2026 Football Roster
Roster
Traevon Mitchell
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 282
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Waldorf, Md.
- High School:
- Wise HS
- Prev School:
- Chowan CC / West Florida / South Florida
Previous Schools: Played the 2025 season at South Florida,which followed the 2024 season at West Florida, and the 2022-23 seasons at Chowan [N.C.] University.
2025: Came off the bench to play in 12 of USF’s 13 games on the defensive line ... Had 29 tackles, six for a loss, with two sacks and four QB hurries ... Rated by PFF as the second-best defender on the 9-3 USF team, playing 439 snaps, with 150 in run defense and 285 in pass rush ... Had a 80.2 defensive grade, a 82.3 run-defense grade, tops on the team, and a 76.7 pass-rush grade ... Third-highest defensive grade of any defensive lineman in the American in 2025 ... Had 33 QB pressures and 28 hurries ... Had a tackle in 11 of 12 games ... Finished with two tackles and a TFL at No. 13 Florida ... Had three tackles and a sack vs. South Carolina State ... Finished with two tackles and half a sack at North Texas ... Made thre tackles with half a stop for a loss vs. FAU ... Had three tackles and a TFL at Memphis ... Had seven tackles, a career-high, with a TFL and half a sack at Navy ... Finished with four tackles at UAB ... Named USF Athletic Academic Honor Roll.
2024: Was named all-region at West Florida, where he was Gulf South Conference Defensive Player of the Year ... Led the nation in tackles for loss per game (1.9) ... Played in nine games with 46 tackles, 17.5 for a loss, 7.5 sacks and two QB hurries ... Led WFU to a 7-3 record and an appearance in the conference title game vs. No. 1 Valdosta State ... Had nine tackles, five for a loss with two sacks, vs. Delta State ... Finished with seven tackles. 15 for a loss, vs. West Alabama ... had five tackles, 3.5 for a loss with two sacks vs. North Greenville ... Had a sack in five games and a TFL in seven on the year.
2023: Was named first-team all-conference at Chowan University in North Carolina ... Had a team-high 57 tackles, 14 for a loss - ranking second best in the conference, with six QB hurries ... Had a fumble forced and a recovery ... Made eight tackles in each vs. Barton and Shorter.
2022: Named ot the CIAA All-Rookie Team ... Played in 11 games ... Made 27 tackles with 11 for a loss and two sacks ... Had two QB hurries ... Had seven tackles with 3.5 for a loss with two sacks vs. Virginia Union.
High School: Prepped at Wise High School.
