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Missouri State

2022 Football Roster

7 Naveon Mitchell

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 183
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Richmond, Texas
  • Prev School New Mexico State

Biography

2022
Played in 9 games with a start in his second season at MoState .. Finished season with 22 receptions (3rd on team) for 271 yards (4th) and 4 touchdowns (2nd) ... Was 13th in MVFC in receiving TD's ... Also returned 11 punts for 131 yards (11.9 average), which ranked 10th nationally and tops in the MVFC ... Had a season-long punt return of 38 at Northern Iowa (10/22/22) ... Logged 4 receptions in three consecutive games in games vs. Western Illinois (10/29/22) for 46 yards; at South Dakota (11/5/22) for 28 yards and a TD; and vs. Youngstown State (11/12/22) for 49 yards... Had 3 receptions for season-high 66 yards in season debut at No. 10 Arkansas (9/17/22) with a long of 45 yards, in addition to an 18-yard punt return ... Had 2 touchdown receptions at North Dakota (10/1/22) with catches of 9 and 11 yards at Alerus Center ... Had a 16-yard reception and a 29-yard punt return vs. No. 2 South Dakota St. (9/24/22) at home ... Phil Steele named Mitchell to his MVFC fourth-team squad at season's end.

2021
Played in all 11 games with 3 starts in his first season with the Bears ... Ranked 4th on the squad in receptions (15) and receiving yards (208) ... Scored game-winning, 55-yard touchdown reception in win over Northern Iowa with 58 seconds remaining (11/13/21) on a day where he had a season-high 3 receptions for 74 yards ... Snagged a 6-yard TD pass reception in road win at Dixie State (11/20/21) in regular-season finale ... Caught 2 passes for 52 yards, including a 39-yarder, in home win over North Dakota (10/30/21) ... Also carried 5 times for 30 yards on the season, including a 21-yard rush from scrimmage vs. Indiana State (10/16/21).

New Mexico State
2020: Sat out the 2020 season before entering the transfer portal ... 2019: During his redshirt freshman season, he played in 8 games with 3 starts at New Mexico State ... Caught 18 passes for 274 yards (15.2 avg.) and a touchdown ... Registered 4 receptions for a career-high 105 yards at New Mexico (9/21/19), including a career-long 53-yard catch ... Had at least one reception in every game he played in ... Carried the ball 7 times for 29 yards ... Made one catch for 22 yards in the season opener at No. 23 Washington State (8/31/19) ... Also had 6 carries for 22 yards on the road against Washington State, accumulating 44 total yards of offense ... Had a 13-yard reception at No. 2 Alabama (9/7/19) ... Had a 34-yard reception vs. San Diego State (9/14/19) ... Earned his first collegiate start against Fresno State (9/28/19) and caught 2 passes for 18 yards ... Made a career-high 5 catches for 52 yards, including a 4-yard touchdown reception, at Central Michigan (10/12/19) ... 2018: Redshirted as a true freshman and played in 3 contests ... Totaled 3 catches for 31 yards on the campaign with a pair of punt returns for 8 yards ... Finished the season strong with 2 catches for 24 yards and a touchdown at Liberty (11/24/18).

High School
Three-year letterman at Travis High in Richmond, Texas where he was named to the 2017 Texas AP Class 6A All-State second team offense … Had 101 receptions for 1,296 yards and 12 touchdowns through 10 games as a senior … Added 240 rushing yards with 7 touchdowns in 2017 … Scored 7 touchdowns in a 58-28 win over Austin during his senior campaign … Ran for 1,086 yards with 8 rushing scores in 9 games as a junior (2016)… Hauled in 32 receptions for 312 yards and 2 touchdowns in 2016 … Played 7 games as a sophomore with 112 carries for 694 yards and 10 touchdowns … Named to the Class 6A All-District 23 second team in 2015.

Personal
Naveon Naquez Mitchell was born 11/10/99 ... Son of Nate and Talesha Mitchell of Richmond, Texas ... Has two younger brothers and a younger sister ... Majoring in Communication Studies.

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2021Redshirt Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 184 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2022Junior

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 183 lbs
    7

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