James Mitchell
James Mitchell
Wins his gap play after play. James Mitchell has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Colorado State. In 2021 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-ACC. One game to point at: 6 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Nevada — Week 10, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Colorado State, 4 sacks — drafted at #177 overall by Detroit.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2021)
All-ACC
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Steve Addazio → Jay Norvell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
DetroitEntering 5th NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Mora
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2021)
All-ACC
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Colorado State | 38 | 13 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Colorado State | 20 | 9 | 4.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Colorado State | 17 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Colorado State | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 81 | 29 | 12.5 | 4.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024
W 38–17
vs Northern Colorado
3 SOLO · 5 TOT
Dominant 21-point win at home against Northern Colorado.
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Hale Motu'apuaka’s 2023 season.
Matches Hale on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Dierre Kelly's graduate season at Bowling Green (2025).
Matches Dierre on