Education
Mitchell attended Homestead Senior High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Mitchell attended Homestead Senior High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Mitchell was signed by the Washington Redskins of the National Football League on April 29, 2008, but was released on May 6, 2008. Kevin Mitchell majored in speech communications while at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. On the football field, Mitchell was a captain for the Fighting Illini, including Illinois" appearance in the 2008 Rose Bowl.
Mitchell went undrafted in the 2008 NFL Draft, but on April 29, 2008, he signed with the Redskins.
Washington later released him on May 6, 2008. He is now an assistant coach at the University of New Mexico.