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2017 Football Roster

6 Tray Mitchell

  • Position Safety
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 190
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Major Kinesiology & Sport Studies
  • Hometown Wentzville, Mo.
  • Highschool Holt

Biography

2017 (SENIOR): Started all 11 games at the rover defensive back position... finished second on the team with 69 tackles including a team high 44 solo tackles... opened season with 11 tackles including three tackles for loss, one sack, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery against Indiana State... had 11 tackles against Jacksonville State with eight solo stops, one tackle for loss and a forced fumble... added two tackles for loss with a sack against Tennessee Tech... served as the kickoff return specialist to open the season with 10 returns for 156 yards...
2016 (JUNIOR): Appeared in all 11 games... moved in the spring from wide receiver to safety and made 32 tackles (19 solo) during the season... had a season high six tackles against Murray State... made four solo tackles at Jacksonville State... had a tackle for loss, an interception and two pass break-ups in final regular season shutout win at Eastern Kentucky... had a fumble recoverty against UT Martin... also saw time as a kickoff returner with eight returns for 147 yards to average 18.4 yards per return... 
2015 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 12 games at wide receiver and later in season as kickoff return specialist... had six starts at wide receiver... took over kickoff return duties at Tennessee State averaging 30 yards per return in first game at TSU... ended year with 503 yards on 21 returns for an average of 24 yards which ranked second in the OVC and 34th in the NCAA... returned a kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown at Murray State, the sixth longest kickoff return for touchdown in school history... as a wide receiver caught 13 passes for 129 yards... had season high three catches at Murray State... had season best 30 yards receiving against Jacksonville State... 
2014 (RS-FRESHMAN): Appeared in ten games as a back-up wide receiver and on special teams... did not have any statistics... 
2013 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Ken Moore at Holt HS… was a running back in high school… named to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Super 30… as a senior was GAC Central Conference Offensive Player of the Year rushing for 1,157 yards with 12 touchdowns… caught five passes for 69 yards… on defense playing defensive back made 31 tackles with four tackles for loss… helped team post a 8-4 record advancing to the Missouri Class 5 playoffs… named to the Missouri Class 5-6 East Central All-District team.. as a junior rushed for 862 yards and five touchdowns… had 19 catches for 239 yards and three touchdowns… averaged 20.3 yards on kick returns…

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2013Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 175 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2013-14Redshirt Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 175 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2014Redshirt Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 186 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2015Redshirt Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 186 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2016Redshirt Sophomore

    Safety
    5'11" 190 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2017Redshirt Senior

    Safety
    5'11" 190 lbs
    6
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