Malcolm Jarod Mitchell (born July 20, 1993) is an American author, poet, and former professional football player.

[7] In 2014, Mitchell played in 8 games, making only 3 starts and caught 31 passes for 248 yards; he won the team's Comeback Player of the Year award.

[10] In the final game of his collegiate career, in the TaxSlayer Bowl against Penn State, he recorded 114 receiving yards and a touchdown.

[18] Head coach Bill Belichick named Mitchell the starting wide receiver, alongside veteran Julian Edelman.

Mitchell made his professional regular season debut and first career start in the Patriots' season-opener against the Arizona Cardinals and caught two passes for 33 yards from Jimmy Garoppolo.

[19][20] On November 20, 2016, Mitchell caught his first career touchdown reception from Tom Brady, a 56-yard score in a victory over the San Francisco 49ers.

On December 4, 2016, Mitchell caught a season-high eight passes for 82 yards in a 26–10 victory over the Los Angeles Rams.

[25] With Mitchell not playing the whole season, the Patriots reached Super Bowl LII, but lost 41–33 to the Philadelphia Eagles.

Throughout the offseason, Mitchell continued to struggle with his troublesome injured knee, ultimately undergoing a procedure in July.