Player

Adonai Mitchell

WR · Jets

Adonai Mitchell: facts drawn from the play-by-play.

FanIQ Research · May 11, 2026 · 5 facts, every one from the play-by-play

Drafted 52nd overall by Indy in 2024 — traded to the Jets midseason 2025 after a quiet rookie year.

Trend

Mitchell by season + team

Season	Team	Gms	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD
2024	IND	17	55	23	312	0
2025	IND	8	16	9	152	0
2025	NYJ	8	58	24	301	2

Mitchell was the 52nd overall pick in 2024 out of Texas — a tall (6'2") deep-threat WR with elite combine numbers. His rookie year in Indianapolis was a disappointment: 23-of-55 targets, 312 yards, 0 TDs in 17 games.

The Colts traded him to the Jets midway through the 2025 season. In 8 games as a Jet: 24 catches for 301 yards and his first 2 NFL touchdowns. The change of scenery has done what year-1 reps in Indy couldn't.

0 receiving TDs through his first 27 NFL games — then 2 TDs in his first 5 games as a Jet.

Rare

Mitchell TD drought by stint

Stint	Games	Targets	Rec	Yds	TD
2024 IND	17	55	23	312	0
2025 IND	8	16	9	152	0
First 2 Jets games	2	13	3	52	0
Jets from Wk 13 on	6	45	21	249	2

Mitchell entered the league as a red-zone matchup nightmare (6'2", contested-catch profile) — and went 27 consecutive games without a single receiving touchdown: all 17 games of his 2024 rookie season, all 8 games in Indianapolis in 2025, and his first 2 Jets games.

The drought broke in his 3rd game as a Jet: TD #1 vs. Atlanta (Week 13), TD #2 vs. Jacksonville (Week 15). 2 TDs in 5 Jets games — the red-zone profile finally delivering.

First 100-yard game: 8-102-1 vs. Atlanta in Week 13 of 2025.

Milestone

Mitchell's top receiving games

Year	Wk	Team	Opp	Rec	Yds	TD
2025	13	NYJ	ATL	8	102	1
2025	4	IND	LA	3	96	0
2025	15	NYJ	JAX	6	58	1
2024	10	IND	BUF	6	71	0

The Atlanta game — 8 catches, 102 yards, 1 TD on 12 targets — was his first 100-yard performance and his first multi-target dominant game. It came in just his 3rd game as a Jet.

Ironically, his 2nd-highest career yardage game (96 yards vs. the Rams) was still as a Colt earlier in 2025. The talent flashed in Indy; the production followed in New York.

Target volume tripled after the trade: 2.8 targets/game as a Colt → 7.3 targets/game as a Jet.

Split

Mitchell usage by team

Team	Gms	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Catch%	Tgt/Gm	Yds/Gm
Colts (2024-25)	25	71	32	464	45.1%	2.8	18.6
Jets (2025)	8	58	24	301	41.4%	7.3	37.6

The trade didn't change Mitchell's efficiency — his catch rate is 41-45% at both stops, consistent with a deep-shot WR whose targets are often contested or aspirational.

What the Jets gave him was volume: 7.3 targets per game vs. 2.8 in Indianapolis — a 2.6× increase. More looks at the same hit rate = 2× the yards per game (37.6 vs. 18.6). The talent was always there; he just wasn't being fed.

Fewest yards of any 2024 WR drafted in rounds 1-2 — but the Jets-era pace suggests the gap is closing.

Comparison

2024 WR class — first 2 seasons

Player	Pick	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD
Brian Thomas Jr.	23	224	135	1989	12
Ladd McConkey	34	218	148	1938	13
Malik Nabers	6	205	127	1475	9
Rome Odunze	9	191	98	1395	9
Marvin Harrison Jr.	4	189	103	1493	12
Xavier Legette	32	148	84	860	7
Keon Coleman	33	116	67	960	8
Adonai Mitchell	52	129	56	765	2

Through the first two seasons, Mitchell trails every WR drafted in rounds 1-2 of the 2024 class in receiving yards — including 2nd-round picks Keon Coleman and Ladd McConkey who have nearly double his production.

The context: Mitchell was a 2.8 tgt/game WR in Indy and a 7.3 tgt/game WR as a Jet. In 8 Jets games he's on pace for a ~75/940/4 full season — which would rank mid-tier in the class. The cumulative line is misleading; the trajectory is what scouts are watching.

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