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American football player (born 1958) For the New Zealand artist, see Leonard Mitchell (artist).

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American football player

Leonard Mitchell

No. 99, 74, 73

Position:

Offensive tackle
Defensive end

Personal information

Born:

(1958-10-12) October 12, 1958 (age 66)
Houston, Texas, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)

Weight:

290 lb (132 kg)

Career information

High school:

Washington (TX)

College:

Houston

NFL draft:

1981 / round: 1 / pick: 27

Career history

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Career highlights and awards

Consensus All-American (1980)
2x First-team All-SWC (1979, 1980)

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	89
Games started:	55
Sacks:	1.0
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Leonard Boyd Mitchell (born October 12, 1958) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons during the 1980s.

Career

He played college football for the Houston Cougars, and earned All-American honors. Mitchell was selected in the first round of the 1981 NFL draft, and played professionally for the Philadelphia Eagles and Atlanta Falcons of the NFL.

References

"Houston defensive end Leonard Mitchell, whom the Philadelphia coaching..." United Press International.

v t e 1980 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Offense	QB Mark Herrmann RB George Rogers RB Herschel Walker RB Jarvis Redwine WR Ken Margerum TE Dave Young OL Mark May OL Keith Van Horne OL Nick Eyre OL Louis Oubre OL Randy Schleusener C John Scully
Defense	DL Hugh Green DL E. J. Junior DL Kenneth Sims DL Leonard Mitchell DL Ron Simmons LB Mike Singletary LB Lawrence Taylor LB David Little LB Bob Crable DB Kenny Easley DB Ronnie Lott DB John Simmons
Special teams	P Rohn Stark PK Rex Robinson

1980 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Offense

Defense

Special teams

P Rohn Stark
PK Rex Robinson

v t e 1981 NFL draft first-round selections
George Rogers Lawrence Taylor Freeman McNeil Kenny Easley E. J. Junior Rich Campbell Hugh Green Ronnie Lott Mel Owens David Verser Keith Van Horne Randy McMillan David Overstreet Willie Scott Dennis Smith Mark Nichols Keith Gary Donnell Thompson Brian Holloway Mark May Ted Watts Hanford Dixon Curt Marsh James Brooks Bobby Butler Howard Richards Leonard Mitchell Booker Moore

1981 NFL draft first-round selections

v t e Philadelphia Eagles first-round draft picks
Berwanger S. Francis J. McDonald O'Brien McAfee Kmetovic Muha S. Van Buren Yonakor Riggs Armstrong Scott Bednarik Tripucka Grant E. Van Buren Mutryn Bright Worden Bielski Pellegrini Peaks Kowalczyk Burton Baker Budde B. Brown Beisler H. Jones Rossovich Keyes Zabel R. Harris Reaves Sisemore C. Young J. Robinson R. Young L. Mitchell Quick Haddix Kenny Jackson K. Allen Byars Brown Keith Jackson B. Smith A. Davis Holmes L. Renfro B. Williams Mamula Mayberry J. Harris W. Thomas McNabb Simon F. Mitchell Sheppard McDougle Andrews Patterson Bunkley Maclin Graham Watkins Cox Johnson M. Smith Agholor Wentz Barnett Dillard Reagor D. Smith J. Davis Carter N. Smith Q. Mitchell

Philadelphia Eagles first-round draft picks

v t e Philadelphia Eagles 1981 NFL draft selections
Leonard Mitchell Dean Miraldi Greg LaFleur Calvin Murray Alan Duncan Doak Field Chuck Commiskey Hubie Oliver Gail Davis Ray Ellis

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