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2019 Football Roster

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4 Shon Mitchell

  • Position Quarterback
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 185
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Chesapeake, Va.
  • High School Oscar Smith

Biography

JUNIOR YEAR (2019)
Saw action in three games but attempted just one pass … Earned CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll accolades … 

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2018)
Appeared in nine games and earned six starts … Led the team in passing with 142.3 yards per game … Completed 115 of 194 passes for 1,281 yards with six touchdowns and six interceptions … Also rushed for a pair of touchdowns … Completed 21 of 32 passes for a career-high 267 yards with two touchdowns – one passing, one rushing – in the season-opening win at Bucknell … Effort was highlighted by a 75-yard touchdown pass to wideout DeVonte Dedmon … Completed 24 of 32 attempts for 263 yards with two touchdowns in the comeback win against Albany … Efficiently engineered a pair of scoring drives late in the fourth quarter versus the Great Danes, completing 8 of 8 passes for 110 yards on the final two scoring drives …. Also rushed for a touchdown in the comeback win and caught a pass from wide receiver Isiah Kinder on a successful 2-point conversion to help seal the win … Recorded career highs in passing attempts (39) and completions (27) en route to throwing for 251 yards against No. 24/23 Colgate … Completed 14 of 24 passes for 208 yards with a 59-yard touchdown pass to Dedmon at No. 12/14 Virginia Tech … Completed his only pass, a 16-yard touchdown to tight end Tyler Klaus, in the win at Villanova … Threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to Dedmon versus Richmond … Earned CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll distinction …

FRESHMAN YEAR (2017)
Became W&M’s first true freshman to start at quarterback since 1975 (Tom Rozantz) when he made his collegiate debut at Delaware … Also became the program’s first true freshman to play at quarterback since 1981 (Stan Yagiello) … Started all three games in which he appeared … Completed 22 of 58 passes for 140 yards with three interceptions …

HIGH SCHOOL
One of the most prolific quarterbacks in Virginia High School League (VHSL) history as a record-setting standout for head coaches Richard Morgan and Bill Dee at Oscar Smith High School ... Four-year starter who posted a 52-6 record … Finished his career as the VHSL all-time leader for career passing yards (11,380), touchdown passes (123) and completions (747) … Two-time first-team all-state selection … Honored as the 2016 All-State Offensive Player of the Year after passing for 3,338 yards … His 232 completions as a senior ranks tied for the ninth-best single-season total in VHSL history … Garnered second-team All-USA Virginia Football Team distinction … Selected as the 2016 All-Region and All-Conference Offensive Player of the Year … Three-time All-Region selection (2014-16) … Earned All-Tidewater and All-Conference honors all four years … Selected as a MaxPreps First-Team All-American in 2014 …

PERSONAL
Son of Shon Mitchell I and Marie Mitchell … Father played football at the University of Nebraska at Omaha for two years … Member of Tribe Fellowship … Enjoys fishing, reading, practicing religion, watching movies and spending time with family and friends.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2017Freshman

    Quarterback
    6'0" 180 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2018Sophomore

    Quarterback
    6'0" 190 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2019Junior

    Quarterback
    6'0" 185 lbs
    4