James Mitchell
Role Player
Height6'4"
Weight249 lb
BornAug 11, 1999
Age26
ConferenceAtlantic Coast
Rookie yr2022
Draft2022 · Rd 5, Pick 177 · DET
A tight end who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
4 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Snap Counts | Advanced (EPA) | Advanced Receiving (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate | |||||
| 2022 | — | DET | 8 | — | 11 | 11 | 113 | 1 | 100.0% | 10.3 | 10.3 | — | 7 | 183 | 19.4% | — | 0.0% | 136 | 37.7% | — | — | — | — | — | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 139.8 |
| 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.0 | 0 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | — | DET | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 100.0% | 14.0 | 14.0 | — | 1 | 157 | 17.0% | — | 0.0% | 141 | 34.9% | — | — | — | — | — | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 118.7 |
| 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.3 | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | — | DET | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 32.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | — | CAR | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 100.0% | 9.3 | 9.3 | — | 2 | 47 | 14.4% | — | 0.0% | 39 | 30.0% | — | — | — | — | — | 2.3 | 2.3 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 105.6 |
| Career | — | 13 | — | 16 | 16 | 169 | 1 | 100.0% | 10.6 | 10.6 | — | 10 | 412 | 20.7% | — | 0.0% | 316 | 34.2% | — | — | 12.3 | 0 | 67 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | — | |
Career EPA12.3·12 receiving·6.2/season
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 23 | DET | 8 | 0* | 11 | 11 | 113 | 1 | 100.0% | 10.3 | 10.3 | — | 7 | 3.6 |
| 2023 | 24 | DET | 2 | 0* | 2 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 100.0% | 14.0 | 14.0 | — | 1 | — |
| 2025 | 26 | CAR | 2 | 0* | 3 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 100.0% | 9.3 | 9.3 | — | 2 | — |
| Career | 12 | 16 | 16 | 169 | 1 | 100.0% | 10.6 | 10.6 | — | 10 | 3.6 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 23 | DET | 14 | 0* | 183 | 19.4% | — | 0.0% | 136 | 37.7% |
| 2023 | 24 | DET | 15 | 0* | 157 | 17.0% | — | 0.0% | 141 | 34.9% |
| 2024 | 25 | DET | 1 | — | 25 | 32.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2025 | 26 | CAR | 5 | 0* | 47 | 14.4% | — | 0.0% | 39 | 30.0% |
| Career | 35 | 412 | — | — | — | 316 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 23 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 10.0 | 0 | 51 |
| 2023 | 24 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 2.3 | 0 | 16 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 67 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Receiving (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 23 | DET | 14 | 0* | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 139.8 |
| 2023 | 24 | DET | 15 | 0* | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 118.7 |
| 2025 | 26 | CAR | 5 | 0* | 2.3 | 2.3 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 105.6 |
| Career | 34 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 30 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 30 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 1 scored season, with a short career trimming the score.
42
Sustained
career value
×.6
42
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.72
Longevity
career length
Blend 42 × longevity 0.72 = KV-H 30· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 42
On-field 32.7
Availability 9.3
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2022bestavg 422022
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Receptions leader1
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
6.15 EPA/season over 2 seasons52
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 88%.
Per-Snap Impact
Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+—
below snap floor
Yards/snap0.437Touch rate0.041EPA/snap0.032Snap share16.9%Off snaps387Emerging
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within tight ends, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Postseason Career
1 playoff gameReceiving
Tgt1
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Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Jared GoffQB3yTaylor DeckerOT3yAlex AnzaloneMLB3yKalif RaymondWR3yJack FoxP3yFrank RagnowG3yAmon-Ra St. BrownWR3yPenei SewellOT3yAlim McNeillDT3yBrock WrightTE3yDan SkipperOT3yDerrick BarnesLB3yCraig ReynoldsRB3yAidan HutchinsonDE3yKerby JosephSAF3yIfeatu MelifonwuSAF3yJameson WilliamsWR3yKayode AwosikaG3yMalcolm RodriguezLB3yAnthony PittmanLB3yJoshua PaschalDE3yJames HoustonDE3yGraham GlasgowC2yJosh ReynoldsWR2y
2022 Draft Class· this player went #177
#169Ty ChandlerRB#170Teagan QuitorianoTE#171Luke WattenbergC#172Samuel WomackCB#173Marcus McKethanG#174Dominique RobinsonDE#175Matthew ButlerDT#176Damone ClarkLB#178John RidgewayDT#179Kingsley EnagbareLB#180Matt AraizaP#181Kyron JohnsonLB#182Darrian BeaversLB#183Kevin HarrisRB#184Vederian LoweOT#185Christian BenfordCB
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Movementderived from season history
- 2025team change
Joined CAR (from DET)
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with CAR
- 2022draft
Drafted by DET — Round 5, Pick 177
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 249 lb
Frame
Injury History
1 career game missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | DET | 1 | W5Doubtful· HamstringW6Out· HamstringW7Questionable· HamstringW19Out· Hand |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 1-season peers. See all →
30
peak 42
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
51%
20222025
2024 · cause not documented · 6%2025 · cause not documented · 29%
Era Translator
Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Rec Yds | Rec Yds/G | → 2025 Rec Yds | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 113 | 14.1 | 248+135 | 14.6 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #177 (Rd 5) · DET · 2022 · +3.1 vs expected KV-H
30actual
26.9 expected · Δ+3.1
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