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Earl Mitchell
Born September 25, 1987 · College Arizona · Drafted 2010, round 3, pick 81 (HOU) · 6-3, 310 lb
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | HOU | 12 | 28 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | HOU | 11 | 27 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 playoffs | HOU | 2 | 5 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | HOU | 15 | 31 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2012 playoffs | HOU | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | HOU | 16 | 48 | 1.5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | MIA | 14 | 33 | 2.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | MIA | 11 | 22 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | MIA | 9 | 18 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 playoffs | MIA | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | SF | 15 | 33 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | SF | 12 | 28 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 playoffs | SF | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | SF | 115 | 268 | 6.5 | 17 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | MIA | 9 | – | – | 301 | 45.2 |
| 2016 playoffs | MIA | 1 | – | – | 26 | 47.3 |
| 2017 | SF | 16 | 1 | 1.5 | 605 | 55.0 |
| 2018 | SF | 13 | 3 | 1.7 | 349 | 41.4 |
| 2019 playoffs | SF | 3 | – | – | 41 | 22.9 |
Game logs
2019 game log (2 games)
2018 game log (12 games)
2018 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018-09-09 | @ MIN | L 16–24 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2018-09-16 | vs DET | W 30–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2018-09-23 | @ KC | L 27–38 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2018-09-30 | @ LAC | L 27–29 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2018-10-07 | vs ARI | L 18–28 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2018-10-15 | @ GB | L 30–33 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2018-10-21 | vs LA | L 10–39 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2018-10-28 | @ ARI | L 15–18 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2018-11-01 | vs LV | W 34–3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2018-11-12 | vs NYG | L 23–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2018-11-25 | @ TB | L 9–27 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2018-12-02 | @ SEA | L 16–43 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 game log (15 games)
2017 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017-09-10 | vs CAR | L 3–23 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2017-09-17 | @ SEA | L 9–12 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2017-09-21 | vs LA | L 39–41 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2017-10-01 | @ ARI | L 15–18 OT | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2017-10-08 | @ IND | L 23–26 OT | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2017-10-15 | @ WAS | L 24–26 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2017-10-22 | vs DAL | L 10–40 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2017-10-29 | @ PHI | L 10–33 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 2017-11-05 | vs ARI | L 10–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 2017-11-12 | vs NYG | W 31–21 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 2017-12-03 | @ CHI | W 15–14 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2017-12-10 | @ HOU | W 26–16 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2017-12-17 | vs TEN | W 25–23 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2017-12-24 | vs JAX | W 44–33 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2017-12-31 | @ LA | W 34–13 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 game log (10 games)
2016 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016-09-11 | @ SEA | L 10–12 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2016-11-13 | @ LAC | W 31–24 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2016-11-20 | @ LA | W 14–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2016-11-27 | vs SF | W 31–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2016-12-04 | @ BAL | L 6–38 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2016-12-11 | vs ARI | W 26–23 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2016-12-17 | @ NYJ | W 34–13 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2016-12-24 | @ BUF | W 34–31 OT | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2017-01-01 | vs NE | L 14–35 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2017-01-08 | @ PIT | L 12–30 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 game log (11 games)
2015 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015-09-13 | @ WAS | W 17–10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2015-09-20 | @ JAX | L 20–23 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2015-09-27 | vs BUF | L 14–41 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2015-10-04 | vs NYJ | L 14–27 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2015-10-18 | @ TEN | W 38–10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2015-10-25 | vs HOU | W 44–26 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2015-10-29 | @ NE | L 7–36 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2015-11-08 | @ BUF | L 17–33 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2015-11-15 | @ PHI | W 20–19 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2015-11-22 | vs DAL | L 14–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2015-11-29 | @ NYJ | L 20–38 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 game log (14 games)
2014 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2014-09-07 | vs NE | W 33–20 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2014-09-14 | @ BUF | L 10–29 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2014-09-21 | vs KC | L 15–34 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2014-09-28 | @ LV | W 38–14 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2014-10-12 | vs GB | L 24–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2014-10-19 | @ CHI | W 27–14 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2014-10-26 | @ JAX | W 27–13 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2014-11-02 | vs LAC | W 37–0 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2014-11-09 | @ DET | L 16–20 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2014-11-13 | vs BUF | W 22–9 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2014-12-07 | vs BAL | L 13–28 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2014-12-14 | @ NE | L 13–41 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 2014-12-21 | vs MIN | W 37–35 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2014-12-28 | vs NYJ | L 24–37 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 game log (16 games)
2013 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2013-09-09 | @ LAC | W 31–28 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2013-09-15 | vs TEN | W 30–24 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2013-09-22 | @ BAL | L 9–30 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2013-09-29 | vs SEA | L 20–23 OT | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2013-10-06 | @ SF | L 3–34 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2013-10-13 | vs LA | L 13–38 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2013-10-20 | @ KC | L 16–17 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2013-11-03 | vs IND | L 24–27 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2013-11-10 | @ ARI | L 24–27 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2013-11-17 | vs LV | L 23–28 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2013-11-24 | vs JAX | L 6–13 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2013-12-01 | vs NE | L 31–34 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2013-12-05 | @ JAX | L 20–27 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2013-12-15 | @ IND | L 3–25 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2013-12-22 | vs DEN | L 13–37 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2013-12-29 | @ TEN | L 10–16 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 game log (17 games)
2012 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2012-09-16 | @ JAX | W 27–7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2012-09-23 | @ DEN | W 31–25 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 2012-09-30 | vs TEN | W 38–14 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2012-10-08 | @ NYJ | W 23–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2012-10-14 | vs GB | L 24–42 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2012-10-21 | vs BAL | W 43–13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2012-11-04 | vs BUF | W 21–9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2012-11-11 | @ CHI | W 13–6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2012-11-18 | vs JAX | W 43–37 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2012-11-22 | @ DET | W 34–31 OT | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2012-12-02 | @ TEN | W 24–10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 2012-12-10 | @ NE | L 14–42 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2012-12-16 | vs IND | W 29–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2012-12-23 | vs MIN | L 6–23 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2012-12-30 | @ IND | L 16–28 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2013-01-05 | vs CIN | W 19–13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2013-01-13 | @ NE | L 28–41 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 game log (13 games)
2011 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011-09-11 | vs IND | W 34–7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2011-09-18 | @ MIA | W 23–13 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2011-10-09 | vs LV | L 20–25 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2011-10-16 | @ BAL | L 14–29 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2011-10-23 | @ TEN | W 41–7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2011-10-30 | vs JAX | W 24–14 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2011-11-06 | vs CLE | W 30–12 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2011-12-11 | @ CIN | W 20–19 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2011-12-18 | vs CAR | L 13–28 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2011-12-22 | @ IND | L 16–19 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2012-01-01 | vs TEN | L 22–23 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P18 | 2012-01-07 | vs CIN | W 31–10 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P19 | 2012-01-15 | @ BAL | L 13–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2010 game log (12 games)
2010 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2010-09-19 | @ WAS | W 30–27 OT | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2010-09-26 | vs DAL | L 13–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2010-10-03 | @ LV | W 31–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2010-10-10 | vs NYG | L 10–34 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2010-10-17 | vs KC | W 35–31 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2010-11-14 | @ JAX | L 24–31 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2010-11-21 | @ NYJ | L 27–30 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2010-11-28 | vs TEN | W 20–0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2010-12-13 | vs BAL | L 28–34 OT | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2010-12-19 | @ TEN | L 17–31 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2010-12-26 | @ DEN | L 23–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2011-01-02 | vs JAX | W 34–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |