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FIU Notes: Redshirt freshman with good moves down the field...expected to see action as a third-down slot back receiver...ranked second on the squad last fall with 16 receptions in five scrimmages, good for 152 yards and a touchdown...grabbed two scoring passes in the second of three spring scrimmage.

High School: Played four years of football, four years of basketball, ran two years of track and competed in two years of powerlifting...named as a Suncoast Athlete of the Week...an all-around offensive threat...caught 32 passes for 842 yards, rushed 45 times for 573 yards and completed 19 of 36 pass attempts for 653 yards...numerous Most Valuable Player awards while competing in both recreation and prep football, including the Chargers’ MVP in 1998-99...in basketball, averaged 16.2 points and nearly five steals and assists per game...earned basketball recognition as an Athlete of the Week, Best Defensive Player and Most Improved...ran a 50.63 in the 400-meter dash...coached in football by Jimmie Bell.

Personal: Born 9/9/82...nicknamed “Mann”...chose FIU over interest shown by Missouri, Eastern Kentucky and Miami...son of Everett Mitchell and Joyce Jean Henderson...father played four years of football at Lincoln (Mo.) University...Electrical Engineering major.