Eric Mitchell: LB · Florida International · #1.
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Eric Mitchell
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle. The five seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Scott Frost, Josh Heupel and Butch Davis. A game that shows it: 10 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Marshall — Week 9, 2021.
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
35 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Florida International | 35 | 22 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | UCF | 40 | 18 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | UCF | 70 | 39 | 9.5 | 3.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2018 | UCF | 44 | 24 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | UCF | 14 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 203 | 113 | 19.5 | 5.0 | 6 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 21-54@ Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-31@ Central Michigan | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-58@ Florida Atlantic | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 33-45vs Charlotte | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-38@ Marshall | 10 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 24-47vs Old Dominion | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-50@ Middle Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-49vs North Texas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 22 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
35tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%3 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
3%1 pass breakups35 tackles · 3 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 5.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Davis
Pass share
51.0%
378 pass / 363 run
Plays / game
61.8
12 games
Team sack rate
9.0%
366 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #451 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at UCF and Florida International, 203 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 42 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Scott Frost, Josh Heupel and Butch Davis.
