A quick defensive tackle, considered to have great hips and an outstanding first step...rated a four-star prospect and the No. 7 defensive tackle and the No. 98 player nationally by 247Sports...a standout at First Coast High School where he was a teammate of fellow FSU signee Eric Beverly...First Team All-First Coast defensive lineman by Florida Times-Union as a senior...posted stunning numbers with 17.5 sacks and 89 tackles, including 42 for loss, while forcing four fumbles...named Second Team 5A All-State as a junior when he helped his team reach the state playoffs...played at the same high school that produced current Seminoles Jermaine Thomas and Avis Commack...Mitchell's father, also named Derrick Mitchell, lettered in basketball for the Seminoles in 1988 and 1989.