Following Adonai Mitchell‘s No. 52 overall selection in the 2024 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts, his rookie contract numbers have been revealed.
According to Spotrac, the former Longhorns star will sign a four-year rookie deal worth approximately $7.228 million. As a second-round draft pick, Mitchell’s rookie deal won’t come with a fifth-year option for the Colts, which means unless they extend or re-sign him, he’ll become a free agent after the 2027 season.
Colts select Mitchell in second round
From Athens, Georgia, to Austin, Texas and now Indianapolis, former Longhorns wideout Adonai Mitchell is officially a Colt. He was selected with the No. 52 overall pick in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts.
Mitchell started off the first two seasons of his college career at Georgia, playing in 21 games with 15 starts where he caught 38 passes for 560 yards and seven touchdowns for the back-to-back national champions. Playing his best football in the postseason for the Bulldogs where he had eight catches for 148 yards and four touchdowns in the team’s four College Football Playoff games.
He transferred to Texas ahead of the 2023 season where he earned the Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year Award and was named an All-Big 12 Second-Team selection. Recording 55 receptions, 845 yards and, 11 receiving touchdowns that tie for fifth-most in a season in program history.
Mitchell played high school football at Cane Ridge High School in Antioch (TN) where he was a four-star prospect, ranked the No. 302 overall recruit and the No. 45 wide receiver in the country in the 2021 cycle according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.
There’s no doubt that Adonai Mitchell has the size and athleticism for the NFL at 6-foot-2, 205 pounds. But being an impact player at the next level takes more than that. NFL analyst Lance Zierlein compared Mitchell’s game to another former Bulldog, Pittsburgh Steelers wideout George Pickens. Both possess the ability to create jaw-dropping plays with their physical abilities.
On3’s Kaiden Smith contributed to this report.
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