Kenny Mitchell

Kenny Mitchell

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Atlanta, Ga.

High School:
Westlake

Height / Weight:
5-11 / 181

Position:
SLOT

Experience:
2

2006: A starter in all 11 games ... Caught 17 passes for 212 yards and three touchdowns ... Returned 41 kicks for 1,075 yards, a 26.2 average ... Led the Patriot League in kick returns ... Registered five games with at least 100 return yards ... Led the team in all-purpose yardage with 1,340 yards, a 121.8 per game average ... Caught three passes for 45 yards and two scores at Brown ... Caught three passes for 53 yards, had two carries for 18 yards and returned seven kicks for 169 yards at Colgate ... Caught two passes for 39 yards against Marist ... Returned eight kicks for 215 yards at Lafayette.

2005: Appeared in all 11 games ... Started the last five of the season ... Earned his first start at Cornell ... Caught 12 passes for 122 yards with one touchdown ... Returned 16 kicks for 311 yards, a 19.4 per game average ... Finished second on the team in all-purpose yardage with 513 yards (a 46.6 per game average) ... Carried the ball eight times for 80 yards ... Caught a season-long 45-yard touchdown pass in the season opener against Bucknell ... Returned four kicks for 62 yards at Holy Cross ... Had two carries for 25 yards and three catches for 18 yards at Stony Brook ... Returned four kicks for 103 yards, including a season-long 64-yard return, at Cornell ... Against Lehigh, had three catches for 27 yards and carried the ball two times for 16 yards ... Had three catches against Davidson for 27 yards ... Returned five kicks against Colgate for 97 yards.

High School: A standout at Westlake High School in football, basketball, baseball and track and field ... Lettered three times in football and track, twice in baseball and once in basketball ... Named football team's Offensive Player of the Year as a junior ... Named to the Atlanta All-City Team, while also garnering all-county honors and was named honorable mention all-state ... Helped Westlake to 2002 and 2003 region championship, respectively, and to a runner-up showing in 2004 ... A three-time state champion in the 4x100m relay, a five-time USATF All-American.

Personal: A standout member of the Georgetown track and field team ... He holds the school record in the indoor 60m and 4x200m relay and the outdoor 100m.