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James Mitchell
Born August 11, 1999 · College Virginia Tech · Drafted 2022, round 5, pick 177 (DET) · 6-4, 264 lb
EPA per target by season
Filled dot: stabilised, with its 90% interval. Ring: the raw season rate.
Receiving
| Season | Team | G | Targets | Rec | Yds | TD | Catch % | EPA/target | Stabilised EPA/target | Target share % | aDOT | Rec EPA | Rec WPA (wins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | DET | 8 | 11 | 11 | 113 | 1 | 100.0 | +0.910 | +0.150−0.035 to +0.335 | 4.2 | 4.6 | +10.0 | +0.22 |
| 2023 | DET | 2 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 100.0 | +1.143 | +0.118−0.072 to +0.309 | 3.2 | 8.0 | +2.3 | +0.03 |
| 2025 | CAR | 2 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 100.0 | +0.748 | +0.172−0.018 to +0.362 | 5.1 | 2.3 | +2.2 | +0.04 |
| 2025 playoffs | CAR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | −3.477 | 2.7 | 3.0 | −3.5 | −0.04 | |
| Career | DAL | 13 | 16 | 16 | 169 | 1 | 100.0 | +0.909 | 3.9 | 4.6 | +14.5 | +0.29 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | DAL | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | DET | 14 | 173 | 18.8 | – | – |
| 2023 | DET | 14 | 146 | 15.4 | – | – |
| 2024 | DET | 1 | 23 | 29.9 | – | – |
| 2025 | CAR | 4 | 41 | 16.5 | – | – |
| 2025 playoffs | CAR | 1 | 9 | 13.6 | – | – |
Hands and contested catches
Regular season, 2022 on. Charting: FTN Data via nflverse, CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Targets charted | Catchable % | Drops | Drop % of catchable | Contested targets | Contested catch % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | – |
| 2025 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | – |
Game logs
2026 game log (1 games)
2026 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2026-11-01 | vs ARI | L 30–33 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 game log (3 games)
2023 game log (2 games)
2022 game log (8 games)
2022 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2022-10-30 | vs MIA | L 27–31 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | +0.7 |
| 9 | 2022-11-06 | vs GB | W 15–9 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | +2.8 |
| 10 | 2022-11-13 | @ CHI | W 31–30 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | −0.1 |
| 12 | 2022-11-24 | vs BUF | L 25–28 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | +1.4 |
| 15 | 2022-12-18 | @ NYJ | W 20–17 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | +0.5 |
| 16 | 2022-12-24 | @ CAR | L 23–37 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 0 | +2.9 |
| 17 | 2023-01-01 | vs CHI | W 41–10 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | +1.1 |
| 18 | 2023-01-08 | @ GB | W 20–16 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | +0.7 |