Cameron Mitchell (American football)
American football player (born 2001)
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Cameron Mitchell (born September 8, 2001) is an American professional football cornerback. He played college football for the Northwestern Wildcats and was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round of the 2023 NFL draft.
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Bolingbrook, Illinois, U.S.
Mitchell with the Northwestern Wildcats in 2021 | |||||||||||
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Born | September 8, 2001 Bolingbrook, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 191 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||||
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| 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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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 | Wingspan | 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) | 6 ft 4+1⁄8 in (1.93 m) | 4.47 s | 1.48 s | 2.55 s | 4.06 s | 6.89 s | 35.0 in (0.89 m) | 15 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[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]
On March 19, 2026, Mitchell re-signed with the Colts.[16] On August 3, he was waived with an injury designation.[17]
