Cameron Mitchell

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

2022

fumbles
REC	LOST	FUM
2.0	0.0	0.0

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
2.5	1.0	52.0	0.0	7.0	1.0	38.0

interceptions
TD	AVG	YDS	INT
0.0	16.0	16.0	1.0

2021

fumbles
REC	LOST	FUM
2.0	0.0	0.0

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.5	1.0	48.0	0.0	6.0	0.0	40.0

2020

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.5	0.0	18.0	0.0	5.0	0.5	9.0

interceptions
TD	AVG	YDS	INT
0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0

2019

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0