John Mitchell

#85 · WR · Sr. · Florida Atlantic6′4″ · 220 lb · Tallahassee, FL · Lawton Chiles

John Mitchell: WR · Florida Atlantic · #85.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Khalil McClainTroy · 2019 · 87% season match
Beau CorralesNorth Carolina · 2019 · 85% season match
Carlos CarriereMaryland · 2021 · 69% season match
Brycen TremayneStanford · 2021 · 67% season match
Ja'Cyais CredleGeorgia State · 2021 · 67% season match

John Mitchell

WR · Florida Atlantic · Sr · #85

Wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line. Played for three head coaches in four seasons at Florida Atlantic. A game that shows it: 60 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Georgia Southern — Week 2, 2021.

Style of play

Play style

Wins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Florida Atlantic in the news

Kittley makes abrupt coaching changeOct 27
FAU announces depth chartThe Roost Oct 20

Where to follow

Career stats

Swipe the table sideways for more columns.

Season	Team
2021	Florida Atlantic	19	257	13.5	4	37
2019	Florida Atlantic	38	488	12.8	5	47
2018	Florida Atlantic	6	66	11.0	0	25
2016	Florida Atlantic	6	62	10.3	1	33
Career		69	873	12.7	10	47

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 8 games

Box score · CFBD

Swipe the table sideways for more columns.

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 14-35@ No. 13 Florida	4	51	12.8	0	25
Wk 2	W 38-6vs Georgia Southern	4	60	15.0	2	22	Season-high 60 yds
Wk 3	W 45-14vs Fordham	3	30	10.0	0	12
Wk 4	L 7-31@ Air Force	1	0	0.0	0	0
Wk 5	W 58-21vs Florida International	1	37	37.0	0	37
Wk 10	L 13-28vs Marshall	1	5	5.0	0	5
Wk 12	L 17-52@ Western Kentucky	3	36	12.0	1	20
Wk 13	L 17-27vs Middle Tennessee	2	38	19.0	1	32
Total		19	257	13.5	4	37

Signature game

Week 12 · 2021

L 17-52

at Western Kentucky

3 rec · 36 yds · 1 TD

With M. Hayball — 38.8 yards per punt · 5 punts · 2 inside the 20 · N. Perry — 213 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 32.4

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 12 · Western Kentucky · 3rd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +2.76N'Kosi Perry pass complete to John Mitchell for 9 yds for a TD, (Morgan Suarez KICK)
Week 3 · Fordham · 2nd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +1.94N'Kosi Perry pass complete to John Mitchell for 11 yds to the FlAtl 45 for a
Week 1 · Florida · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.81N'Kosi Perry pass complete to John Mitchell for 25 yds to the FlAtl 39 for a
Week 3 · Fordham · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +1.60N'Kosi Perry pass complete to John Mitchell for 12 yds to the FlAtl 32 for a
Week 12 · Western Kentucky · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.47Nick Tronti pass complete to John Mitchell for 20 yds to the WKent 38 for a
Week 3 · Fordham · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +1.43N'Kosi Perry pass complete to John Mitchell for 7 yds to the Fordh 37 for a

4 more plays

Week 1 · Florida · 2nd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +0.79N'Kosi Perry pass complete to John Mitchell for 14 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Week 1 · Florida · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +0.32N'Kosi Perry pass complete to John Mitchell for 6 yds to the Fla 44
Week 12 · Western Kentucky · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +0.31Nick Tronti pass complete to John Mitchell for 7 yds to the FlAtl 32
Week 1 · Florida · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +0.22N'Kosi Perry pass complete to John Mitchell for 6 yds to the FlAtl 38

Teams and coaches

2016Florida Atlantic3-9HC: Charlie Partridge · Run-leaning

2018Florida Atlantic5-7HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2019Florida Atlantic11-3HC: Lane Kiffin · Balanced

2021Florida Atlantic5-7HC: Willie Taggart · Balanced, slow tempo

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 35 (#361 of 468). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2021 season

35Below cohort / limited sample #361 of 468 · 2021?

10 metrics · season cumulative

2021 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: td rate (98th percentile). Strength: epa / target (90th percentile). Concern: long catch (24th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#16 / 655 · 98th pct

17.4%

EPA / target#65 / 655 · 90th pct

1.06

Explosive rate#77 / 655 · 88th pct

21.7%

Catch rate#167 / 655 · 74th pct

82.6%

Yards / catch#277 / 655 · 58th pct

13.1

Box-score rates (5)

Rec TDs#145 / 557 · 70th pct

Yards / catch#254 / 557 · 54th pct

13.5

Rec yards#397 / 557 · 28th pct

257

Receptions#403 / 557 · 26th pct

Long catch#420 / 557 · 24th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Catch rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / catch— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2021. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 8 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	2.2	34.0	17.2	0.6
Road3g	2.7	29.0	8.3	0.3

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.6	35.6	15.0	0.4
Weeks 8+3g	2.0	26.3	12.0	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2021 season

Head Coach

Willie Taggart

Pass share

54.9%

383 pass / 314 run

Plays / game

58.1

12 games

Team sack rate

9.7%

404 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

19 catches in 8 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

35 · #361 of 468 WRs · 2021

Two-star recruit. Now #361 at the position.

John Mitchell

Similar players

Style of play

Fans

Florida Atlantic in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

19 catches in 8 games

Six seasons at Florida Atlantic

2016 5 games