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Jersey Number 10
Juwan Mitchell
- Position:
- LB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 226
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Newark, N.J.
- High School:
- Mater Dei
- Prev School:
- Butler (Kan.) CC/Texas
Bio
CAREER
Talented transfer linebacker who has been in the starting rotation in 2022 … Made his 150th career FBS tackle in the 2022 regular-season finale at Vanderbilt ... Enrolled at Tennessee in June 2021 after two seasons at Texas where he was the Longhorns’ leading tackler in the fall of 2020 … Played in 33 career games (12 at Tennessee) with 21 starts (eight at Tennessee) during his career ... Missed most of the 2021 season due to a shoulder injury and was limited for much of the 2022 spring … Played in 21 games at Texas with 13 starts, collecting 101 tackles (59 solo) with eight tackles for loss, three sacks, five pass breakups and one fumble recovery … College career began in the junior college ranks at Butler Community College in Kansas where he was an all-conference performer.2022 – RS-SENIOR
Recorded five stops in the regular-season finale at Vanderbilt (11/26) and is averaging 6.6 tackles per game in his last five ballgames ... Made six tackles at South Carolina (11/19) ... Fished as the Vols’ leading tackler for the third-straight game, finishing with six tackles and logging two QB hurries in win over Missouri (11/12) ... Played in his 30th collegiate game led the team in tackles for a second consecutive week, making eight stops at #3 Georgia (11/5) while also adding half of a tackle for loss, his first TFL for the Big Orange ... Intercepted Will Levis in the red zone and ran it back 48 yards to give the Vols a jolt of momentum against #19 Kentucky (10/29) and finished the game with a team-high eight tackles, his most in a Tennessee uniform ... Made a season-high four tackles in the win against #3 Alabama (10/15) and had a PBU for the second consecutive game ... Logged his third-straight start and had a clutch pass breakup late in the second quarter at #25 LSU (10/8) ... Started at LB and logged three tackles in win over #20 Florida (9/24) ... Made his season debut starting at LB in win over Akron (9/17), making one tackle and adding a QB hurry.2021 – SENIOR
Played in three games with one start and earned a redshirt … Missed the final nine games of the year due to a shoulder injury and underwent surgery … Made one tackle playing as a reserve linebacker against No. 11 Florida (9/25) ... Had seven tackles and one PBU vs. Pitt (9/11) ... Started at MLB in season opener against Bowling Green (9/2), making his Tennessee debut.2020 – JUNIOR (TEXAS)
Played in 10 games and started eight times … Led the team with 62 tackles (32 solo), which ranked 15th in the Big 12 … Also recorded 4.5 tackles for loss, one quarterback hurry, one pass breakup and one fumble recovery … Recorded at least five tackles in six of nine games … Posted five tackles in his first start of the season at Texas Tech (9/26) … Made two tackles, one tackle for loss and broke up one pass versus TCU (10/3) … Recorded 10 tackles, a quarterback hurry and recovered a fumble in the AT&T Red River Showdown vs. Oklahoma (10/10) … Logged a career-high 12 tackles and two tackles for loss in a home win over Baylor (10/24) … Recorded eight tackles, including a season-high six solo stops, in Texas’ comeback win at No. 6 Oklahoma State (10/31) … Made nine tackles against West Virginia (11/7) … Logged his third double-digit tackle day of the season with 10 tackles versus No. 13 Iowa State (11/27) … Made three solos tackles in the regular season finale at Kansas State (12/5) … Posted three tackles in the Valero Alamo Bowl vs. Colorado (12/29) … Member of the Big 12 Honor Roll in the spring of 2020, majoring in physical culture and sport.2019 – SOPHOMORE (TEXAS)
Enrolled at Texas in June 2019 … Played in 11 games and started five games in his debut season -- at West Virginia, Oklahoma, TCU, Kansas State and Iowa State … Logged 39 tackles, 27 solo stops, 3.5 tackles for loss, three sacks and four pass breakups in his first season … Notched sacks against Rice, Oklahoma State and TCU … Posted a season-high seven tackles against TCU (10/26) … Made four solo stops in his first career start against West Virginia (10/5) … Registered four tackles (three solos) and one quarterback hurry against Kansas State (11/9) … Tallied six total tackles (three solos), one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry against Iowa State (11/16) … Posted five tackles and one pass breakup in the Valero Alamo Bowl vs. No. 11 Utah (12/31).JUNIOR COLLEGE (BUTLER CC)
An all-conference linebacker from Butler Community College … Ranked No. 2 on ESPN’s JC50 and No. 1 at linebacker … Rated as the No. 6 JUCO inside linebacker by 247Sports and the No. 76 JUCO player nationally by Rivals … Selected honorable mention All-KJCCC (Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference) in 2018 … Played in all 12 games as a freshman … Led all freshmen at Butler in tackles (55) and tackles for loss (7.5), which ranked sixth and fourth overall on the team, respectively … Also recorded two sacks, a 44-yard interception return and a pass breakup … Registered at least four tackles in seven games, including a three-game stretch with a total of 26 … Notched seven tackles with one sack and two tackles for loss against Hutchinson … Posted a season-high 10 tackles (six solo) with 2.5 tackles for loss against Independence … Collected nine tackles against Air Force Prep … Returned an interception 44 yards against Fort Scott … Tallied five tackles with one tackle for loss against in Northeastern Oklahoma A&M … Helped Butler to an 8-4 overall record, a 5-2 conference record and a Midwest Classic Bowl Championship in 2018.HIGH SCHOOL
Attended New Berlin (New York) Milford Academy in the fall of 2017 and led the conference in tackles … Played for Dino Mangiero at Mater Dei High School in New Jersey … Selected third-team All-Shore Conference at linebacker as a senior in 2016 … Also chosen second-team all-area … Helped Mater Dei to an undefeated 12-0 record, including a 5-0 league mark and title, and the NJSIAA Non-Public Group 2 Championship in 2016 … Registered 87 tackles (51 solo), two sacks, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one interception on defense, along with eight receptions for 48 yards and a touchdown on offense as a junior in 2015 … Also competed in discus in track and field in high school.PERSONAL
Full name is Juwan Tamier Mitchell … Born on Oct. 15, 1999, in Newark, N.J. … Nickname is “JuJu” … Son of Tamika Mitchell … Has one brother, Jalanie, who played college ball at Dean College in Franklin, Massachusetts … Says his brother is his biggest inspiration on his career because he watched him go through it … Majoring in communication studies … Recipient of the William Pettway, Sr. Athletic Scholarship Endowment and the Matt And Jessica Briggs Athletic Scholarship Endowment ... Favorite movie is “Waist Deep” … Favorite musical artist is Future … Favorite TV show is “Ballers” … Twitter handle is @juwanmitchell_6 and Instagram handle is @__juju6.FB | Josh Heupel Postgame Press Conference vs. Georgia (9.13.25)
Saturday, September 13
FB | Bailey, Brazzell, Staley Postgame vs. Georgia (9.13.25)
Saturday, September 13
FB | Aguilar, Herring Postgame vs. Georgia (9.13.25)
Saturday, September 13
FB | Cinematic Recap vs. ETSU (9.6.25)
Tuesday, September 09
