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Jersey Number 40
Nic Mitchell
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Jacksonville, Fla.
- High School/Previous School:
- Mandarin HS
Career Honors
SEC Graduate
2025 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2025 SEC Defensive Playerย of the Week (Wk 2 vs #12 Arizona State)
2024 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2023 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2021-22 First Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
Career Notes
Played in 52 career games with 25 starts โฆ Played in 51 straight games, starting with the Liberty Bowl his true freshman season in 2021 โฆ Concluded his collegiate career having started 25 consecutive games โฆ In his career he totaled 173 tackles, 8.0 tackles for loss, two pass breakups and two interceptions while also forcing one fumble โฆ Four career double-digit tackle games.
ย
2025 (Redshirt Senior Season)
Started all 13 games at the MIKE linebacker position โฆ Tallied 78 tackles, 5.0 TFLs, 2.5 sacks while earning two QB hurries an interception and forced a fumble โฆ Had one double-digit tackle game which helped State win its first SEC game since 2023 โฆ at Southern Miss (8/30): Collected five assisted tackles in the opener, building off a 2024 season where he logged three double-digit tackle performances ... vs. Arizona State (9/6): Had huge, game-saving tackle at the goal line on third down with less than 2-minuntes to play to help State hold ASU to a field goal and give State's offense the ball back to score the game-winning touchdown ... vs Alcorn State (9/13): Earned his first career fumble recovery ... Tied for second on the team in tackles (4) ... vs Northern Illinois (9/20): was a part of the first tackle for loss of his season ... at Texas A&M (10/4): third time this season with 5 or more tackles ... sixth straight start of the season ... reached 125 career tackles ... at Florida (10/18): started his seventh fame in a row ... was tied for second on the team in tackles during the game ... vs Texas (10/25): second on the team in tackles ... was a part of his first sack in his career ... set a new career high in tackles for loss ... at Arkansas (11/1): started his 20th game in a row for State ... recorded his first ever full sack in a game ... second game in a row with a tackle for loss ... tied his career high in QB hurries ... second on the team in tackles with 10 ... vs Georgia (11/8): Started his 21st game in a row for State ... made it past the 150 career tackles mark ... at Missouri (11/15): tallied his second career interception ... Second player since 2005, to have two tackles for loss, a sack, and an interception twice in two different games in their career โฆ vs. Ole Miss (11/28): Recorded seven tackles and had a QB hurry โฆ vs. Wake Forest (1/2): Had six tackles.
2024 (Redshirt Junior Season)
Played 12 games with 12 starts โฆ ย Recorded 80 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, two pass breakups and had one interception (all career-highs) โฆ Three double-digit tackle games โฆ Earned first career interception in contest vs. Arkansas (10/26) โฆ Became a full time starter โฆ Eastern Kentucky (8/31): Made his first career start โฆ Recorded four tackles, all assisted tackles โฆ Had a half tackle for loss for a loss of one yard โฆ Had a PFF tackle grade of 80.6 โฆ Ranked 10th among SEC linebackers in tackle grade ... at Arizona State (9/7): Recorded five tackles, one solo and four assisted ... Toledo (9/14): Recorded four tackles, one solo and three assisted ... Florida (9/21): Record six tackles, one solo and five assisted ...ย at Texas (9/28): Recorded seven tackles, four solo and three assisted โฆ had one tackle for loss for a loss of two yards โฆ at Georgia (10/12): Recorded six tackles, four solo and two assisted โฆ Texas A&M (10/19): Recorded 10 tackles, two solo and eight assisted โฆ had one pass break up โฆ His 10 tackles were a new season-high ... Earned his first career double-digit tackle game ...ย Arkansas (10/26): Recorded five tackles, one solo and four assisted โฆ Earned his first career interception off a tipped pass from Isaac Smith โฆ Second straight game with a pass break up ...ย UMass (11/2): Recorded 10 total tackles, one solo and nine assisted โฆ had half a tackle for a loss of two yards ... Had one QB hurry โฆ Second career double-digit tackle performance ...ย at Tennessee (11/9): Recorded seven tackles, four solo and three assisted ...ย vs. Missouri (11/23): Recorded 11 tackles, one solo and 10 assisted โฆ Earned third double-digit tackle game of the season ... His 11 tackles were a new career high โฆ at Ole Miss (11/29): Recorded five tackles with 1.0 tackle for loss.
