Jack Mitchell

Jack Mitchell Kickoff vs. Illinois State

Photo by: Stephen J. Carrera

Photo by: Stephen Carrera

Height:
6-3
Weight:
210
Position:
PK
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
San Diego, Calif.
High School:
Torrey Pines

FOOTBALL:

2016: Redshirt senior … Finished his career ranked third in program history with 213 kick scoring points and fourth with 41 career field goals … Made 8-of-12 field goal attempts and 42-of-43 extra points during his senior season … Made a 33-yard field goal and all seven extra-point attempts in the Wildcats’ 54-40 win at Michigan State … Converted six-straight field goal attempts from Oct. 1 to Nov. 12 … Third on the team with 59 points … Made a 37-yard field goal attempt and was 4-for-4 on extra points in the Wildcats’ victory over No. 23 Pittsburgh in the 2016 Pinstripe Bowl … Had 32 touchbacks on 65 kickoffs ... Completed a two-yard pass on a fake field goal attempt versus Nebraska.

2015: Redshirt junior ... Played in all 13 games in the season ... Made a career-long field goal of 49 yards in the win against Stanford ... Made all three field goals at Nebraska ... Hit a game-winning field goal in the final seconds of the NU victory over Penn State ... Converted a pair of field goals in shutout victory over Minnesota ... Also hit two field goals in wins over Eastern Illinois and Duke ... Kicked a 44-yard field goal in game vs. the Blue Devils ... Drilled a season-high four extra points versus the Panthers ... Completed 26 out of 28 PATs ... Made 18-of-27 field goals on the season ... Recorded 1,593 yards on 26 kickoffs with 13 touchbacks in the last six games of the season ... Made a solo tackle against Penn State ... Named a fourth-team specialist on the 2015 Preseason All-Big Ten Team by Athlon Sports.

2014: Redshirt sophomore ... Earned starting place-kicker duties in training camp after never having played in a game prior to this season ... Converted 14-of-18 field goal attempts -- ranking fifth in the Big Ten with a 77.8 percentage -- and was 26-of-28 on PATs ... Team leader in points scored with 68 ... Kicked a 34-yard field goal in season-finale vs. Illinois ... Drilled career-high five PATs at Purdue ... Named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week on Nov. 17 following win at Notre Dame ... Converted four field goals, including a career-long 46-yard blast and a game-winning 41-yard kick in overtime against the Fighting Irish, despite entering the game without having made a field goal longer than 29 yards in his career ... Collected career-high 15 points in win over the Irish ... Netted 29-yard field goal against Nebraska ... Drilled career-high two field goals and netted eight points against Wisconsin ... Also handled kickoff responsibilities, averaging 57.9 yards and adding 19 touchbacks ... Named NU's Special Teams Player of the Week against Cal, Wisconsin and Notre Dame.

2013: Did not see action.

2012: Redshirted his freshman season.

High School: Multi-dimensional performer for Torrey Pines, catching 11 passes with a 19.9-yard per catch average in 2011 while also handling kicking duties, with 38 punts (37.4-yard average) and 24-of-24 success rate on PAT's ... Also played defense, intercepting two passes in 2010, including one for a 51-yard TD return ... Hit 90 of his 104 kickoffs for touchbacks over junior and senior seasons ... Kicked a career-ong 48-yard field goal as a sophomore ... Second-team All-Palomar League in 2011 and honorable mention in 2010 ... Chosen to play in Alex Spanos San Diego County All-Star football game ... 2012 Torrey Pines High School Athlete of the Year ... Team posted a 10-2 mark in junior season ... Also a letterwinner in baseball ... National Honor Society member and San Diego Union-Tribune All-Academic team honoree in football and baseball.

Personal: Born John Stewart Mitchell ... Son of Trey and Sarah Mitchell ... Born in Washington, D.C. before relocating to San Diego ... Also an outfielder for Northwestern's baseball team for the 2013 season ... Attended same high school as former NFL safety John Lynch ... Major is economics.

BASEBALL:

2015: Played in 37 games and made 25 starts … The junior from San Diego hit the third-most home runs on the team with two in 99 ABs this past season … Walked the third-most on the team with 14 base on balls … Drove in the game winning run against Maryland (5/14) … Scored twice against Kansas (5/6) … Had a double against Nebraska (5/3) … Doubled and scored against the Cornhuskers (5/2) … Went 2-for-4 with a run scored against Nebraska (5/1) … Notched an RBI against Ohio State (4/26) … Hit a 3-run HR in a win over Milwaukee (4/21) … Drove in two and hit his first home run of the season against Minnesota (3/29) … Notched a hit against Michigan State (2/15).

2014: Appeared in 29 games with 21 starts ... Started the last 14 games in the outfield ... Went 2-for-3 with two walks in win over SIUE (5/9) ... Hit first home run of season (third career) against UIC (5/7) ... Drove in season-high two runs against the Flames ... Scored a run vs. Michigan (5/4) ... Went 1-for-3 with a run at Michigan State (4/27) ... Notched a sacrifice fly against the Spartans (4/25) ... Hit a pinch-hit, game winning single against Chicago State in the bottom of the 9th (4/23) ... Went 1-for-2 with two walks and a run scored vs. Wheaton (4/22) ... Notched two hits in B1G opener vs. Minnesota (3/22) ... Collected first RBI of the season vs. Bucknell (3/15) ... Matched career high with three hits, including a double, at Tennessee Tech (3/2) ... Earned first start of season in that game ... Made 2014 debut as a pinch hitter in the top of the ninth at USC (2/14).

2013: Ranks fourth on team with 19 RBI ... Hit two-run double at Indiana (5/11) ... Drilled second home run of the year at UIC (5/7) ... Had two hits and came around to score both time at Purdue (4/5) ... Posted career-high three hits at Nebraska (3/29) ... Matched career high with three RBI in that game ... Had first career multi-hit game vs. LIU Brooklyn (3/14) ... Notched a two-run single at Missouri State (3/9) ... Made first start vs. the Bears (3/8) ... Crushed his first collegiate home run, a pinch-hit, three-run shot vs. Saint Louis (2/23) ... Collected his first career hit on a pinch-hit RBI double against Michigan State (2/17) ... Made collegiate debut as a pinch hitter against Miami (2/15).

High School: Two-sport standout at Torrey Pines High School in San Diego, Calif. ... Collected four combined letters in football and baseball ... 2012 Torrey Pines High School Athlete of the Year ... 2010, 2011 and 2012 San Diego Union Tribune All-Academic Team ... National Honor Society member.

Personal: Born John Stewart Mitchell ... Son of Trey and Sarah Mitchell ... Born in Washington, D.C. before relocating to San Diego ... High school teammate of NU pitcher Reed Mason ... Also a senior placekicker for the Northwestern football team ... Chose Northwestern over Duke and Boston College ... Major is economics.