Elijah Mitchell

Elijah Mitchell is an American football running back for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns.

Elijah Mitchell
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns – No. 15
PositionRunning back
ClassSenior
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolErath High School
(Erath, Louisiana)
Personal information
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight214 lb (97 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school

Mitchell grew up in Erath, Louisiana and attended Erath High School. As a senior, he only played in eight games due to injury but still rushed for 1,903 yards and 28 touchdowns.[2] In three seasons as Erath's starting running back, Mitchell rushed for 4,045 yards and 50 touchdowns on 457 carries.[3]

College career

Mitchell rushed for 257 yards and four touchdowns on 42 carries as a freshman before breaking a bone in his foot and missing the rest of the season.[4][5] As a sophomore, he rushed for 977 yards and 13 touchdowns and caught 20 passes for 349 yards and three touchdowns and was named Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference.[6] Mitchell was again named second team All-Sun Belt after rushing for 1,147 yards and 16 rushing touchdowns.[7][8]

References
  1. @TDARaginCajuns (December 26, 2020). "MVP of the First Responder Bowl: UL RB Elijah Mitchell (19 carries, 127 yards, 1 TD)" (Tweet). Retrieved December 26, 2020 – via Twitter.
  2. "UL's Elijah Mitchell Named Senior of the Week". September 22, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  3. Labat, Trey (July 19, 2016). "Erath's Elijah Mitchell commits to Cajuns". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  4. "Not rushed to return, UL's Mitchell is running well now". The Daily Advertiser. August 12, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  5. "Healthy Mitchell ready to run for Cajuns". The Advocate. August 18, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  6. "Elijah Mitchell: 5 things to know about the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football running back". The Daily Advertiser. September 8, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  7. "Ragin' Cajun RB Elijah Mitchell leading the way for Louisiana". September 24, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  8. "UL's Elijah Mitchell Listed as Top 15 RB For 2021 NFL Draft". October 13, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
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