Osirus Mitchell
| Mississippi State Bulldogs – No. 5 | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
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| Born: | September 15, 1998 Sarasota, Florida |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
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| High school | Booker High School (Sarasota, Florida) |
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Osirus Mitchell (born September 15, 1998) is an American football wide receiver for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
Early life and high school
Mitchell grew up Sarasota, Florida and attended Booker High School. As a senior, he averaged 21.7 yards per catch and had 25 touchdown receptions.[1] Mitchell was rated a three star recruit but was not recruited heavily initially as he was not expected to qualify academically to play college football, however he was able to keep faith and graduate from high school in the summer after his senior year.[2] He signed to play at Mississippi State in June going into his freshman year over offers from Texas a&m, Tennessee, South Florida, Minnesota, Central Florida, Wake Forest and Illinois.[3]
College career
Mitchell redshirted his true freshman season.[4] He played in nine games and caught five passes for 51 yards in his redshirt freshman season.[5][6] As a redshirt sophomore, Mitchell led the team with 26 receptions for 427 yards and four touchdowns.[7][8] Mitchell led the Bulldogs with 430 receiving yards and six touchdown receptions in his redshirt junior season.[9][10]
Mitchell caught seven passes 183 yards in two touchdowns in a 44–34 victory in the first game of his redshirt senior over the defending national champion, LSU.[11][12]
References
- ^ Fernandes, Doug (September 29, 2020). "Ex-Booker star Mitchell provides 'Big O' for Bulldogs". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ Wait, Ben (June 2, 2016). "MSU adds Florida WR to Class of 2016". The Commercial Dispatch. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ Sammon, Will (June 1, 2016). "Mississippi State adding wide receivers for 2016". Clarion Ledger. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "Late signee Mitchell kept the faith". Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. July 19, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "Mitchell emerges as top threat for Bulldogs". The Commercial Dispatch. December 26, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "How Osirus Mitchell became one of Nick Fitzgerald's favorite target". The Clarion-Ledger. September 26, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Mitchell has breakout season for Bulldogs". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. January 1, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ Jones, Paul (September 18, 2019). "Big risk in recruiting pays off for MSU's Osirus Mitchell". 247Sports. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ Faulk, Robbie (September 21, 2021). "100-Day Bulldog Countdown: 5 Days, No. 5 Osirus Mitchell". 247Sports. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ Hodgkinson, Oliver (September 10, 2020). "Mississippi State WR Osirus Mitchell set to make the leap in 2020". ProFootballNetwork.com. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "Multiple Bulldogs see career highs in receiving yards". Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. September 27, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "Mitchell performs well for the Bulldogs". The Starkville Daily News. September 27, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.