Naeten Mitchell
Colorado Buffaloes
77
Solid

Naeten Mitchell

Colorado BuffaloesAverage
FSDefenseSolidTRANSFER · New Mexico State
Projected Starter

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Naeten Mitchell is the projected starter at FS for Colorado Buffaloes.

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The Story

Making His Case

This season: 92 tackles, 3 INT, 7 PBU. That's 14% of the team's production at his spot and 97th-percentile production nationally — good for a 77 overall (Solid tier).

Team Share14%Percentile97th
Temple, TX
Jersey
#4
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
5'11"
Weight
175 lbs
Transfer
New Mexico State

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
—9237

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

High School
Temple
Hometown
Temple, TX

Why this rating?

On a 74-rated defense; 97th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.77 for competition level) put them +3 vs unit starters → 77.

Team defense (SP+)
74
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 97% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 35% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.77)
Depth-chart adjustment
+3 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

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Solid
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Team Role

92 tkl · 7 PD · 3 INT
Usage / Involvement100%

Depth at FS · Colorado Buffaloes

  1. 1477Naeten MitchellStarter
  2. 2962Jaydan Hardy
  3. 31551Jah Jah Boyd
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.