Steven Mitchell Jr.

WR · USC 2017 · #4

Last confirmed: USC, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.

5′10″ · 195 lb · Pasadena, CA

Steven Mitchell Jr.: WR · USC · #4.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Devin LauderdaleTexas Tech · 2015 · 98% season match
Marquis ZimmermanBowling Green · 2016 · 97% season match
Quan BrayAuburn · 2014 · 94% season match
Kaelin ClayUtah · 2014 · 90% season match
Malcolm WilliamsCoastal Carolina · 2018 · 90% season match

Steven Mitchell Jr.

WR · USC · #4

Moves the chains on third down. Steven Mitchell Jr. has played for two head coaches in four seasons at USC. One game to point at: 94 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Stanford — Week 2, 2017.

How he plays

Play style

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

News and fans

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

USC in the news

Top-150 recruit commits to USCOn3 Oct 21
$70M buyout talk for RileyYahoo Sports Oct 16
USC DC Gary Patterson explains key coaching changeSports Illustrated Oct 13
Ex-USC player arrested for rapeABC7 Los Angeles Oct 8

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2017	USC	41	644	15.7	4
2016	USC	24	226	9.4	1
2015	USC	37	335	9.1	4
2014	USC	7	82	11.7	2
Career		109	1,287	11.8	11

Season	Team
2017	USC	1	10	--	--
2016	USC	2	−3	91	1
2015	USC	--	--	--	1
2014	USC	--	--	--	--
Career		3	7	91	2

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 49-31vs Western Michigan	4	39	9.8	0	20
Wk 2	W 42-24vs No. 14 Stanford	4	94	23.5	2	49	Season-high 94 yds
Wk 3	W 27-24vs Texas	6	90	15.0	0	27
Wk 6	W 38-10vs Oregon State	4	46	11.5	0	19
Wk 7	W 28-27vs Utah	5	64	12.8	0	32
Wk 8	L 14-49@ No. 13 Notre Dame	7	71	10.1	1	16
Wk 10	W 49-35vs No. 23 Arizona	1	27	27.0	1	27
Wk 11	W 38-24@ Colorado	4	91	22.8	0	30
Wk 12	W 28-23vs UCLA	4	56	14.0	0	18
Wk 14	W 31-28vs No. 14 Stanford	2	66	33.0	0	49
Total		41	644	15.7	4	49

Signature game

Week 2 · 2017

W 42-24

vs Stanford

4 rec · 94 yds · 2 TD

With S. Darnold — 316 yds · 4 TD · 2 INT · QBR 95.8 · S. Carr — 119 rush yds (11 car) · 1 rec · 18 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 2 · Stanford · 2nd and 20 · Q2 · EPA +4.47Sam Darnold pass complete to Steven Mitchell Jr. for 49 yds to the Stanf 25 for a
Week 14 · Stanford · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +4.02Sam Darnold pass complete to Steven Mitchell Jr. for 49 yds to the Stanf 1 for a
Week 11 · Colorado · 3rd and 14 · Q4 · EPA +3.29Sam Darnold pass complete to Steven Mitchell Jr. for 15 yds to the Colo 48 for a
Week 1 · Western Michigan · 3rd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +3.26Sam Darnold pass complete to Steven Mitchell Jr. for 20 yds to the WMich 47 for a
Week 10 · Arizona · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +3.07Sam Darnold pass complete to Steven Mitchell Jr. for 27 yds for a TD, (Chase McGrath KICK)
Week 8 · Notre Dame · 3rd and 11 · Q4 · EPA +2.80Matt Fink pass complete to Steven Mitchell Jr. for 16 yds to the USC 45 for a

4 more plays

Week 3 · Texas · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.76Sam Darnold pass complete to Steven Mitchell Jr. for 20 yds to the Texas 43 for a
Week 8 · Notre Dame · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +2.76Darnold to Mitchell Jr.: a 5-yard touchdown pass.
Week 2 · Stanford · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +2.73Sam Darnold pass complete to Steven Mitchell Jr. for 11 yds for a TD, (Chase McGrath KICK)
Week 7 · Utah · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.51Sam Darnold pass complete to Steven Mitchell Jr. for 32 yds to the Utah 36 for a

Teams and coaches

2014USC9-4HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced

2015USC8-6HC: Clay Helton · Balanced

2016USC10-3HC: Clay Helton · Balanced

2017USC11-3HC: Clay Helton · Balanced

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: explosive rate (93rd percentile). Strength: epa / target (88th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#50 / 709 · 93rd pct

22.2%

EPA / target#83 / 709 · 88th pct

0.85

Yards / catch#112 / 709 · 84th pct

16.0

Catch rate#200 / 709 · 72nd pct

74.1%

TD rate#271 / 709 · 61st pct

5.6%

Box-score rates (7)

Rec yards#128 / 539 · 76th pct

644

Yards / catch#129 / 539 · 76th pct

15.7

Receptions#159 / 539 · 69th pct

Rec TDs#151 / 539 · 67th pct

Long catch#264 / 539 · 49th pct

Rush yards#154 / 283 · 45th pct

Rush TDs#54 / 283 · 41st pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

77th → 88th percentile

Explosive rate

21st → 93rd percentile

Catch rate

94th → 72nd percentile

TD rate

38th → 61st percentile

Yards / catch

16th → 84th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. 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

2017 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	4.0	59.4	16.2	0.4
Road2g	5.5	81.0	16.4	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	4.6	66.6	14.5	0.4
Weeks 8+5g	3.6	62.2	21.4	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2017 season

Head Coach

Clay Helton

Pass share

48.4%

489 pass / 522 run

Plays / game

72.2

14 games

Team sack rate

5.7%

530 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

41 catches and 1 carry in 10 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

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