with 6 minutes remaining in the first half and the longhorns leading 14-7
vince young is facing a 3rd and 4 from his own 26 . . . he had just
scored on a 23 yard scamper to give the longhorns the lead
he drops back and fires a quick pass to his outside receiver
"PICKED OFF!! at the Longhorn 37 yard line by Shirdonya Mitchell"
.............
what a difference 4 years can make . . . .
at the end of his senior season at arlington sam houston high school
shirdonya mitchell was named 1st team all-state as a WR
62 rec., 1094 yds , 9 td , 377 rush yds , 1 td
he was joined by:
rb cedric benson (POY as jr)
wr B J Johnson (1st team)
wr roy williams (3rd team)
he was then selected to play in the Texas-California all star game
(roy williams suffered separated right shoulder early in the game)
after trailing 27-9 the texans roared back to take the lead with 17 sec. left
on a great 14 yard td catch by shirdonya mitchell . . . he appeared to give
Texas it's first-ever victory in the annual showdown betw the 2 states
however, a controversial penalty allowed Cal to kick the winning FG
with no time on the clock
from there, shirdonya signed on at missouri where he spent his first year
on the scout team . . . after catching just 2 balls his sophomore year
he made the switch to cb the following season
"i needed to do something to get more playing time"
his electrifying kick return ability ensured he'd still get to catch the rock
he had 38 kr for 915 yds his last 2 seasons at missou , which included
2 games vs texas tech with 7kr for 250 yds , and 5/127 vs tx a&m
just prior to his senior season , shirdonya broke the team record by
blistering a hand-held 4.28 40 during spring practice
prompting his coach to suggest that . . .
"nobody gets from point A to point B faster than shirdonya"
the switch to cb began to pay huge dividends as the Tigers led the
Big 12 in defense through their first 5 games , allowing just
259 ypg (8th nation) . . 98y rpg on 2.9 ypc . . 12.6 ppg
led conf. in takeaways with 14 incl. 10 interceptions
conference leader shirdonya mitchell had 3 pix
shirdonya finished the season with:
39 tackles (3 for loss) ,,, 6 pd ,,, 1 ff and 4 pix including a
game-saving interception vs colorado in the end zone
shirdonya developed into one of the top DBs in the Big 12 in just his 2nd
year at the position . . his 4 pix ranked 5th in conf. and 33rd in nation
he received honorable mention all-B12 (huff made 2nd team as jr)
while preparing for the draft , shirdonya was having a dream pro day
(ran a series of 4.3 40s - 17 reps at 225 - a 3.9 short shuttle)
before tearing the acl in his right knee during the cone drill
shirdonya
"i'm going to be in the nfl , it's just going to take a while longer"
.............
brief scouting report
could develop into a starting cb in the nfl , needs the reps
raw , physically talented athlete , explosive , elusive
super quick , has great burst and recovery speed
loose hips , good hands , plays to his 40 time
vince young is facing a 3rd and 4 from his own 26 . . . he had just
scored on a 23 yard scamper to give the longhorns the lead
he drops back and fires a quick pass to his outside receiver
"PICKED OFF!! at the Longhorn 37 yard line by Shirdonya Mitchell"
.............
what a difference 4 years can make . . . .
at the end of his senior season at arlington sam houston high school
shirdonya mitchell was named 1st team all-state as a WR
62 rec., 1094 yds , 9 td , 377 rush yds , 1 td
he was joined by:
rb cedric benson (POY as jr)
wr B J Johnson (1st team)
wr roy williams (3rd team)
he was then selected to play in the Texas-California all star game
(roy williams suffered separated right shoulder early in the game)
after trailing 27-9 the texans roared back to take the lead with 17 sec. left
on a great 14 yard td catch by shirdonya mitchell . . . he appeared to give
Texas it's first-ever victory in the annual showdown betw the 2 states
however, a controversial penalty allowed Cal to kick the winning FG
with no time on the clock
from there, shirdonya signed on at missouri where he spent his first year
on the scout team . . . after catching just 2 balls his sophomore year
he made the switch to cb the following season
"i needed to do something to get more playing time"
his electrifying kick return ability ensured he'd still get to catch the rock
he had 38 kr for 915 yds his last 2 seasons at missou , which included
2 games vs texas tech with 7kr for 250 yds , and 5/127 vs tx a&m
just prior to his senior season , shirdonya broke the team record by
blistering a hand-held 4.28 40 during spring practice
prompting his coach to suggest that . . .
"nobody gets from point A to point B faster than shirdonya"
the switch to cb began to pay huge dividends as the Tigers led the
Big 12 in defense through their first 5 games , allowing just
259 ypg (8th nation) . . 98y rpg on 2.9 ypc . . 12.6 ppg
led conf. in takeaways with 14 incl. 10 interceptions
conference leader shirdonya mitchell had 3 pix
shirdonya finished the season with:
39 tackles (3 for loss) ,,, 6 pd ,,, 1 ff and 4 pix including a
game-saving interception vs colorado in the end zone
shirdonya developed into one of the top DBs in the Big 12 in just his 2nd
year at the position . . his 4 pix ranked 5th in conf. and 33rd in nation
he received honorable mention all-B12 (huff made 2nd team as jr)
while preparing for the draft , shirdonya was having a dream pro day
(ran a series of 4.3 40s - 17 reps at 225 - a 3.9 short shuttle)
before tearing the acl in his right knee during the cone drill
shirdonya
"i'm going to be in the nfl , it's just going to take a while longer"
.............
brief scouting report
could develop into a starting cb in the nfl , needs the reps
raw , physically talented athlete , explosive , elusive
super quick , has great burst and recovery speed
loose hips , good hands , plays to his 40 time
