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The Jets recently acquired wide receiver Adonai Mitchell via trade and he has already played in four games for the team. Today we break Mitchell down in detail.
The 23-year old Mitchell is listed at 6’2″ and 205 pounds and was a second round pick out of Texas in 2024. He has started nine games in his career so far, recording 43 catches for 618 yards and a touchdown.
Background
Mitchell was a three-star high school recruit, who headed to Georgia in 2021 and showed some immediate potential as he led all receivers with seven catches for 105 yards and a touchdown in the annual spring game. He would go on to start 12 of 15 games as a freshman, racking up 29 catches for 426 yards and four scores.
His sophomore season was wrecked by an injury that limited him to six appearances and three starts. He ended up with nine receptions for 134 yards and three touchdowns. At the end of the year, he transferred to Texas.
As a junior, Mitchell put together a strong season to earn all-Big 12 second team honors. He started 13 of 14 games and racked up 55 catches, 845 yards and 11 touchdowns. That included three 100-yard games.
The Colts drafted Mitchell with the 52nd overall pick last April and he got some opportunities early as he started four of the first seven games. However, he was ineffective and didn’t play as much once Josh Downs returned from injury. He ended the season with 23 receptions for 312 yards.
Ahead of this year, Mitchell’s role was uncertain. Then, in what should have been his breakout moment, Mitchell broke away for what looked like a 73-yard touchdown against the Rams, which would have been the first of his career. However, he fumbled the ball away as he was crossing the goal line.
The Rams ultimately won by seven points and Mitchell, who ended up with what was at the time a career-high 96 yards on three catches, never really got a chance to build on that performance. When the Colts acquired Sauce Gardner from the Jets at the trade deadline, Mitchell was included in the deal.
After a rocky start with the Jets, Mitchell broke out in his third game against Atlanta, in which he ended with eight catches for 102 yards and scored his first NFL touchdown on a 52-yard pass from Tyrod Taylor. He only had one catch on Sunday against Miami though.
Let’s move onto some more in-depth analysis of what Mitchell brings to the table as a player, based on extensive research and film study.
Measurables/Athleticism
Mitchell has good height and a nice catch radius but his frame is a little lightweight and he could probably benefit from adding some strength and mass.
He is a spectacular athlete with speed, burst and explosiveness. At the combine, he ran a 4.34 in the 40-yard dash and posted a 39-inch vertical and 136-inch broad jump.
He did not do any agility...
