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Jackson Mitchell
- Title:
- Assistant Special Teams / Assistant Jacks
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Jackson Mitchell was hired as the assistant special teams coach and assistant outside linebackers coach in December of 2025, coming to Fort Collins after spending 2025 on the Connecticut staff.
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Mitchell was a defensive assistant with the Huskies, working with linebackers in his first season of coaching at the end of his professional career. Mitchell played four years with the Huskies as a linebacker, registering nearly 400 career tackles and being named a semifinalist for the Bednarik Award in 2022.
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Personal Information
Hometown: Ridgefield, CT
Education: Connecticut, 2023 (Bachelor's)
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Mitchell Experience
2026-Present: Colorado State (Assistant Special Teams / Assistant Outside Linebackers)
2025: Connecticut (Assistant Linebackers Coach)
Playing Career (Linebacker)
College:Â Connecticut (2019-23)
NFL: UDFA - Carolina Panthers (2024); Las Vegas Raiders
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Mitchell was a defensive assistant with the Huskies, working with linebackers in his first season of coaching at the end of his professional career. Mitchell played four years with the Huskies as a linebacker, registering nearly 400 career tackles and being named a semifinalist for the Bednarik Award in 2022.
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Personal Information
Hometown: Ridgefield, CT
Education: Connecticut, 2023 (Bachelor's)
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Mitchell Experience
2026-Present: Colorado State (Assistant Special Teams / Assistant Outside Linebackers)
2025: Connecticut (Assistant Linebackers Coach)
Playing Career (Linebacker)
College:Â Connecticut (2019-23)
NFL: UDFA - Carolina Panthers (2024); Las Vegas Raiders
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