- Derrell Mitchell
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Derrell Mitchell Date of birth: September 16, 1971 Place of birth: Miami, Florida Career information Status: Retired CFL status: Import Position(s): SB Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Weight: 190 lb (86 kg) College: Texas Tech NFL Draft: 1994 / Round: 6 / Pick: 176 Drafted by: New Orleans Saints Organizations As player: 1994
1995
1997-2003
2004-2006
2007New Orleans Saints
Scottish Claymores
Toronto Argonauts
Edmonton Eskimos
Toronto ArgonautsCareer highlights and awards - 2x Grey Cup champion (1997, 2005)
- 1997 CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award
- Most pass receptions in a CFL season (160 in 1998)
CFL All-Star: 1997, 1998, 2000 CFL East All-Star: 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002 Playing stats at CFL.ca Playing stats at NFL.com Derrell Lavoice "Mookie" Mitchell[1] (born September 16, 1971 in Miami, Florida) is a former Canadian Football League slotback.
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Junior College Career
Mitchell attended Joliet Junior College. As a sophomore, he was an NJCAA second team All-American pick, and was his league's co-Player of the Year.
College career
After a stellar career at Joliet Junior College, Mitchell transferred to Texas Tech. He finished his two-year NCAA college football career with 91 receptions for 1312 yards (14.42 yards per rec. avg.) and 9 touchdowns.
World League Career
Mitchell spent the 1995 season with the Scottish Claymores of the World League of American Football, having been allocated there by the New Orleans Saints, catching 11 passes for 145 yards and one touchdown.
CFL career
Mitchell signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL in 1997 and immediately made a mark in the league with close to 1,500 yards and 17 TD's receiving in his first season in the league, going on to win the 1997 CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award. Days later, Mitchell and the Argonauts went on to win the Grey Cup in Edmonton, Alberta. In 1998 he took his game one step forward catching a CFL-record 160 receptions for 2,000 yards. After a failed tryout in the National Football League in 1999, Mitchell returned to the Argos and consistently put up 1,000-yard or close to 1,000-yard seasons.
In 2004 he was released by the Argonauts, and was promptly signed by the Edmonton Eskimos who he helped win the 2005 Grey Cup a season later. Mitchell was eventually released by Edmonton on June 23, 2007. On July 2, 2007, Mitchell rejoined the Argonauts by signing a practice agreement with the team. On July 11, 2007, he was put on the active roster in time for a game against the Calgary Stampeders the following day and scored a touchdown in his first game back with the Argonauts. On July 26, 2007, Mitchell set a new Argonaut record for career receiving yards after catching a pass from Damon Allen in a home game against the Montreal Alouettes, surpassing former record holder Paul Masotti's 8772 receiving yards. On October 27, 2007, Mitchell surpassed 12,000 career receiving yards in the CFL against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
He was released by the Argonauts on March 20, 2008.[2]
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Categories:- 1971 births
- Living people
- American football wide receivers
- American players of Canadian football
- Canadian football slotbacks
- Canadian football wide receivers
- Edmonton Eskimos players
- Grey Cup champions
- New Orleans Saints players
- People from Miami, Florida
- Scottish Claymores players
- Texas Tech Red Raiders football players
- Toronto Argonauts players
- Canadian Football League Rookie of the Year Award winners
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