Nevada
Athletic player is one of the top pass-catchers returning in the Western Athletic Conference this season ... Should contend for top honors in the conference in 2008 ... After just two seasons, Mitchell ranks 16th at Nevada all-time in receiving yards with 1,622 ... Enters 2008 needing just eight catches for 100 in his career ... Has been named to Phil Steele’s Preseason All-WAC first team ... Is a second-team Preseason All-WAC selection by Athlon Sports ... Named Preseason All-WAC second team by Lindy’s ... Has caught a pass in 14 straight games entering the 2008 season and has caught a pass in 25 of the 26 games in his Nevada career.

2007: Emerged as the Wolf Pack's top pass-catcher with 53 catches for 1,129 yards and eight touchdowns, leading the team in each category ... Averaged a whopping 21.3 yards per catch, the second-best average in the nation behind Tulsa's Brennan Marion ... Was sixth in the WAC and 23rd nationally with 86.8 receiving yards per game ... Ranked 10th in the WAC in receptions per game at 4.08 ... Had four games with 100 yards or more: 135 vs. Fresno State; 161 at Boise State; 132 at New Mexico State; 144 at San Jose State ... Had two touchdown catches at San Jose State for his first career multi-TD game ... Had a stretch of five straight games with a TD catch.

2006: Played in all 13 games with seven starts in his first year in the program ... Recorded at least one catch in 12 of the team's 13 games ... Had a season-high six catches against Northwestern ... Had two catches for 72 yards against Utah State ... Lone catch against Miami in the MPC Computers Bowl was a 27-yarder for Nevada's only touchdown in the game ... Also scored TDs against Arizona State, Idaho and La Tech.

Junior College
Earned first-team all-conference and all-district honors at Mesa (Ariz.) Community College ... Had 34 catches for 719 yards and eight TDs ... Averaged 21.1 yards per catch.

High School
Graduated from Sumter County High School in York, Ala. ... Was also a standout basketball player.

Personal
Born Marko Terrell Mitchell on March 11, 1985 in Port Huron, Mich. ... Son of Geneva Mitchell ... Has an older brother, Cedrick, and a younger sister, Ashley ... Majoring in human development and family studies.

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