One of the most intriguing players from the Detroit Lions’ 2022 draft class is fifth-round pick James Mitchell. The tight end out of Virginia Tech may have gone much higher in the draft had he not suffered a torn ACL early in his final college season, but we didn’t see all that much of him in his rookie season.
Entering 2022, it looked like he was going to be given the opportunity to challenge for the starting tight end job until the Lions took Iowa tight end Sam LaPorta early in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft.