Jalen Mitchell

Position:
Running Back
Class:
Graduate Student
Height:
5-11
Weight:
210
Hometown:
Rockledge, FL
High School:
Rockledge HS
Prev School:
Louisville

Transfers to UConn from the University of Louisville...Will have two years of eligibility…

At Louisville: Saw action in 26 games over three season of play at Louisville…Carried the ball 217 times for 1,117 yards and seven touchdowns and caught 16 passes for 154 yards in his career…Saw action in five games in 2022…Had his best season running the ball in 2021 when he finished second on the team with 722 yards and five touchdowns…Ranked 12^th in the ACC in rushing while also catching 12 passes for 121 yards…He finished third on the team in rushing in 2020, running for 347 yards and two scores in the 10-game shortened season…He averaged a team-best 6.7 yards per carry.

High School: Played for Wayne Younger at Rockledge High School ... three-star prospect by Rivals and 247Sports ... rated as the No. 73 running back by Rivals and the No. 174 in the state of Florida ... rushed for 2,346 yards and 26 touchdowns ... averaged 6.8 yards per carry throughout his career ... caught 22 passes for 223 yards out of the backfield ... totaled 27 career touchdowns ... ranked as the No. 74 running back by 247 Sports ... totaled six 100-yard rushing games during his career ... ran for 1,407 yards and 18 touchdowns ... averaged 8.3 yards per carry for Rockledge ... was named second team all-Space Coast Conference ... lost in the regional semifinals to finish 10-2 on the season ... totaled 939 yards and eight touchdowns as a junior