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Jackson Mitchell
Jackson Mitchell
  • Title:
    Assistant Special Teams / Assistant Outside Linebackers
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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.
 
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.
 
Personal Information
Hometown: Ridgefield, CT
Education: Connecticut, 2023 (Bachelor's)
 
Mitchell Experience
2026-Present: Colorado State (Assistant Special Teams / Assistant Outside Linebackers)
2025: Connecticut (Assistant Linebackers Coach)

Playing Career (Linebacker)
College:
 
Connecticut (2019-23)
NFL: UDFA - Carolina Panthers (2024); Las Vegas Raiders
 
Colorado State Basketball (M): Ali Farokhmanesh Post Game (Wyoming)
Saturday, January 31
Colorado State Basketball (M): Kyle Jorgensen Post Game (Wyoming)
Saturday, January 31
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Thursday, January 29
Colorado State Basketball (W): Froebe (L) and Carlson (R) Post-Game (Grand Canyon, 25-26)
Wednesday, January 28