Steven Mitchell (American football)

Steven Mitchell Jr. (born May 2, 1994) is an American football wide receiver for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at USC.

Steven Mitchell Jr.
No. 11 – Houston Texans
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1994-05-02) May 2, 1994
Pasadena, California
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:189 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:Bishop Alemany
(Mission Hills, California)
College:USC
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Receptions:2
Receiving yards:37
Receiving touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Mitchell grew up in Pasadena and attended Bishop Alemany High School.

College career

He attended and played college football at the University of Southern California.[1] His career at USC was marred by two knee injuries, but he was named Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 as a junior.[2]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 10 1⁄4 in
(1.78 m)		 189 lb
(86 kg)		 30 3⁄8 in
(0.77 m)		 9 3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		 4.56 s 4.4 s 6.75 s 32.5 in
(0.83 m)		 10 ft 1 in
(3.07 m)		 13 reps
All values from NFL Combine

Los Angeles Rams

After going undrafted in the 2018 NFL Draft, Mitchell signed with the Los Angeles Rams. Mitchell signed with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2018.[3] He was waived on September 1, 2018 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[4][5] He was released on October 23, 2018.[6]

Houston Texans

On October 29, 2018, Mitchell was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad.[7] He was promoted to the active roster on December 24, 2018.[8] The Texans waived him on August 31, 2019, during final roster cuts.[9] On September 1, 2019, Mitchell was signed to the Texans' practice squad.[10] He was promoted to the active roster on October 23, 2019.[11] He was waived on November 21, but re-signed two days later.[12]

References
  1. "Steven Mitchell Jr. relishing hometown opportunity with Rams". 247sports.com. June 21, 2018.
  2. "USC has provided Steven Mitchell Jr. with an education, in more ways than one". LATimes.com. December 23, 2017.
  3. Lago, Kristen (May 2, 2018). "Rams Sign Seven Undrafted Free Agents". TheRams.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  4. "Rams Make Final Round of Cuts". TheRams.com. September 1, 2018.
  5. "Rams Set Initial Practice Squad". TheRams.com. September 2, 2018.
  6. "Rams sign WR Austin Proehl to practice squad, waive Steven Mitchell". Rams Wire. USA Today. October 23, 2018.
  7. Wilson, Aaron (October 29, 2018). "Texans sign WR Steven Mitchell to practice squad". Chron.com.
  8. "TRANSACTIONS: Texans place Demaryius Thomas, Kayvon Webster and Brian Peters on IR". HoustonTexans.com. December 24, 2018.
  9. "Texans trim roster to 53 players". HoustonTexans.com. August 31, 2019.
  10. "Texans sign CB Armstrong, TE Paulsen, add 10 players to practice squad". HoustonTexans.com. September 2, 2019.
  11. Wilson, Aaron (October 22, 2019). "Texans sign wide receiver Steven Mitchell Jr. to active roster". Houston Chronicle.
  12. "Texans activate TE Jordan Thomas off Reserve/Injured list". HoustonTexans.com. November 21, 2019.
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