Connor Mitchell Season 2020

Final Bio

* 2020 Mountain West Scholar-Athlete
* 2020 Mountain West Fall All-Academic Team

Athletic defensive end  ... Signed with the 2017 class out of high school and joined the Aztecs early for the spring season ... Was a defensive tackle in 2017, but moved to defensive end for the 2018 season where he backed up senior Anthony Luke with teammate Keshawn Banks ... Then backed up senior Myles Cheatum in 2019 ... Logged his most playing time in the 2020 season.

JUNIOR SEASON (2020)
Had 12 tackles (seven solo), including 3.5 tackles for loss, three sacks and a quarterback hurry in seven games, including one start ...  Had a big game in limited snaps off the bench vs. UNLV on Oct. 24, recording two tackles with 1.5 going down as a tackle for loss and another as a sack ... Both the 1.5 TFL and sack were career highs ... Made a solo tackle and had a quarterback hurry late on defense at Utah State on Oct. 31 ... Had an assisted stop against San José State on Nov. 6 ... Did not play in the Hawai’i game on Nov. 14 ... Made two tackles in time off the bench at Nevada on Nov. 21 ... Had a 2-yard sack (and tackle for loss) in a reserve role at Colorado on Nov. 28 ... Had a productive game off the bench vs. Colorado State on Dec. 5, tying a career high with three tackles (one solo), including an 8-yard sack (and TFL) ... Started for the first time of his career at No. 14/16 Brigham Young on Dec. 12, where he made two tackles (one solo).

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2019)
Played in all 13 games on the season, making four tackles (three solo), including a 3-yard loss ... Played six statless snaps against Weber State in the opener and 13 at UCLA ... Had a 3-yard tackle for loss in 16 snaps off the bench at New Mexico State ... Was held off the stat sheet in 14 snaps off the bench vs. Utah State, in 13 snaps at Colorado State and in three snaps vs. Wyoming ... Made two tackles (one solo) in 17 offensive snaps at San José State ...  Played 18 statless snaps at UNLV ... Also did not record a stat in 14 snaps against Nevada, 20 snaps vs. Fresno State and 13 snaps at Hawai’i ... Had a solo tackle in 23 snaps off the bench vs. Brigham Young ... Played 19 statless snaps off the bench vs. Central Michigan in the New Mexico Bowl.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2018)
Played in all 13 games on the season, making eight tackles (four solo), including a tackle for loss, and three quarterback hurries in 229 snaps ... Logged his first collegiate snaps (21) in the opener at No. 13/13 Stanford ... Had his first stat - a solo tackle - the following week against Sacramento State across 17 snaps ... Did not find the stat sheet in playing time in 17 snaps against No. 23/25 Arizona State ... Had 15 snaps without recording a stat vs. Eastern Michigan ... Had two tackles (one solo) in 20 snaps at rv/No. 24 Boise State ... Recorded a career-high three tackles (two solo) with a tackle for loss in 35 snaps against Air Force ... Did not find the stat sheet in 17 snaps against San José State ... Played 20 snaps on defense at Nevada, making one assisted tackle ... Did not record a stat in nine snaps at New Mexico ... Played 12 snaps vs. UNLV without finding the stat sheet ... Had a solo tackle in 11 snaps at Fresno State ... Logged nine snaps vs. Hawai’i, registering a quarterback hurry ... Played 22 snaps in the Frisco Bowl vs. Ohio, where he had two quarterback hurries.

REDSHIRT SEASON (2017)
Ended up redshirting his first season at SDSU. 

HIGH SCHOOL
Earned three letters at Wauconda High School in Wauconda, Ill. ... Was an all-state, all-area, all-conference and the team MVP for the Bulldogs ... Led the league in sacks as a senior ... Helped lead Wauconda HS to two playoff appearances over this three years ... A three-star recruit by Rivals and a two-star recruit by Scout ... Also earned all-academic honors with at least a 3.5 GPA each semester ... Also played baseball with the Bulldogs. 

PERSONAL
Connor Mitchell was born March 23, 1998, in Barrington, Ill. ... Son of Andy and Becky Mitchell ... Was also recruited by Air Force, Boise State, Colorado, North Carolina, Purdue and Northwestern ... Is majoring in communication.

SINGLE-GAME BESTS
Tackles: 3 vs. Colorado State (12/5/20), vs. Air Force (10/12/18)
Tackles For Loss: 1.5 vs. UNLV (10/24/20)
Sacks: 1.0 vs. Colorado (12/5/20), at Colorado (11/28/20), vs. UNLV (10/24/20)