Re-al Mitchell

Position:
Quarterback
Height:
6-0
Weight:
195
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Eastvale, Calif.
High School:
St. John Bosco

Awards and Honors
Second-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2019)

2019
Appeared in five games as the team’s No. 2 quarterback … was 2-of-4 passing with a touchdown and ran for 100 yards on 11 carries (9.1 ypr) and a touchdown … tossed first career touchdown pass and was 1-of-2 on passes vs. ULM … also ran for 65 yards on four rushes, including a 29-yard touchdown run vs.ULM … had four carries for 18 yards vs. West Virginia … picked up eight yards on his only rush vs. Oklahoma … was 1-of-2 for five yards vs. Notre Dame.

2018
Saw action in one game, but was able to earn a redshirt.

High School
Chose Iowa State over Arizona, Illinois, Kansas State, South Carolina and Rutgers … three-star recruit by Rivals, 247Sports and ESPN … ranked as the No. 27 dual threat quarterback by 247Sports … split time at QB his senior season, passing for 708 yards and nine touchdowns … also rushed for 214 yards and four touchdowns … played in six games before getting injured … as a junior, threw for 2,932 yards and completed 198-of-294 attempts (67.3 pct.) to earn first-team all-conference and first-team All-CIF accolades… had 30 touchdown passes and six games with three or more TD tosses … also rushed for 1,058 yards on 152 carries (7.0 ypc) with 15 touchdowns … had four 100-yard rushing games … team went 13-2 and won the state title and Southern Section Division 1 championship … one of 12 QBs selected to the Elite 11 in 2017 … rushed for 560 yards and threw for 299 yards as a sophomore … also a first-team all-conference sprinter … coached by Jason Negro.

Personal
Born Aug. 11, 2000 … son of Rodney and Sha-ri Mitchell … mother, Sha-ri, was a hurdler and triple jumper at Nebraska … she was “Blaze” in the television show “American Gladiators” … father, Rodney, played “Knightmare” in the television show “Knights and Warriors” … kinesiology and health major.