While we’ve gotten first impressions of many 2022 Detroit Lions draft picks, one remains relatively elusive thus far. Former Virginia Tech tight end James Mitchell, selected by the Lions in the fifth round, remains a gift unwrapped under the NFL Draft tree. Due to a torn ACL suffered last September, Mitchell has not participated in rookie minicamp nor organized team activities. We didn’t get to see him test at the NFL Combine, and even his college tape is limited, with just 20 total games started in his Hokies career.
So we attempted to get to know Mitchell a little better by talking someone who covered his career for the past four seasons.