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2017 Football Roster

39 Derrick Mitchell

39 Derrick Mitchell

  • Position:
    Punter
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    205
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Paw Paw. Mich.
  • High School:
    Paw Paw

Summary

Biography

2017 - Junior
• Third Team All-MAC selection
• Phil Steele Second Team All-MAC
• Academic All-MAC selection
• WMU Co-Special Teams Player of the Year
• Played in all 12 games, handled punting and kickoffs, was also holder on FGs and PATs
• Led the nation with 33 punts inside the 20 during the regular season
• Had 15 punts over 50 yards and seven games with punts over 60 yards
• Recorded a career-long 65-yard punt at Northern Illinois (11/15)
• Had 15 touchbacks, including five vs. Wagner (9/23)

2016 - Sophomore
• Named Academic All-MAC
• Punted 17 times, with five landing inside the 20
• Averages 41.3 yards per punt, fifth highest in the MAC
• Kicked off 55 times, recording 18 touchbacks
• Recorded two punts over 50 yards against NC Central, including a career-long punt of 56 yards (9/10)
• Also had seven touchbacks in 11 kickoffs vs. NC Central
• Averaged 44.5 yards per punt at Akron (10/15)
• Two of his three punts landed inside the 20 vs. Northern Illinois (10/8)

2015 - Redshirt Freshman
• Named Academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
• Tied the school record with 36 touchbacks on 87 kickoffs
• Kicked off five times for the Broncos against No. 4 Michigan State, recording four touchbacks (9/4)
• Had season-high 10 kickoff attempts at Eastern Michigan (10/29)
• Equaled that output vs. Ball State and had season-high six touchbacks (11/5)
• Had five touchbacks against Middle Tennessee in the Popeye's Bahamas Bowl (12/24)

2014 - Freshman
• Redshirted

Prior to Western Michigan
• Played 10 seasons of minor league baseball after being drafted by Philadelphia Phillies in the 23rd round of the 2005 MLB Amateur Draft
• Starred in football and baseball at Paw Paw High School playing both quarterback and punter

Personal
• Pre-business major

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2014Freshman

    Quarterback
    6'3" 210 lbs
    13
  • 39

    2015Redshirt Freshman

    Punter
    6'2" 203 lbs
    39
  • 39

    2016Sophomore

    Punter
    6'2" 207 lbs
    39
  • 39

    2017Junior

    Punter
    6'2" 205 lbs
    39