Johnny Mitchell
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 20, 1971 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 247 lb (112 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Chicago (IL) Simeon | ||||||||
| College: | Nebraska | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1992 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15 | ||||||||
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| Receptions: | 159 |
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| Receiving yards: | 2,103 |
| Receiving TDs: | 16 |
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Johnny Mitchell, Jr. (born January 20, 1971) is a former professional American football tight end in the National Football League for the New York Jets and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of Nebraska.
Mitchell graduated from Simeon Career Academy (then known as Simeon Vocational High School) in 1989, where his athletic ability allowed him to play multiple positions including quarterback and defensive end. As a senior, he helped his team reach the city finals.
Although he had initially agreed to attended the University of Miami, after head coach Jimmy Johnson left to coach the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL, he accepted a football scholarship from the University of Nebraska.
He became the first freshman from Nebraska to make the All-Big Eight first team since 1946, tied the school record for touchdown receptions by a tight end in a season (6) and set a school record with a 25.6-average per reception.
In 1991, he set school records for tight ends when he had a team-leading 31 receptions for 534 yards and five touchdowns. He also set two school single-game records for receptions and yards by a tight end in the season finale against the University of Oklahoma, when he had 7 catches for 137 yards.
He declared for the NFL Draft after his sophomore season, becoming the first Nebraska player to leave school for the NFL before his eligibility had expired.
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