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James Mitchell Dallas Cowboys · #85

Tight End · 6' 4", 249 lbs · Big Stone Gap, VA · Age 27

James Mitchell is a Tight End for the Dallas Cowboys, drafted 177th overall, 2022. In 2025 he caught 3 passes for 28 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Tight EndDrafted 177th overall3-yr veteran
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Season avg3 rec · 28 yds · 0 td
Career avg16 rec · 169 yds · 1 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
3rec
28yds
0td
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Scouting report

James Mitchell — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Tight End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
James Mitchell is a Tight End for the Dallas Cowboys, drafted 177th overall, 2022. In 2025 he caught 3 passes for 28 yards and 0 touchdowns.
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Receiving
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Big-play
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Scoring
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Receiving yards
Solid · offense
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Volume
Solid · offense
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Scoring
Solid · offense
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Big-play
Strong · offense
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Target share
Average · offense
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Act II

Where James Mitchell stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1113 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
26Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

James Mitchell — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Receiving
28 YDS
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A-
Volume
3 REC
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B-
Big-play
9.3 Y/R
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C-
Scoring
0 TD
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The engine

How the model sees James Mitchell

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026  modeled
4
rec
0–8
42
rec yds
8–76
0
td
0–1
4
targets
0–8
10
games
6–14
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 3-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 3 → projected 4 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+1.0 rec
Everything it reads
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3 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 27 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 14 / 15 / 5
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

James Mitchell career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
2022141111311110.3
2023152280214.0
20255328039.3
Career3416169116
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Dallas Cowboys built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

11–6proj record
89off index
86def index
+41net
90%playoff odds
65roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A- (89), defense A- (86) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 82, pass rush 73, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 11–6 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of James Mitchell

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1999-08-11

The beginning

James Mitchell is a Tight End for the Dallas Cowboys, in his 4th NFL season.

Dallas Cowboys

Turning pro

Drafted 177th overall, 2022 as a Tight End.

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James Mitchell is a Dallas Cowboys tight end, drafted 177th overall, 2022.

Chapter

Across 3 seasons (2022–2025) he has caught 16 passes for 169 yards and 1 touchdown.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 3 passes for 28 yards and 0 touchdowns in 2025.

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Mitchell's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
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Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 4"
Weight
249 lbs
Draft
177th overall, 2022
Born
Big Stone Gap, VA
Age
27
Jersey
#85
Background

James Mitchell is from Big Stone Gap, VA and is 27 years old. He was drafted 177th overall, 2022 and plays tight end at 6' 4", 249 lbs.

Over 3 seasons (2022–2025) he has caught 16 passes for 169 yards and 1 touchdowns. Mitchell is currently on the Dallas Cowboys roster.

The person

James Mitchell is a blocking and depth tight end who has caught 16 passes for 169 yards and 1 touchdowns across 3 seasons (2022–2025).

Receiving16 career receptions for 169 yards and 1 touchdowns.
Best season11 catches for 113 yards in 2022.
Draft pedigree177th overall, 2022.
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FAQ

James Mitchell — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about James Mitchell, answered.

What position does James Mitchell play?
James Mitchell is a Tight End for the Dallas Cowboys.
When was James Mitchell drafted?
James Mitchell was drafted 177th overall, 2022.
How many seasons has James Mitchell played?
3 (2022–2025).
What are James Mitchell's career stats?
He has caught 16 passes for 169 yards and 1 touchdown.
James Mitchell career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
TE6
behind the starter

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ NYG
Week 1 · Neutral
Season outlook
45
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
3 / 8
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
26
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ NYGW2 vs WASW3 vs BALW4 @ HOUW5 vs TBW6 @ GBW7 @ PHIW8 vs ARIW9 @ INDW10 vs SFW11 vs TENW12 vs PHIW13 @ SEAW14 · BYEW15 @ LAW16 vs JAXW17 vs NYGW18 @ WAS

Each week grades James Mitchell's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
2
since 2023
Games missed
2
listed Out
Lower-body
1
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2023 Wk19 · Hand (Out)2023 Wk7 · Hamstring (Questionable)2023 Wk6 · Hamstring (Out)2023 Wk5 · Hamstring (Doubtful)

Home surface: matrixturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 1 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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