Jim Mitchell
James Robert Mitchell
Born: October 19, 1947
Shelbyville, TN USA
Deceased: October 20, 2007
Shelbyville, TN
Position: TE
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 234
College: Prairie View
High School: Harris (Shelbyville, TN)
Career: 1969-1979
Drafted: 1969 in Round 4, #81 overall by the Atlanta Falcons
Jim Mitchell played from 1969 to 1979 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons. Mitchell caught 305 passes for 4,358 yards and 28 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 40 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 12 | 1 |
| 1971 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 25 | 6.2 | 24 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 18 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 13 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Totals | 26 | 187 | 7.2 | 40 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 22 | 339 | 15.4 | 42 | 4 |
| 1970 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 44 | 650 | 14.8 | 51 | 6 |
| 1971 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 33 | 593 | 18.0 | 43 | 5 |
| 1972 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 28 | 470 | 16.8 | 40 | 4 |
| 1973 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 32 | 420 | 13.1 | 50 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 30 | 479 | 16.0 | 52 | 1 |
| 1975 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 34 | 536 | 15.8 | 32 | 4 |
| 1976 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 17 | 209 | 12.3 | 39 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 17 | 178 | 10.5 | 17 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 32 | 366 | 11.4 | 24 | 2 |
| 1979 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 118 | 7.4 | 14 | 2 |
| Totals | 305 | 4358 | 14.3 | 52 | 28 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1971 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 115 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1969 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1970 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1971 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1972 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1974 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1975 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1978 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1979 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Totals | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 13 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 0 |
Honors
1972 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
