CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- 2022 All-PFL First Team (All-Purpose)
- 2022 Second Team Academic All-PFL
2022 (Redshirt Junior)
- All-PFL First Team at the All-Purpose position
- Second Team Academic All-PFL
- Triple threat of passing, rushing, and receiving
- Completed 9-of-13 pass attempts for 91 yards and 3 TD
- Led the team with 433 rushing yards (5.9 average) and 4 rushing TD
- Caught 23 passes for 272 yards and 2 TD
- Totaled 209 yards and 2 TD at St. Thomas
- Registered 187 total yards and 2 TD against Davidson
2021 (Redshirt Sophomore) [at Temple]: Was a nominee for the AFCA Good Works Team ... did not see game action.
2020 (Redshirt Sophomore) [at Temple]: Transferred to Temple in the summer ... rotated in with Trad Beatty for his first game action as an Owl at Tulane ... set career-highs in completions (11), attempts (21), and passing yards (103) while also throwing his first TD as an Owl to Aaron Jarman vs. #18 SMU ... made his first career start at UCF and set a new career-high in passing yards (107) ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... lettered.
2019 (Redshirt Freshman) [at Iowa State]: Played for head coach Matt Campbell at Iowa State … appeared in five games as the team’s # 2 quarterback … was 2-of-4 passing with a touchdown and ran for 100 yards on 11 carries and a touchdown … tossed first career touchdown pass and was 1-of-2 on passes vs. ULM … also ran for 65 yards on four rushes, including a 29-yard touchdown run vs. ULM … had four carries for 18 yards vs. West Virginia … picked up eight yards on his only rush vs. Oklahoma … was 1-of-2 for five yards vs. Notre Dame … second-team Academic All-Big 12.
2018 (Freshman) [at Iowa State]: Saw action in one game, but was able to earn a redshirt.
High School: Played quarterback for coach Jason Negro at St. John Bosco in Eastvale, Calif. … was a four-year letterwinner … split time at QB his senior season, passing for 708 yards and nine touchdowns … also rushed for 214 yards and four touchdowns … played in six games before getting injured … as a junior, threw for 2,932 yards and completed 198-of-294 attempts (67.3 pct.) to earn first-team all-conference and first-team All-CIF accolades… had 30 touchdown passes and six games with three or more TD tosses … also rushed for 1,058 yards on 152 carries (7.0 ypc) with 15 touchdowns … had four 100-yard rushing games … team went 13-2 and won the state title and Southern Section Division 1 championship … one of 12 QBs selected to the Elite 11 in 2017 … rushed for 560 yards and threw for 299 yards as a sophomore … also a first-team all-conference sprinter.
Personal: Born Re-al Mitchell in Santa Monica, Calif. … parents are Sha-ri and Rodney Mitchell … mother was a hurdler and triple jumper at Nebraska and gained fame as “Blaze” in the television show “American Gladiators” … father served in the Marine corps for over 30 years and played “Knightmare” in the television show “Knights and Warriors” … sister Yazmeen (24) … was featured on the Netflix series “QB1” …
