2022 Football Roster
Mitchell, Cameron
Jersey Number 2
Cameron Mitchell
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 195
- Position:
- DB
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Bolingbrook, Illinois
- High School:
- Bolingbrook
Bio
2022 Redshirt Junior:
- Named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week after recording six tackles, two pass breakups, and an interception to help beat Nebraska (8/27)
- Recorded his first-career sack against Miami (OH) (9/24)
- Recorded a season and career-high 11 total tackles against Penn State (10/1)
- Recorded a career-best 52 total tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss on the season
- Led Northwestern and recorded a career-best 9 pass breakups
- 2022 Big Ten Honorable Mention
2021 Redshirt Sophomore:
- All-Big Ten honorable mention by Big Ten coaches
- Started all 12 games as a sophomore
- Finished second on the team with five passes defensed
- PFF Preseason All-Big Ten (Second Team)
- Tallied three tackles, a pass breakup, and a QB hurry against Indiana St. (9/11)
- Tallied five tackles against Nebraska (10/2)
- Recorded his first-career forced fumble and fumble recovery to help beat Rutgers (10/16)
- Accounted for five tackles and half a TFL against Wisconsin (11/13)
- Made a career-high nine tackles against Purdue (11/20)
- Broke up two passes against Illinois (11/27)
2020 Redshirt First-Year:
- Appeared in eight of nine games as a redshirt first-year
- Recorded a career-high two tackles vs. Nebraska and broke up one pass (11/7)
- Compiled two tackles for the second straight game at Purdue (11/14)
- Recorded a career-high three tackles at Michigan State (11/28)
- Snatched first-career interception and combined sack in Big Ten Championship vs. Ohio State (12/19)
- Registered career-highs in total tackles (6) and pass breakups (2) in Citrus Bowl vs. Auburn (1/1/21)
2019 First-Year:
- Appeared in four games, registering one tackle
High School:
- Three-star prospect verbally committed to Northwestern on March 13, 2018
- 23rd-ranked player in Illinois (247Sports)
- Four-year varsity letterwinner and two-time Team Captain
- Earned Southwest Suburban All-Conference honors as a junior and senior
- Named to the 83rd News-Gazette All-State Team and All-Area Team as a senior
- Father Deon played wide receiver at Northern Illinois
- Honor Roll Student
Football - Oregon at Northwestern Postgame Press Conference (9/13/25)
Saturday, September 13
Football - 'Cats Fall to No. 4 Oregon (9/13/25)
Saturday, September 13
Football - Western Illinois Cinematic Recap (9/5/25)
Monday, September 08
Football - Week 3 Monday Press Conference (9/8/25)
Monday, September 08
