Mel Mitchell
Appearance
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Position: | Safety | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Rockledge, Florida, U.S. | February 10, 1979||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Rockledge (FL) | ||
College: | Western Kentucky | ||
NFL draft: | 2002 / round: 5 / pick: 150 | ||
Career history | |||
Career NFL statistics | |||
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Player stats at PFR |
Mel Mitchell III (born February 10, 1979) is a former American football safety. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fifth round of the 2002 NFL draft.[1] He played college football at Western Kentucky.
Mitchell also played for the New England Patriots.
College career
[edit]At Western Kentucky University, Mitchell started all 36 games and totaling 288 tackles, seven interceptions, 1.5 sacks, 21 passes defensed, and returned 20 kickoffs. He majored in physical education.
References
[edit]- ^ "2002 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 1979 births
- Living people
- People from Rockledge, Florida
- Players of American football from Brevard County, Florida
- American football safeties
- Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football players
- New Orleans Saints players
- New England Patriots players
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople