The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2023 Football Roster
Roster
Adonai Mitchell
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-4
- Hometown:
- Missouri City, Texas
- Weight:
- 196
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Cane Ridge
- Previous School:
- Georgia
- Major:
- Physical Culture and Sports
A wide receiver who appeared in 14 games with 13 starts during the 2023 season … transferred from Georgia in spring 2023 … named the 2023 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year by the Associated Press and the Offensive Newcomer of the Year by the conference’s coaches … selected All-Big 12 Second Team by the conference’s coaches and the AP … Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award semifinalist.
JUNIOR (2023)
Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year … selected All-Big 12 second team by the conference’s coaches, the Associated Press and Phil Steele … tabbed Big 12 Newcomer of the Year by the AP … Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award semifinalist … chosen to the All-Texas Second Team by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football … appeared in all 14 games with 13 starts … established career highs with 55 receptions, 845 yards and 11 receiving touchdowns … his 11 touchdowns are tied for fifth-most in a season in program history … the 55 receptions are the 24th-most in UT history … led the Big 12 Conference in receiving TDs (11) … had seven receptions and three touchdowns of 30-plus yards … recorded a reception in all 14 games and at least three in 12 games … hauled in three receptions for 26 yards and a 9-yard touchdown in his Longhorn debut against Rice … caught three passes for 78 yards and two touchdowns at No. 3 Alabama … had a 39-yard touchdown reception and a 32-yard reception … named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week and earned Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week honorable mention honors for his performance against the Crimson Tide … had three receptions for 30 yards against Wyoming … caught three passes for 46 yards at Baylor … established a career high with 10 receptions for 141 yards and one touchdown against Kansas … his 10 receptions are tied for 17th-most in a game in UT history … selected the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week and earned Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week honorable mention honors for his performance against the Jayhawks … caught three passes for 33 yards in the Red River Rivalry against Oklahoma … had a 14-yard touchdown reception at Houston … made three receptions for 59 yards and two touchdowns against BYU … included a 30-yard touchdown reception … caught eight passes for a career-high 149 yards, including a 37-yard touchdown catch against Kansas State … also had a 47-yard reception … chosen the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week and earned Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week honorable mention honors for his performance against the Wildcats … caught three passes for 61 yards and one touchdown at TCU … hauled in a 35-yard reception on third-and-long in the final minute of the game to secure the Longhorn victory … marked his fourth-straight game with a touchdown reception, tied for the sixth-longest streak in UT history … caught three passes for 32 yards at Iowa State … had two receptions for 35 yards at Texas Tech … hauled in six passes for 109 yards and one touchdown in the Big 12 Championship Game victory over Oklahoma State … included a 63-yard reception … marked his third 100-yard receiving game of the season … had four reception for 32 yards and one touchdown in the Sugar Bowl against Washington … marked his fifth-straight CFP game with a touchdown reception, including four while with Georgia … named a first-team Preseason All-Big 12 selection by Pro Football Focus.
BEFORE TEXAS
Played in 21 games with 15 starts during his career at Georgia … registered 38 catches for 560 yards (14.7 ypc) and seven touchdowns over the past two seasons in helping the Bulldogs win back-to-back National Championships … in 2022, missed nine games due to injury, but played in six with three starts … recorded nine receptions for 134 yards (14.9 ypc) and three touchdowns … hauled in touchdown receptions in both of Georgia’s games in the College Football Playoff, posting three catches for 43 yards, including the go-ahead touchdown with 54 seconds left against Ohio State in the semifinals in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, and a 22-yard touchdown against TCU in the championship game … made his return from injury in the SEC Championship Game and passed for a two-point conversion … started the first two games of the season against Oregon and Samford, notching four receptions for 65 yards and a touchdown against the Ducks … played in all 15 games, starting 12, in 2021 … finished with 29 catches for 426 yards (14.7 avg.) and four TDs … played more total offensive snaps (53 percent) than any other Bulldog wide receiver … brought in two catches for 50 yards in CFP Championship Game, including the go-ahead 40-yard touchdown in fourth quarter … notched two catches in Capital One Orange Bowl win included an 18-yarder for a first-quarter touchdown … collected a season-high five receptions for 65 yards at Tennessee...four of those catches (two on third down) came on a key second-quarter touchdown drive … named SEC Freshman of the Week after having four catches for 77 yards against South Carolina, including a 38-yard touchdown catch in the 2nd quarter … pulled in two catches for 10 yards at Auburn with one being a touchdown grab for three yards … secured three catches for 43 yards against Kentucky … tallied three catches for 38 yards at Vanderbilt … caught two passes for 42 yards against UAB … enrolled at UGA in January 2021 and participated in spring drills … compiled a team-high seven passes for 105 yards and a TD in G-Day intrasquad game.
HIGH SCHOOL
Spent his final season of high school football at Cane Ridge High School in Antioch, Tenn., near Nashville … a consensus top-10 prospect in the state of Tennessee … named the 2019 Tennessean Region 5-6A Athlete of the Year … led the team with 49 receptions for 795 yards and 11 touchdowns … helped Cane Ridge to a 9-4 overall record and the second round of the TSSAA Class 6A playoffs in 2019 … previously played for Ridge Point High School in Missouri City, Texas … earned All-District 20-6A second-team honors … caught 25 passes for 378 yards and three touchdowns along with recording 170 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns … helped Ridge Point advance to 6A Division 1 area playoffs that year.
PERSONAL
Parents are Darcy and Norman Mitchell ... has three siblings, Ariel, Amenofis and Anshar ...has one daughter, Icylinn McLaurine ... proudly calls his hometown MoCity, Texas.
