Cameron Mitchell (American football)
Mitchell with the Northwestern Wildcats in 2021 | |||||||||||
| No. 43 – Indianapolis Colts | |||||||||||
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||
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| Born | September 8, 2001 Bolingbrook, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 191 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school | Bolingbrook | ||||||||||
| College | Northwestern (2019–2022) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2023: 5th round, 142nd overall pick | ||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||||||
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Cameron Mitchell (born September 8, 2001) is an American professional football cornerback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Northwestern Wildcats and was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round of the 2023 NFL draft.
Early life
Mitchell grew up in Bolingbrook, Illinois and attended Bolingbrook High School.[1]
College career
Mitchell played in four games during his true freshman season at Northwestern before redshirting.[2] He became a starter as a redshirt sophomore and was named honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference after making 48 tackles and breaking up six passes.[3] Mitchell repeated as an honorable mention All-Big Ten as a redshirt junior.[4]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Bench press | ||
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| 5 ft 10+3⁄4 in (1.80 m) |
191 lb (87 kg) |
31+3⁄8 in (0.80 m) |
9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) |
4.47 s | 1.48 s | 2.55 s | 4.06 s | 6.89 s | 35.0 in (0.89 m) |
15 reps | ||
| Sources:[5][6] | ||||||||||||
Cleveland Browns
Mitchell was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round, 142nd overall, of the 2023 NFL draft.[7] He was placed on injured reserve on November 7, 2023, and activated on December 9.[8][9]
On September 30, 2025, Mitchell was waived by the Browns.[10]
Indianapolis Colts
On October 4, 2025, the Indianapolis Colts signed Mitchell to the team's practice squad.[11] He was promoted to the team's active roster on November 1.[12] Mitchell was waived on November 22 and re-signed to the practice squad three days later.[13][14] On December 9, he was signed to the active roster.[15]
References
- ^ Tim, Edgy (March 13, 2018). "Bolingbrook CB Cameron Mitchell commits to Northwestern". NBC Sports Chicago. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ Barthelemy, Michael (July 17, 2021). "Northwestern football's most important players — No. 9: Cameron Mitchell". InsideNU.com. SB Nation. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ Cummings, Ian (May 30, 2022). "Northwestern's 2023 NFL Draft prospects headlined by Peter Skoronski and A.J. Hampton". ProFootballNetwork.com. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- ^ "NFL Draft Profile: Cameron Mitchell, Cornerback, Northwestern Wildcats". SI.com. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- ^ Reuter, Chad; Zierlein, Lance. "Cameron Mitchell Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Cameron Mitchell College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ Poisal, Anthony (April 29, 2023). "Browns select CB Cameron Mitchell with No. 142 pick in 2023 NFL Draft". ClevelandBrowns.com. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- ^ Russo, Kelsey (November 7, 2023). "Browns place T Jedrick Wills Jr. on injured reserve". ClevelandBrowns.com. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ "Browns activate CB Cameron Mitchell from injured reserve, elevate QB Joe Flacco". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 9, 2023.
- ^ "Browns sign WR Malachi Corley and WR Gage Larvadain to active roster". clevelandbrowns.com. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
- ^ "Colts sign CB Chris Lammons to 53-man roster from practice squad; place S Daniel Scott on injured reserve; elevate RB Ameer Abdullah, CB Mike Hilton to active roster from practice squad for Week 5; make practice squad roster move". colts.com. October 4, 2025. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
- ^ Foster, Amanda (November 1, 2025). "Colts activate CB Jaylon Jones from IR; sign CB Cameron Mitchell to 53-man roster from practice squad; waive LB Chad Muma, S Trey Washington; elevate DE Durell Nchami, WR Laquon Treadwell to active roster from practice squad for Week 9". Colts.com.
- ^ Foster, Amanda. "Colts activate CB Charvarius Ward Sr. from IR, waive CB Cameron Mitchell". colts.com. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
- ^ Foster, Amanda (November 25, 2025). "Colts place WR Ashton Dulin on injured reserve, sign S George Odum to 53-man roster from practice squad; sign CB Cameron Mitchell to practice squad". Colts.com. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
- ^ Stankevitz, JJ. "Colts place QB Daniel Jones, CB Chris Lammons on injured reserve". colts.com. Retrieved December 10, 2025.