Cameron Mitchell

CB · Northwestern

HISTORY — from college bio

2022 Redshirt Junior:

  • Named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week after recording six tackles, two pass breakups, and an interception to help beat Nebraska (8/27)
  • Recorded his first-career sack against Miami (OH) (9/24)
  • Recorded a season and career-high 11 total tackles against Penn State (10/1)
  • Recorded a career-best 52 total tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss on the season
  • Led Northwestern and recorded a career-best 9 pass breakups
  • 2022 Big Ten Honorable Mention

2021 Redshirt Sophomore:

  • All-Big Ten honorable mention by Big Ten coaches
  • Started all 12 games as a sophomore
  • Finished second on the team with five passes defensed
  • PFF Preseason All-Big Ten (Second Team) 
  • Tallied three tackles, a pass breakup, and a QB hurry against Indiana St. (9/11) 
  • Tallied five tackles against Nebraska (10/2) 
  • Recorded his first-career forced fumble and fumble recovery to help beat Rutgers (10/16)
  • Accounted for five tackles and half a TFL against Wisconsin (11/13)
  • Made a career-high nine tackles against Purdue (11/20)
  • Broke up two passes against Illinois (11/27)

2020 Redshirt First-Year: 

  • Appeared in eight of nine games as a redshirt first-year
  • Recorded a career-high two tackles vs. Nebraska and broke up one pass (11/7)
  • Compiled two tackles for the second straight game at Purdue (11/14)
  • Recorded a career-high three tackles at Michigan State (11/28)
  • Snatched first-career interception and combined sack in Big Ten Championship vs. Ohio State (12/19) 
  • Registered career-highs in total tackles (6) and pass breakups (2) in Citrus Bowl vs. Auburn (1/1/21)

2019 First-Year: 

  • Appeared in four games, registering one tackle

High School: 

  • Three-star prospect verbally committed to Northwestern on March 13, 2018 
  • 23rd-ranked player in Illinois (247Sports) 
  • Four-year varsity letterwinner and two-time Team Captain 
  • Earned Southwest Suburban All-Conference honors as a junior and senior 
  • Named to the 83rd News-Gazette All-State Team and All-Area Team as a senior 
  • Father Deon played wide receiver at Northern Illinois
  • Honor Roll Student