrick Mitchell
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Three seasons at Western Michigan, two different head coaches: P.J. Fleck and Tim Lester.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
42.4 gross, but 0 of 65 inside the 20 (0.0%) — a flipper. flipper
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 31-49@ No. 4 USC | 5 | 220 | 44.0 | 58 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-28@ Michigan State | 8 | 373 | 46.6 | 52 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 37-28vs Idaho | 5 | 243 | 48.6 | 64 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-14vs Wagner | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-3vs Ball State | 4 | 147 | 36.8 | 46 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 71-68@ Buffalo | 4 | 197 | 49.3 | 64 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-14vs Akron | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 28 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-17@ Eastern Michigan | 6 | 259 | 43.2 | 63 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 28-35vs Central Michigan | 9 | 349 | 38.8 | 60 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 48-20vs Kent State | 7 | 318 | 45.4 | 61 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 31-35@ Northern Illinois | 6 | 222 | 37.0 | 65 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-37@ Toledo | 7 | 327 | 46.7 | 64 | 0 | |
| Total | 65 | 2756 | 42.4 | 65 | 0 |
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
0%0 of 65Touchback rate
0%0 of 65Yards / punt
42.465 puntsLong
65yards42.4 yards/punt on 65 punts · 0% placed inside the 20.
Western Michigan carries two punters; Mitchell has taken all 65 punts.
How it ended
Three seasons at Western Michigan — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: P.J. Fleck → Tim Lester. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
