Osirus Mitchell
Osirus Mitchell is an American former football wide receiver. He played college football at Mississippi State. He signed with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League as an undrafted free agent following the 2021 NFL draft. He had stints with the Green Bay Packers, Birmingham Stallions and Memphis Showboats of the United States Football League, and the Houston Roughnecks of the XFL. While with the Stallions he was a USFL champion.
Early life
Mitchell grew up Sarasota, Florida, and attended Booker High School. As a senior, he averaged 21.7 yards per catch and had 25 touchdown receptions. Mitchell was rated a three-star recruit but was not recruited heavily initially, as he was not expected to qualify academically to play college football. However, he was able to graduate from high school in the summer after his senior year. He signed to play at Mississippi State in June going into his first year over offers from Texas a&m, Tennessee, South Florida, Minnesota, Central Florida, Wake Forest and Illinois.College career
Mitchell redshirted his true freshman season. He played in nine games and caught five passes for 51 yards in his redshirt freshman season. As a redshirt sophomore, Mitchell led the team with 26 receptions for 427 yards and four touchdowns. Mitchell led the Bulldogs with 430 receiving yards and six touchdown receptions in his redshirt junior season.Mitchell caught seven passes 183 yards in two touchdowns in a 44–34 victory in the first game of his redshirt senior over the defending national champion, [2020 LSU Tigers American football|football team|LSU]. He finished the season with 47 receptions for 505 yards and four touchdowns.