James Mitchell is a TE out of Virginia Tech. The tier model reads him as a role player — 2% elite, 23% starter.
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “He has the size to play in-line but might be best suited in a role as a pass-catching H-back.”
Technique
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “He's capable of attacking the seams and is talented with the ball in his hands when he has run-after-catch opportunities.”
Technique
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “As a run blocker, Mitchell puts in adequate effort but his man ends up near the action or making a play on too many snaps.”
Role and scheme fit
The archetype rules read him as a balanced-TE.
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“…Mitchell has the foot agility and athleticism to separate on a regular basis if he can tighten up his route running and play closer to his top speed. He's capable of attacking the seams and is talented with the ball in his hands when he has run-after-catch opportunities. As a run blocker, Mitchell puts in adequate effort but his man ends up near the action or making a play on too many snaps. He has the size to play i…”
Sourced synthesis from 2 scouting sources, not original film. How these reports are written →