Derrell Mitchell

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Derrell Mitchell
Date of birth:	September 16, 1971 (1971-09-16) (age 36)
Place of birth:	Miami, Florida
Career information
Status:	inactive
CFL status:	Import
Position(s):	SB
Height:	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:	190 lb (86 kg)
Jersey №:	87
College:	Texas Tech
NFL Draft:	1994 / Round: 6 / Pick: 176
Organizations
As player:
1994 1995 1997-2004 2005-2006 2007	New Orleans Saints Scottish Claymores Toronto Argonauts Edmonton Eskimos Toronto Argonauts
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at CFL.ca

Derrell "Mookie" Mitchell (born September 16, 1971 in Miami, Florida) is a former Canadian Football League slotback.

Contents 1 Junior College Career 2 College Career 3 World League Career 4 CFL Career 5 Notes

[edit] Junior College Career

Mitchell attended Joliet Junior College. As a sophomore, he was an NJCAA second team All-American pick, and was his league's co-Player of the Year.

[edit] College Career

After a stellar career at Joliet Junior College, Mitchell transferred to Texas Tech. He finished his two-year NCAA college football career with 91 receptions for 1312 yards (14.42 yards per rec. avg.) and 9 touchdowns.

[edit] World League Career

Mitchell spent the 1995 season with the Scottish Claymores of the World League of American Football, having been allocated there by the New Orleans Saints, catching 11 passes for 145 yards and one touchdown.

[edit] CFL Career

Mitchell signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL in 1997 and immediately made a mark in the league with close to 1,500 yards and 17 TD's receiving in his first season in the league while also winning a Grey Cup. In 1998 he took his game one step forward catching a CFL-record 160 receptions for 2,000 yards. After a failed tryout in the National Football League in 1999, Mitchell returned to the Argos and consistently put up 1,000-yard or close to 1,000-yard seasons.

In 2004 he was released by the Argonauts, and signed with the Edmonton Eskimos who he helped win the 2005 Grey Cup. Mitchell was eventually released by Edmonton on June 23, 2007. On July 2, 2007, Mitchell rejoined the Argonauts by signing a practice agreement with the team. On July 11, 2007, he was put on the active roster in time for a game against the Calgary Stampeders the following day and scored a touchdown in his first game back with the Argonauts. On July 26, 2007, Mitchell set a new Argonaut record for career receiving yards after catching a pass from Damon Allen in a home game against the Montreal Alouettes, surpassing former record holder Paul Masotti's 8772 receiving yards. On October 27, 2007, Mitchell surpassed 12,000 career receiving yards in the CFL against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

He was released by the Argonauts on March 20, 2008.^[1]

[edit] Notes