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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "2002 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
External links
[edit]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