Lance Mitchell
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San Francisco, California, U.S.
 Mitchell with the Arizona Cardinals in 2005 | |||||||
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| Position | Fullback / Linebacker | ||||||
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| Born | October 9, 1981 San Francisco, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 247 lb (112 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Los Banos (Los Banos, California) | ||||||
| College | Oklahoma | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2005: 5th round, 138th overall pick | ||||||
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Lance Robert Mitchell (born October 9, 1981) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners and was selected by the Cardinals in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL draft. Mitchell also played for the Orlando Predators and Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League (AFL).
Mitchell attended Los Banos High School, where he was a three-year starter and an All-State selection at both linebacker and running back. As a senior, he averaged 9.6 yards-per-carry, rushed for more than 3,000 yards, and scored 36 touchdowns. His best game as a running back was 12 attempt, 250 yard performance, including six touchdowns.[1]
College career
Mitchell originally signed with the University of Florida, but the Southeastern Conference ruled him ineligible because an issue with his high school transcript. While in college, he majored in Sociology.[1]
S.F. City College
Mitchell attended San Francisco City College for two years and helped lead his team to a 24–0 record, two California state championships, and two JuCo Gridwire national championships. As a sophomore, he earned All-American honors and recorded five sacks, one interception, and 80 tackles.
Oklahoma
In 2002, Mitchell transferred to the University of Oklahoma, where he played his final three college seasons.
In his first season at Oklahoma, Mitchell started every game at middle linebacker. He led the team with 124 tackles (87 solos), four sacks, 20 tackles-for-losses, six passes defenses and four forced fumbles. He earned second-team All-American (CNNSI), First-team All-Big 12 Conference, and Big Twelve Newcomer of the Year honors.
In 2003, Mitchell was off to a strong start, recording 17 tackles (13 solos) with two tackles-for-losses in the first two games. However, his season came to an early end after he tore the ACL in his left knee against Fresno State.
As a senior in 2004, Mitchell finished second on the team with 78 tackles (45 solo), two sacks, ten tackles-for-losses, four quarterback pressures, two fumble recoveries, a forced fumble and five passes defensed. For his performance, he earned consensus All-Big 12 Conference first-team honors.
In 29 games at Oklahoma, Mitchell recorded 219 tackles (145 solos) with six sacks, 32 tackles-for-losses, two fumble recoveries, five forced fumbles and eleven passes defensed. Despite playing just a little over two seasons at Oklahoma, his 32 tackles-for-losses rank fifth among Sooner linebackers in a career.
