2016 Football Roster
Roster
Mitchell, Jordan

Jersey Number 80
Jordan Mitchell
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 202
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Hattiesburg, Miss.
- High School:
- Oak Grove HS
Bio
Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2016)
2017 (Redshirt Sophomore): Appeared in the Kentucky, Southern, UTEP, Charlotte and Florida State games.
2016 (Sophomore): Missed season due to injury, taking a redshirt.
2015 (Freshman): Appeared in 10 games, catching seven passes for 105 yards...Caught first collegiate touchdown on a 19-yard catch at Texas State (9/19)....Had career-high 49 yards on two catches versus TSU...Had career-best three catches against Austin Peay (9/12).
High School: Played wide receiver at Oak Grove High School in Hattiesburg ... Helped the Warriors to the 2013 State Championship and a 2014 State Championship Runner-Up finish ... Tabbed Oak Grove's 2014 Offensive Player of the Year ... Named All-Area as a senior ... Tallied 1,347 yards receiving in final two seasons at OGHS with 76 receptions and 10 touchdowns ... Former teammate of current Golden Eagles Picasso Nelson Jr., Brian Long and Ty Pollard ... Also played baseball, earning All-District honors ... Batted .346 as a senior, scoring 43 runs, driving in 23 with five doubles and two home runs, en route to a career average of .313 with 69 runs scored and 33 RBI ... Honor student. Personal: Full name is Jordan Reed Mitchell ... Son of LaHoma Moss-Martin and James Mitchell ... Has two younger brothers, LT and Jaylon, and a younger sister, Kamron ... Born on Aug. 8, 1995 in Hattiesburg, Miss. ... Undeclared major.
2019 (Redshirt Senior): Played in eight games, including four starts...Missed five games midway through the season due to injury, before returning to play in the final three contests...Collected a catch for seven yards against Tulane in the Armed Forces Bowl…Finished with 23 grabs for 376 yards and three touchdowns...Caught a 65-yard TD pass from Jack Abraham at Mississippi State (9/7) and a 54-yarder against Alcorn State (8/31)...Added a 51-yard scoring catch from Neil McLaurin versus Troy (9/14)....Posted one 100-yard receiving game with 133 yards on seven catches against Alcorn State (8/31).
2018 (Redshirt Junior): Had by far his best season to date, catching 37 passes for 351 yards and three scores ... Third on the team behind Quez Watkins and Tim Jones in the two former categories ... Started seven games and played in 10 ... Collected 12 grabs for 135 yards at North Texas, the most of either category by a Golden Eagle since D.J. Thompson versus LA Tech in 2016 (also 12 catches, 135 yards) ... Scored his first touchdown on a two-yard pass from Jack Abraham in the third quarter versus Jackson State ... Also pulled down a six-yarder with four seconds left in the half against UTSA, giving Southern Miss a 20-3 lead ... Had six catches for 41 yards in that contest ... The next week, he caught a 23-yard strike from Tate Whatley in the final minutes at Charlotte, helping Southern Miss to within three points.2017 (Redshirt Sophomore): Appeared in the Kentucky, Southern, UTEP, Charlotte and Florida State games.
2016 (Sophomore): Missed season due to injury, taking a redshirt.
2015 (Freshman): Appeared in 10 games, catching seven passes for 105 yards...Caught first collegiate touchdown on a 19-yard catch at Texas State (9/19)....Had career-high 49 yards on two catches versus TSU...Had career-best three catches against Austin Peay (9/12).
High School: Played wide receiver at Oak Grove High School in Hattiesburg ... Helped the Warriors to the 2013 State Championship and a 2014 State Championship Runner-Up finish ... Tabbed Oak Grove's 2014 Offensive Player of the Year ... Named All-Area as a senior ... Tallied 1,347 yards receiving in final two seasons at OGHS with 76 receptions and 10 touchdowns ... Former teammate of current Golden Eagles Picasso Nelson Jr., Brian Long and Ty Pollard ... Also played baseball, earning All-District honors ... Batted .346 as a senior, scoring 43 runs, driving in 23 with five doubles and two home runs, en route to a career average of .313 with 69 runs scored and 33 RBI ... Honor student. Personal: Full name is Jordan Reed Mitchell ... Son of LaHoma Moss-Martin and James Mitchell ... Has two younger brothers, LT and Jaylon, and a younger sister, Kamron ... Born on Aug. 8, 1995 in Hattiesburg, Miss. ... Undeclared major.
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