Ole Miss is no longer listing transfer linebacker Tony Mitchell on its roster, according to multiple sources.
The move happened in late September, though the reason for Mitchell’s departure is not known. Mitchell had joined the Rebels after entering the transfer portal following the 2025 regular season at Mississippi State and later committing to Pete Golding’s program in January.
Mitchell came to Oxford as a safety, but the staff moved him to linebacker during spring ball. Golding spoke highly of the fit earlier this year, pointing to Mitchell’s athletic profile and versatility.
“I think Tony, obviously we recruited (him) at Alabama out of high school, he’s very athletic,” Head coach Pete Golding said of Mitchell during the spring. “Tony kind of grew out of the safety position from a body type standpoint, he’s about 240 pounds right now - really athletic and linebacker comes a lot more natural to Tony than Tony thinks it does. I think some of those DB guys - ‘I’m a DB’ and you start putting them in the box like ‘Coach, what the hell are we doing here?’
But he allows us from some coverage versatility standpoint to kind of use him as a Money and rotate coverages away from him and things like that because we like his coverage ability. I’ve been really pleased with his instincts in the box, which is always something that’s the concern of a guy that hasn’t played that position because he had put physicality on tape.”
Mitchell still has collegiate eligibility after the 2026 season, so another transfer could be in his future.
A native of Thompson in Alabaster, Alabama, Mitchell signed with Alabama in the 2023 recruiting cycle as a top-150 prospect. He played in seven games as a true freshman in Tuscaloosa, and Golding was a key part of the Tide’s push for him even after Golding had left the program. Auburn, Georgia and Texas A&M were also among Mitchell’s finalists.
After one season at Alabama, Mitchell went the JUCO route and spent 2024 at East Mississippi. He was rated the No. 1 JUCO safety and the No. 2 national JUCO prospect in the 2025 cycle before Ole Miss and Mississippi State both re-offered him.
Back in the SEC with Mississippi State, Mitchell played in 11 games and finished with 28 total tackles, including 19 solo stops and four tackles for loss. He was dressed for Ole Miss games against Louisville and Charlotte, but did not appear in either one.
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