Max Mitchell
American football player (born 1999)
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Max Mitchell (born October 12, 1999) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns.
Monroe, Louisiana, U.S.
Mitchell with the New York Jets in 2025 | |||||||
| No. 61 – New York Jets | |||||||
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| Position | Offensive tackle | ||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||
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| Born | October 12, 1999 Monroe, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 307 lb (139 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Neville (Monroe) | ||||||
| College | Louisiana (2018–2021) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2022: 4th round, 111th overall pick | ||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2025 | |||||||
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Early life
Mitchell grew up in Monroe, Louisiana and attended Neville High School. Mitchell was rated a two-star recruit and committed to play college football at Louisiana over offers from lower-division schools Northwestern State, Arkansas-Monticello, Millsaps, and Ouachita Baptist.[1]
College career
Mitchell played in all 14 of the Ragin' Cajuns' games as a freshman.[2] He was named a starter going into his sophomore year and started every game for Louisiana.[3] Mitchell started at both left and right tackle as a junior and was named second-team All-Sun Belt Conference.[4] As a senior, he was named first-team All-Sun Belt and a third-team All-American by the Associated Press.[5] After the season, Mitchell received invitations to play in the Senior Bowl and participate in the NFL Combine.[6]
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 | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 6+1⁄4 in (1.99 m) | 307 lb (139 kg) | 33+1⁄2 in (0.85 m) | 10 in (0.25 m) | 5.32 s | 1.78 s | 3.03 s | 4.65 s | 8.09 s | 25.0 in (0.64 m) | 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m) | 21 reps | |
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Mitchell was selected in the fourth round, pick 111, of the 2022 NFL draft by the New York Jets.[9] He was named the Jets starting right tackle to begin the season. He started the first four games before suffering a knee injury in Week 4.[10] He was placed on injured reserve on October 8, 2022.[11] He was activated on November 26.[12] He was placed on the non-football injury list on December 7.[13]