Mitchell provides more big-play ability for the Redskins’ offense. He was a Redskins’ 2009 seventh-round draft choice. In three years at Nevada, the 2009 seventh-round draft pick developed into one of college football’s most feared big-play threats. He finished his college career with 153 receptions for 2,763 yards and 22 touchdowns.
How Acquired: Drafted by the Redskins in the seventh round (243rd overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft
Pro:
Expected to compete for playing time at wide receiver in his rookie season
Developed into one of college football’s most feared big-play threats in three years at Nevada, finishing his college career with 153 receptions for 2,763 yards and 22 touchdowns
Led the Wolfpack with 61 catches for 1,141 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior
Earned first-team All-Western Athletic Conference honors following his senior year
Emerged as the Wolf Pack’s top pass-catcher as a junior with 53 catches for 1,129 yards and eight touchdowns, leading the team in each category
Averaged a whopping 21.3 yards per catch, the second-best average in the nation behind Tulsa’s Brennan Marion
Was sixth in the WAC and 23rd nationally with 86.8 receiving yards per game
Ranked 10th in the WAC in receptions per game at 4.08 and had four games with 100 yards or more
Had two touchdown catches at San Jose State for his first career multi-TD game and had a stretch of five straight games with a TD catch
Played in 13 games with seven starts as a sophomore at Nevada, recording at least one catch in 12 of the team’s 13 games
Finished sophomore season with 39 catches for 493 yards and four touchdowns
Attended Mesa (Ariz.) Community College in 2005 and earned first-team all-conference and all-district honors
Had 34 catches for 719 yards, a 21.1 yards-per-catch average, and eight TDs at Mesa
Was a standout football performer at Sumter County High School and also excelled at basketball
Born Marko Terrell Mitchell on March 11, 1985 in Port Huron, Mich.
Son of Geneva Mitchell and has an older brother Cedrick and a younger sister Ashley
Majored in human development and family studies at Nevada