2023 (Redshirt Sophomore Season)
Appeared in all 12 games โฆ Recorded seven tackles โฆ Season-high four tackles in the season opener against SE Louisiana โฆ Played 192 snaps on the year, primarily on special teams ... SE Louisiana (9/2): Recorded four tackles Alabama (9/30): Finished with a pair of tackles โฆ Kentucky (11/4): Made one stop.
ย
2022 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Appeared in 13 games, primarily on special teams ... Finished with five tackles ...ย Bowling Green (9/24):ย Tallied one solo tackle ...ย ETSU (11/19):ย Tied his career-high with three tackles.
2021 (True Freshman Season)
Saw action in two games in his first season at State ... Assisted on three tackles on the season ... Tennessee State (11/20): Made collegiate debut ... Had three total tackles (3 assists) in State's win at home.ย
High School
Prepped at Mandarin High School under Bobby Ramsay โฆ Three-star prospect per ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports โฆ Helped MHS to the Florida High School Athletic Association Class 8A state title as a sophomore ... As a senior, made 97 tackles with 17.5 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks โฆ Had two forced fumbles and two fumbles recovered, taking one in for a touchdown โฆ As a junior, made 60 tackles, including 41 solo stops, with 2.0 tackles for loss ... Added one interception โฆ As a sophomore, finished with 11 tackles and 3.0 sacks in seven games played โฆ Added one pass breakup โฆ Committed to MSU on Sept. 8, 2020.
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Personal
Son of Nicole and Kevin Mitchell โฆ Brother, Justin, played football at Harvard โฆ Brother, Kris, plays football at FIU โฆ Graduated in 2024 with his degree in business administration.
Career-Highs
Tackles:ย 11, vs. Missouri (11/23/2024)
Tackles For Loss: 2.0, at Missouri (11/15/2025)
Interceptions: 1, 2x, last, at Missouri (11/15/025)
QB Hurries: 1, 3x, vs. Ole Miss (11/15/2025)
Pass Breakups: 1, 2x, last vs. Arkansas (10/26/2024)
SEC Graduate
2025 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2025 SEC Defensive Playerย of the Week (Wk 2 vs #12 Arizona State)
2024 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2023 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2021-22 First Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
Career Notes
Played in 52 career games with 25 starts โฆ Played in 51 straight games, starting with the Liberty Bowl his true freshman season in 2021 โฆ Concluded his collegiate career having started 25 consecutive games โฆ In his career he totaled 173 tackles, 8.0 tackles for loss, two pass breakups and two interceptions while also forcing one fumble โฆ Four career double-digit tackle games.
ย
2025 (Redshirt Senior Season)
Started all 13 games at the MIKE linebacker position โฆ Tallied 78 tackles, 5.0 TFLs, 2.5 sacks while earning two QB hurries an interception and forced a fumble โฆ Had one double-digit tackle game which helped State win its first SEC game since 2023 โฆ at Southern Miss (8/30): Collected five assisted tackles in the opener, building off a 2024 season where he logged three double-digit tackle performances ... vs. Arizona State (9/6): Had huge, game-saving tackle at the goal line on third down with less than 2-minuntes to play to help State hold ASU to a field goal and give State's offense the ball back to score the game-winning touchdown ... vs Alcorn State (9/13): Earned his first career fumble recovery ... Tied for second on the team in tackles (4) ... vs Northern Illinois (9/20): was a part of the first tackle for loss of his season ... at Texas A&M (10/4): third time this season with 5 or more tackles ... sixth straight start of the season ... reached 125 career tackles ... at Florida (10/18): started his seventh fame in a row ... was tied for second on the team in tackles during the game ... vs Texas (10/25): second on the team in tackles ... was a part of his first sack in his career ... set a new career high in tackles for loss ... at Arkansas (11/1): started his 20th game in a row for State ... recorded his first ever full sack in a game ... second game in a row with a tackle for loss ... tied his career high in QB hurries ... second on the team in tackles with 10 ... vs Georgia (11/8): Started his 21st game in a row for State ... made it past the 150 career tackles mark ... at Missouri (11/15): tallied his second career interception ... Second player since 2005, to have two tackles for loss, a sack, and an interception twice in two different games in their career โฆ vs. Ole Miss (11/28): Recorded seven tackles and had a QB hurry โฆ vs. Wake Forest (1/2): Had six tackles.
