2023 – CB – Tony Mitchell – Thompson, AL - 6’2 / 180

247 Rank:  National - 19 / CB - 1 / AL – 3

Commitment – Undecided

Name/Location/Date/Time of film for evaluation – Sophomore Campaign - Hudl - 1/27/2021 - 5m 47sec

Physical Attributes – Tall, long levered and a great frame that can add weight.  He is a smooth, fluid athlete with good feet, balance and body control.  A long strider that can flat out burst, accelerate and run.  He has a gear that can’t be taught.  When he physically matures he will be a handful to deal with. 

Position Specific Skills – Tony has range and can play the ball in the deep part of the field using his speed and long levers.  Not much on the exposure playing man coverage but has the skill set to do so.  There is no question he can play zone concepts.  He is fluid and can transition from his backpedal with fluid motion.  He has great catch up speed and can flat out run with a second gear.  He has good hands and shows the toughness and effort you want to see.  He is also a very instinctive football player with excellent field awareness.     

Overall – Tall, long, can run and is productive with 82T, 8 PBU, 4 INT & 2 TD’s.  He looks more natural at Safety and his body will probably land him there when it is all said and done.  A special athlete who is fluid, fast and very instinctive.  The sky's the limit for Tony.  If he gets out of the state of Alabama I would be shocked!!  He has NFL potential written all over his skill set and size.

Paul Gonnella

Paul is the CEO and Co-Founder of THE PROCESS Football Recruiting. His 10 years of experience as the Director of Player Personnel at Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, Miami, Purdue, South Florida, and Memphis make Paul one of the best evaluators in the country.