Derrell Mitchell

Education

Mitchell attended Joliet Junior College. He finished his two-year National Collegiate Athletic Association college football career with 91 receptions for 1312 yards (1442 yards per rec avg) and 9 touchdowns.

Career

Junior College

After a stellar career at Joliet Junior College, Mitchell transferred to Texas Technology World League 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. In 1998 he took his game one step forward catching a Canadian Football League-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.

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 Canadian Football League against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

He was released by the Argonauts on March 20, 2008. On November 27, 2015 it was announced that Derrell "Mookie" Mitchell had been selected for enshrinement into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame with the Hall of Fame"s Class of 2016. On January 20, 2012, it was announced that Mitchell had joined the Edmonton Eskimos" coaching staff as the team"s wide receivers coach.

Achievements

• As a sophomore, he was an NJCAA second team All-American pick, and was his league"s co-Player of the Year. Mitchell signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League in 1997 and immediately made a mark in the league with close to 1,500 yards and 17 Territorial Decoration"s receiving in his first season in the league, going on to win the 1997 Canadian Football League"s Most Outstanding Rookie Award. Days later, Mitchell and the Argonauts went on to win the Grey Cup in Edmonton, Alberta. In 2004 he was released by the Argonauts, and was promptly signed by the Edmonton Eskimos who he helped win the 2005 Grey Cup a season later.