Mitchell played college football for the Marshall Thundering Herd in 1987 and the Northern Iowa Panthers (UNI) from 1989 to 1991.
He was a member of the Marshall squad that competed in the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game.
Mitchell was named number six on the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS; formerly Division I-AA) Top 30 Kickers all-time list between 1978 and 2008.
Mitchell holds every drop kick record in the Arena Football League.
As of 2018, Mitchell is the only player to make a 4-point field goal (drop kick) in Arena Football League history.