Mitchell Meyers

Photo by: Athletics Communications

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-4
Weight:
253
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
The Woodlands, Texas
High School:
The Woodlands

Awards and Honors
Uplifting Athletes Rare Disease Champion Winner (2017)
CoSIDA Academic All-District (2016)
Arthur Floyd Scott Outstanding Defensive Lineman (2016)
Uplifting Athletes Rare Disease Champion Award Finalist (2016, 2017)
Capital One Orange Bowl-FWAA Courage Award Finalist (2015)
First Team Academic All-Big 12 (2013, 2014, 2016)
Bill Dailey Unsung Hero Award (2014)

2016
Co-captain … CoSIDA Academic All-District … Arthur Floyd Scott Award winner as the team’s best defensive lineman … named First Team Academic All-Big 12 for the third-straight season … finalist for the Uplifting Athletes Rare Disease Champion Award … one of five players to start all 12 games … recorded 28 tackles, 4.5 TFL and one pass breakup … had three tackles and a TFL vs. Texas … tallied a season-high four tackles and had 1.5 TFL vs. Kansas State … ended career with 72 tackles and 8.0 TFL.

2015
Capital One Orange Bowl-FWAA Courage Award finalist … finalist for the Uplifting Athletes Rare Disease Champion Award ... sat out season after being diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma February of 2015 … continued to work out with the team while undergoing chemotherapy treatments.

2014
First Team Academic All-Big 12 … one of four players to start every game for the Cyclones … started the season at defensive end before moving to the inside for the majority of the season … registered 30 tackles, the third-best total by an ISU down lineman … had 2.0 TFL and three quarterback hurries … registered a career-high six tackles, including four solo stops, vs. Iowa … had three tackles and 1.5 TFL vs. Toledo … posted four tackles vs. West Virginia.

2013
First Team Academic All-Big 12 … played in all 12 games, registering 14 tackles and 1.5 TFL … tallied four tackles vs. Oklahoma State.

2012
Redshirted initial collegiate season.

High School
Three-star recruit according to Rivals.com … named to the Houston Chronicle Top 100 prior to his senior season … two-time first-team All-District selection … also earned All-County honors … named to the first-team All-Greater Houston team by VYPE Magazine … recorded 56 tackles, seven for loss, four sacks and an interception in 2011 … part of Highlander defense that posted four consecutive shutouts in 2011 … as a junior, posted 61 tackles and 9.5 sacks for the Highlanders … led The Woodlands to a district title in 2010 … earned second-team All-District honors during sophomore season … posted 20 tackles, three for loss, three sacks, a safety and a fumble recovery … coached at The Woodlands by Mark Schmid.

Personal
Born Oct. 21, 1993 … son of Scott and Laura Meyers … supply chain management major.