Lionel Mitchell Class: Senior Hometown: Stone Mountain, Ga. High School: Hargrave Military Height / Weight: 6-2 / 182 Position: Defensive Back Experience: 2L

A defensive back with size who has seen time as a starter in his career.

2007 (JUNIOR): Appeared in 11 games with seven starts ... started in each of the first four games and in seven of the first eight contests ... had 33 tackles, one interception and two pass breakups to his credit ... had his best game against Georgia, tying a career mark with six tackles and picked off his first pass of the season, returning it seven yards ... recorded five tackles at Vanderbilt ... registered four tackles against Colorado in the PetroSun Independence Bowl win ... had three tackles and a pass breakup against Arkansas ... also had three tackles against Western Carolina, Houston and Ole Miss ... made two stops and had a breakup against Tennessee ... had a pair of tackles against Louisiana Monroe ... recorded two tackles at Auburn.

2006 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 11 games with three starts ... finished with 25 tackles, four interceptions and one pass breakup ... racked up 131 return yards on his four interceptions, the third-highest total in school history ... had at least one tackle in each of the first seven games and in nine of the 11 on the season ... picked off a pass against Duke and returned it 50 yards for his first career touchdown ... intercepted a pass and returned it 51 yards in the first overtime at Arkansas ... also had a season-high six tackles against the Razorbacks ... had four tackles and an interception at the end of the first half at Tennessee ... tallied three tackles to go with his first career interception against Hawai'i in the season opener ... had four tackles at Florida and got his first start in the SEC-opener against Vanderbilt.

2005 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in the first five games, totaling two tackles on the year ... played in 40 snaps, including 18 at South Carolina ... had tackles in the Arkansas and Florida games.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played at Stephenson High School in Stone Mountain, Ga., before enrolling at Hargrave Military Academy ... practiced with the Tide during preparation for the 2004 Music City Bowl and enrolled for the spring semester ... had 33 tackles and one interception as a prep senior ... full name is Lionel Mitchell ... born Sept. 17, 1985.

Lionel Mitchell: Career Statistics
                Tackles                       Fumbles
Year    G-S     TT   UT  AT  TFL  QBH  Sacks  FF   FR   PBU  Int
2005    5-0     2    1   1   0-0  0    0-0    0    0-0  0    0-0
2006    11-3    25   17  8   0-0  0    0-0    0    0-0  1    4-131
2007    11-7    33   24  9   0-0  0    0-0    0    0-0  2    1-7
TOTAL   27-10   60   42  18  0-0  0    0-0    0    0-0  3    5-138