2024 (Redshirt Junior Season)
Played 12 games with 12 starts โฆ ย Recorded 80 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, two pass breakups and had one interception (all career-highs) โฆ Three double-digit tackle games โฆ Earned first career interception in contest vs. Arkansas (10/26) โฆ Became a full time starter โฆ Eastern Kentucky (8/31): Made his first career start โฆ Recorded four tackles, all assisted tackles โฆ Had a half tackle for loss for a loss of one yard โฆ Had a PFF tackle grade of 80.6 โฆ Ranked 10th among SEC linebackers in tackle grade ... at Arizona State (9/7): Recorded five tackles, one solo and four assisted ... Toledo (9/14): Recorded four tackles, one solo and three assisted ... Florida (9/21): Record six tackles, one solo and five assisted ...ย at Texas (9/28): Recorded seven tackles, four solo and three assisted โฆ had one tackle for loss for a loss of two yards โฆ at Georgia (10/12): Recorded six tackles, four solo and two assisted โฆ Texas A&M (10/19): Recorded 10 tackles, two solo and eight assisted โฆ had one pass break up โฆ His 10 tackles were a new season-high ... Earned his first career double-digit tackle game ...ย Arkansas (10/26): Recorded five tackles, one solo and four assisted โฆ Earned his first career interception off a tipped pass from Isaac Smith โฆ Second straight game with a pass break up ...ย UMass (11/2): Recorded 10 total tackles, one solo and nine assisted โฆ had half a tackle for a loss of two yards ... Had one QB hurry โฆ Second career double-digit tackle performance ...ย at Tennessee (11/9): Recorded seven tackles, four solo and three assisted ...ย vs. Missouri (11/23): Recorded 11 tackles, one solo and 10 assisted โฆ Earned third double-digit tackle game of the season ... His 11 tackles were a new career high โฆ at Ole Miss (11/29): Recorded five tackles with 1.0 tackle for loss.
2023 (Redshirt Sophomore Season)
Appeared in all 12 games โฆ Recorded seven tackles โฆ Season-high four tackles in the season opener against SE Louisiana โฆ Played 192 snaps on the year, primarily on special teams ... SE Louisiana (9/2): Recorded four tackles Alabama (9/30): Finished with a pair of tackles โฆ Kentucky (11/4): Made one stop.
ย
2022 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Appeared in 13 games, primarily on special teams ... Finished with five tackles ...ย Bowling Green (9/24):ย Tallied one solo tackle ...ย ETSU (11/19):ย Tied his career-high with three tackles.
2021 (True Freshman Season)
Saw action in two games in his first season at State ... Assisted on three tackles on the season ... Tennessee State (11/20): Made collegiate debut ... Had three total tackles (3 assists) in State's win at home.ย
High School
Prepped at Mandarin High School under Bobby Ramsay โฆ Three-star prospect per ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports โฆ Helped MHS to the Florida High School Athletic Association Class 8A state title as a sophomore ... As a senior, made 97 tackles with 17.5 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks โฆ Had two forced fumbles and two fumbles recovered, taking one in for a touchdown โฆ As a junior, made 60 tackles, including 41 solo stops, with 2.0 tackles for loss ... Added one interception โฆ As a sophomore, finished with 11 tackles and 3.0 sacks in seven games played โฆ Added one pass breakup โฆ Committed to MSU on Sept. 8, 2020.
ย
Personal
Son of Nicole and Kevin Mitchell โฆ Brother, Justin, played football at Harvard โฆ Brother, Kris, plays football at FIU โฆ Graduated in 2024 with his degree in business administration.
Career-Highs
Tackles:ย 11, vs. Missouri (11/23/2024)
Tackles For Loss: 2.0, at Missouri (11/15/2025)
Interceptions: 1, 2x, last, at Missouri (11/15/025)
QB Hurries: 1, 3x, vs. Ole Miss (11/15/2025)
Pass Breakups: 1, 2x, last vs. Arkansas (10/26/2024)
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