Mel Mitchell
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| Position: | Safety | ||||
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| Born: | February 10, 1979 Rockledge, Florida, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Rockledge (FL) | ||||
| College: | Western Kentucky | ||||
| NFL draft: | 2002 / round: 5 / pick: 150 | ||||
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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
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
- ↑ "2002 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
External links
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 sportsmen
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen