Elijah Mitchell
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Born
1998 (28 years old)
Erath, LA, USAPosition
Running Back
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Black
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45
Height
5' 10"
Weight
200 lbs
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Elijah I. Mitchell (born May 2, 1998) is an American professional football running back for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns.
Early life
Mitchell grew up in Erath, Louisiana and attended Erath High School, where he played high school football. As a senior, he only played in eight games due to injury but still rushed for 1,903 yards and 28 touchdowns. In three seasons as Erath's starting running back, Mitchell rushed for 4,045 yards and 50 touchdowns on 457 carries.
College career
Mitchell played college football for his home state of Louisiana at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Mitchell rushed for 257 yards and four touchdowns on 42 carries as a freshman before breaking a bone in his foot and missing the rest of the season. As a sophomore, he rushed for 977 yards and 13 touchdowns and caught 20 passes for 349 yards and three touchdowns and was named Second-team All-Sun Belt Conference. In his junior season Mitchell was again named second-team All-Sun Belt after rushing for 1,147 yards and 16 rushing touchdowns. In his final season with the Cajuns, Mitchell was once again the team’s leading running back and was named first-team All-Sun Belt after carrying the ball 141 times for 878 yards with eight touchdowns and also caught 16 passes for another 153 yards. In total Mitchell played in 42 games and carried the ball 527 times in college for 3,267 yards with 41 rushing touchdowns, he also caught 49 passes for 597 yards and five touchdowns.
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| Rushing and Receiving Touchdowns | NFL | 2025 | 0 |
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| Yards From Scrimmage | NFL | 2025 | 0 |
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| Touches | NFL | 2025 | 0 |
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| Receiving Yards Per Target | NFL | 2025 | 0.0 |
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| Catch Percentage | NFL | 2025 | 0.0 |
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| Receiving Yards Per Game | NFL | 2025 | 0.0 |
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| Receptions Per Game | NFL | 2025 | 0.0 |
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| Receiving Success Rate | NFL | 2025 | 0.0 |
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| Receiving First Downs | NFL | 2025 | 0 |
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| Receiving Touchdowns | NFL | 2025 | 0 |
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| Receiving Yards | NFL | 2025 | 0 |
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| Receptions | NFL | 2025 | 0 |
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| Pass Targets | NFL | 2025 | 1 |
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| Fumbles | NFL | 2025 | 0 |
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| Rushing Attempts Per Game | NFL | 2025 | 0.0 |
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| Rushing Yards Per Game | NFL | 2025 | 0.0 |
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| Rushing First Downs | NFL | 2025 | 0 |
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| Rushing Touchdowns | NFL | 2025 | 0 |
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| Rushing Yards Gained | NFL | 2025 | 0 |
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| Rushing Attempts | NFL | 2025 | 0 |
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| Games Started | NFL | 2025 | 0 |
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| Games Played | NFL | 2025 | 1 |
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| Position | NFL | 2025 | RB |
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