Liberty offensive lineman Chase Mitchell enters NCAA transfer portal
Liberty offensive lineman Chase Mitchell has entered NCAA transfer portal with a no-contact tag, according to On3’s Pete Nakos.
Mitchell enters the portal as a graduate transfer after spending all four seasons of his college career with the Flames, as he’ll now look for a new program to call home ahead of the 2024-2025 football season.
In his college career Mitchell has appeared in 31 total games, starting at left tackle last season for a Liberty offense that was one of the top units in the country. Protecting the blind side of star quarterback Kaidon Salter as the Flames went undefeated in the regular season and made an appearance in the Fiesta Bowl.
Mitchell showed off some positional versatility throughout his time at Liberty after working at right tackle last spring and left guard during the team’s most recent spring practices. As the 6-foot-4, 330-pounder will look to bolster up a different offensive line unit ahead of the upcoming season.
Mitchell played high school football at Washington High School in Washington (PA), where he was a three-star prospect. Ranked the No. 2,890 overall recruit and the No. 284 offensive lineman in the 2020 cycle, according to On3’s Industry Rankings, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.
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Auburn transfer DL Brenton Williams commits to Liberty
Auburn transfer defensive lineman Brenton Williams has committed to Liberty. This comes 10 days after Williams entered his name into the transfer portal.
Williams departs from the Auburn program following just one season on The Plains, appearing in just two games in his freshman year last season for the Tigers where he recorded zero stats.
Williams was a three-star prospect out of Opelika High School in Alabama, where he was ranked the No. 863 overall player and No. 94 defensive lineman in the country for the 2023 recruiting cycle according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.
The 6-foot-3, 245-pound pass rusher provides physicality and speed off of the edge on the defensive line, playing the buck position on Auburn’s defense. In high school as a senior Williams recorded 55 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, and 4.0 sacks, also lettering in basketball after being ranked as one of the 40 football players in the state by On3.