Mitchell Fraboni (born October 28, 1996) is an American professional

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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for the

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and went undrafted in the

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Early life and education

High school

Fraboni attended Mountain Pointe High School where he played

. He played multiple positions including

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, and

. He helped Mountain Pointe win their first ever Arizona State Football championship. He finished with 49 solo tackles, 10 sacks and 68 total tackles during high school.

College career

Fraboni was a

and

for the Sun Devils from 2014 to 2017. He had 13 total tackles and one fumble recovery in 4 seasons as a defensive end. He tied for the most special team tackles on the Sun Devils in his

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season at ASU. He was injured in his junior season, but came back and showed he was one of the most accurate/athletic long snappers in the

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. In his senior season he was named to

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all Pac-12 team and was one of ten Sun Devils to earn All Pac-12 Academic Honors. Fraboni, kicker

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, and punter Matt Haack formed one of the best special teams units in college football at the time. He was praised for being a good locker room presence by special teams coach Shawn Slocum. As a senior, he was a key component in helping the Sun Devils special teams flourish after Gonzales and Haack left for the NFL. Slocum also said that he was half player, half coach for the younger players.

College statistics

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2018 NFL draft, Fraboni participated in the

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' mini camp in 2018 and the

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' mini camp in 2019, but remained unsigned by any NFL team.

The Spring League

In 2020, he played on both the Alphas and Conquerors of

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Houston Texans

During the 2021 NFL offseason, Fraboni was signed by the

, but was cut from the roster soon after.

Pittsburgh Maulers

Fraboni was selected in the 35th round of the

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by the Pittsburgh Maulers, playing with them during the 2022 season.

Denver Broncos

On October 11, 2022, Fraboni was signed to the

' practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on October 24. After fracturing his finger, Fraboni was placed on injured reserve on November 17. He was replaced by Jacob Bobenmoyer, who was had just recovered from his own IR stint. On March 11, 2025, Fraboni siged a three-year, $4.175 million extension with the Broncos.

References

External links

Denver Broncos bioArizona State Sun Devils bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fraboni, Mitchell 1998 births Living people American football long snappers Pittsburgh Maulers (2022) players Arizona State Sun Devils football players Players of American football from Phoenix, Arizona The Spring League players Denver Broncos players Houston Texans players 21st-century American sportsmen American people of Italian descent