Early years

Mitchell played wide receiver at Clear Creek High School in League City, Texas, garnering unanimous All-District honors at the wide receiver position in the 2000 season before graduating from high school in 2001.

College career

Mount San Antonio College

After sitting out a season at the University of New Mexico in 2001-02, Mitchell transferred to

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in Walnut, California in 2002. Mitchell was a two-year starter at Mount SAC, compiling 1,288 receiving yards, 64 receptions and 11 touchdowns in 14 games.http://kentucky.scout.com/a.z?s=48&p=8&c=1&nid=1018080 ''Kentucky Sports Report (Scout.com) Player Bio'', Scott Mitchell's Scout Bio, April 12, 2012 Upon leaving the

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and with choices that also included Arizona State, Oregon State and Texas A&M, he decided to finish his collegiate career at the University of Kentucky.

Kentucky

Mitchell finished his career at Kentucky with 53

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, 671 total yards receiving and 3 touchdown receptions in 20 games in the

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and

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seasons.

Professional career

Berlin Thunder

Undrafted in the

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, Mitchell began his professional career when he was drafted by the Berlin Thunder of

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before the start of that league's final season. However, he did not make the final roster cut and never recorded a statistic for the team.

New Orleans VooDoo

Mitchell landed in the Arena Football League, where he played for the

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in 2007. During his only season with the VooDoo, Mitchell compiled 17 catches, 184 total yards receiving and 1 touchdown reception.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Mitchell then signed with the CFL's

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in 2008, where he compiled 35 catches, 682 yards receiving and 2 touchdown receptions in 16 games. He was released from the Tiger-Cats just before the start of the next season and was briefly signed by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers later that year but never played for the franchise.http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3861896 ''Blue Bombers Transactions for July 11'', A List of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers Transactions for 11 July 2009, April 12, 2012.

Personal

Mitchell is not currently with any team and resides in San Diego, California.

References

External links

Just Sports Stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mitchell, Scott 1983 births Living people American football wide receivers Canadian football wide receivers American players of Canadian football Kentucky Wildcats football players Hamilton Tiger-Cats players People from League City, Texas Sportspeople from the Houston metropolitan area New Orleans VooDoo players People from Harbor City, Los Angeles Players of American football from Harris County, Texas Players of Canadian football from Texas