2003 Football Roster
Mitchell, Derrele
Jersey Number 1
Derrele Mitchell
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Winston-Salem, NC
- High School:
- R.J. Reynolds/Hargrave M.A. (VA)
Bio
- Chosen for the North Carolina Shrine Bowl team
- Caught 24 passes for 549 yards and scored eight touchdowns as a senior
- Also rushed for 174 yards on 15 carries, an average of 11.6 yards per carry
- Returned 15 kicks for 500 yards, an average of 33.3 yards per return
- Had two kickoff returns for touchdowns -92 and 95 yards
- Accumulated 1,223 all-purpose yards and 10 touchdowns
- All-conference as a junior and senior
- All-area selection as a senior
- In his career, caught 56 passes for 1,347 yards and 18 touchdowns and rushed 25 times for 199 yards
- Also had three interceptions
- Coached by Alex Mebane
- Leading scorer on basketball team that won the 4-A state championship as a junior
- Named the basketball West Regional MVP in the playoffs
- Also competed in the long jump and placed in the conference meet. Chase Page
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