Terrance Mitchell II is a cornerback with the National Football League’s New England Patriots. He is 1.80 m tall and 87 kg in weight. While attending Luther Burbank High School, he participated in football as a running back and cornerback for the Burbank Titans. He finished his senior year with 2,360 all-purpose yards, 48 receptions, and 24 touchdowns, earning the Metro League Offensive MVP honor.
He played collegiate football for the Oregon Ducks of the University of Oregon. The University of Oregon offered him a football scholarship, which he accepted. As a redshirt freshman, he was assigned the starting left cornerback job. He recorded 144 tackles, 7 interceptions, 25 passes defensed, and 4 forced fumbles throughout the course of his collegiate career. In 40 games, he started 38 of them.
He was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL Draft. His $45,896 signing bonus and four-year, $2.26 million contract with the Cowboys were formalized in May 2014. In September 2014, Mitchell was added to the Chicago Bears practice squad; in October, he was promoted to the active roster. He was a healthy scratch for the season’s final ten regular-season games, though.
He signed a three-year, $12 million contract with the Cleveland Browns in March 2018. In March 2021, Mitchell made a commitment to the Houston Texans and signed a two-year contract with a maximum value of $7.5 million. In March 2022, he signed a $3 million, one-year contract with the New England Patriots.
What position does Terrance Mitchell play?
Terrance Mitchell plays the position of a cornerback for the New England Patriots football team in the NFL.