Eastern Michigan Athletics
2023 Football Roster
vs
Louisiana
Sep 20 (Sat)
3:30 p.m.
Roster
Mitchell III, JB
WR
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Jersey Number 17
JB Mitchell III
- Position:
- WR
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Alabaster, Ala.
- High School:
- Thompson
Bio
EMU: 2024: Played in four games…Graduated from EMU in the fall…Caught three passes for 37 yards, including a season-long 14-yard reception against Toledo (Nov. 2)…Recorded 25 receiving yards in that game…Earned 2024 Preseason Athlon Sports All-MAC Third Team Offense honors…2023: Played in all 12 regular season games, starting 11…Second on the team in receptions (35) and receiving yards (398)…Averaged 11.4 yards per catch with a long of 50 yards on the season…Set career highs in receptions and yards in four consecutive games…Posted then-career-best seven grabs and 71 yards with one touchdown in the homecoming win over Ball State (Oct. 7)…Pulled in a 50-yard pass against Western Michigan (Oct. 28) on his way to a career-best 99 yards on the day…Capped the season with another seven-catch showing, this time at Buffalo (Nov. 21), where he finished with 75 yards...Recorded multiple catches in eight games…2022: Did not play...2021: Appeared in six games, one start at wide out, for the Green and White...Earned his first collegiate start at Northern Illinois (Oct. 2)...HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Thompson High School and played for Head Coach Mark Freeman as a Warrior...Part of one of the best teams in Alabama for the past two years with a 26-1 record since 2019 and consecutive 7A state championships...Played in 37 career games with 177 catches, 2,589 yards receiving, and 26 touchdowns...Averaged 70.0 yards per game and 14.6 yards per catch...As a senior, grabbed 70 balls for 1,163 yards and 12 scores...Named first-team 2020 Alabama MaxPreps All-State...Selected to participate in the 34th Annual Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Football Classic at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery...Snagged 53 balls as a junior for 682 yards and eight TDs...As a sophomore, notched 54 catches for 744 and six touchdowns... Also was a part of the school’s basketball team...PERSONAL: Full Name: James B. Mitchell III...Son of James and April Mitchell...Has one brother, Parker...Sport management major.
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