#5

JB Mitchell III

WR · Eastern Michigan · Sr. · #5

Eastern Michigan 2024 — college career complete
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JB Mitchell III

WR · Eastern Michigan · Sr · #5

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1687 national
CFB
College
Eastern Michigan
2023–2024
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023Eastern Michigan6-7HC: Chris Creighton · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2024Eastern Michigan5-7HC: Chris Creighton · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2024Eastern Michigan33712.30--
2023Eastern Michigan3539811.41--
Career3843511.41--
SeasonTeam
2024Eastern Michigan----------
2023Eastern Michigan11------
Career11------

How he plays

Play style

Moves the chains on third down.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Possession Receiver

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

WR

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Jared Sparks’s 2021 season.

Jared Sparks

84%match

UL Monroe · 2021

#2

Jonah Panoke

Hawai'i · 2022

83%
#3

Boobie Curry

Buffalo · 2023

82%
#4

Michael Woods II

Oklahoma · 2021

NFL Rd 6
82%
#5

Justin Garrett

UTEP · 2020

80%

Matches Jared on

Height
EPA / play (adj)
Reception volume

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Taylor Grimes’s path through Incarnate Word.

Taylor Grimes

100%match

Incarnate Word · 2022

#2

Anthony Lowe

Gardner-Webb · 2025

98%
#3

Kenny Johnson

Pittsburgh · 2025

NFL Rd 5
98%
#4

Hunter Long

Boston College · 2020

All-ACCNFL Rd 3 · Pk 18
96%
#5

Ma'jon Wright

Arizona · 2020

95%

Matches Taylor on

Yards per reception
20232025

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Taj Davis's freshman season at Washington (2021).

Taj Davis

81%match

Washington · 2021

#2

Terrill Davis

Oklahoma State · 2025

79%
#3

Chris Hunter

Arizona · 2024

78%
#4

Jalen Wayne

South Alabama · 2020

All-Sun Belt
77%
#5

Shae Wyatt

Tulane · 2021

76%

Matches Taj on

TD rate
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception

Differs from Taj on

Class year (higher)
Reception volume (higher)

Player DNA

Players who play like JB Mitchell III

#1

Kenny Johnson

Pittsburgh · 2023

98%

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2023–2024
3982023
37.02024

-91%

Sharp dropoff (-91%) — career inflection point.