James MitchellMitchell, James MaxwellPosition: TE Height: 6-3 Weight: 255 Born: August 11, 1999 Norton, VA High School: Union (Big Stone Gap, VA) |
| Year | College | Participation |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Virginia Tech | Lettered |
| 2019 | Virginia Tech | Lettered |
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | Played |
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | Played |
| Draft: 5th round (177th overall) 2022 Detroit Lions |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Detroit Lions (NFL)2022 DET NFL | 82 | TE | 14 | 0 |
| 2023 Detroit Lions (NFL)2023 DET NFL | 82 | TE | 15 | 1 |
| 2024 Detroit Lions (NFL)2024 DET NFL | 82 | TE | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2025 CAR NFL | 85 | TE | 5 | 0 |
| 4 Years (NFL)4 Years NFL | 35 | 1 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/30/2022 | 2022 Detroit Lions (NFL)2022 DET NFL |
| Signed | 5/13/0222 | 2022 Detroit Lions (NFL)2022 DET NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 1/13/2024 | 2023 Detroit Lions (NFL)2023 DET NFL |
| Released | 8/27/2024 | 2024 Detroit Lions (NFL)2024 DET NFL |
| Practice Squad | 8/28/2024 | 2024 Detroit Lions (NFL)2024 DET NFL |
| Practice Squad Elevation | 11/16/2024 | 2024 Detroit Lions (NFL)2024 DET NFL |
| Signed (Future) | 1/21/2025 | 2025 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2025 CAR NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Detroit Lions (NFL)2022 DET NFL | 319 | 183 | 16.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 136 | 30.2 |
| 2023 Detroit Lions (NFL)2023 DET NFL | 298 | 157 | 13.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 141 | 31.2 |
| 2024 Detroit Lions (NFL)2024 DET NFL | 25 | 25 | 2.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2025 CAR NFL | 86 | 47 | 4.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 39 | 9.6 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 728 | 412 | 0 | 30.2 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Detroit Lions (NFL)2022 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Detroit Lions (NFL)2022 DET NFL | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 113 | 10.3 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 0 |
| 2023 Detroit Lions (NFL)2023 DET NFL | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 28 | 14.0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2025 CAR NFL | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 28 | 9.3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 16 | 16 | 100.0 | 169 | 10.6 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 95 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Detroit Lions (NFL)2022 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Detroit Lions (NFL)2023 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
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