 A four @-@ sport athlete at Kathleen High School , Mitchell committed to UCLA to play football for the Bruins . In his collegiate debut in 1998 , he had four receptions for 108 yards , including a 79 @-@ yard touchdown from Cade <unk> , as well as a 34 @-@ yard touchdown pass to Brian Poli @-@ Dixon . Mitchell broke his femur the following week against Houston and missed most of the season . Limited by a knee cartilage injury throughout the 1999 season , he finished with 38 receptions for 533 yards . As a junior in 2000 , Mitchell was a Fred Biletnikoff Award finalist and earned first @-@ team All @-@ Pac @-@ 10 honors at the conclusion of the season . In the 2000 Sun Bowl , he had nine catches for a Sun Bowl record of 180 yards . He declared for the 2001 NFL Draft following the 2000 season and finished his college career with 77 catches for 1 @,@ 494 yards and nine touchdowns . 
