Mitchell was born in Royal Oak, Michigan.[1] He is a graduate of Birmingham Brother Rice High School in Birmingham, Michigan,[2] where he played for the Rice Warriors high school football team.
The Miami Dolphins selected Mitchell in the fourth round (122nd overall pick) of the 1995 NFL Draft,[4] but traded him during training camp to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for wide receiver Mike Williams. Mitchell played for the Jaguars from 1995 to 1998.[1] In his first four seasons for the Jags, he became the team's regular starter at tight end.[5] From 2000 to 2001, he played for the New York Giants, and had one of his best years statistically in 1999 as a part-time starter, when he caught 58 receptions for 520 yards.[5] He played for the Detroit Lions in 2001, but saw action in only five games and started only once in the Lions' offense.[1] He returned to the Jaguars in 2002, and started 11 of 16 regular season games.[5] In an eight-season NFL career, Mitchell played in 114 regular season games, started 63 of them, and compiled 279 receptions for 2,885 yards and 15 touchdowns.[5]
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↑ 1.01.11.2National Football League, Historical Players, Pete Mitchell. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
↑2010 Division I Football Records Book, Award Winners and All-Americans, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, p. 10 (2010). Retrieved February 5, 2012.