Sam Mitchum
CAREER Games/Starts: 5/0 Bison debut: vs. Southern Nazarene (9/5/24) Redshirt: 2023 AWARDS 2024 Academic All-GAC 2024 Games/Starts: 5/0 Position: RB Stats: 4 rushes, 19 yards Best Games: 3 rushes, 17 yards vs. Arkansas Tech (11/16) ... 1 rush, 2 yards vs. Southern Nazarene (9/5) PREVIOUS SCHOOL A 2023 graduate of Royse City High School in Texas Position: RB Honors: District 10-6A Offensive MVP ... Class 6A All-Texas ... Texas Class 6A Running Back of the Year runner up ... Jaxon Smith-Njigba finalist for best player in the county ... team captain ... Second Team Academic All-District Stats: 1,663 rushing yards, 20 TD; 91 receiving yards, 2 TD as a senior ... 2,710 rushing yards, 28 TD; 202 receiving yards, 3 TD in his high school career Coach: David Petroff PERSONAL Born: Dallas, Texas Major: Finance Parents: Mark and Shellee Mitchum ... has one sister (Makenzee) Enjoys playing video games and working on cars ... does not drink soda CAREER HIGHS Rush attempts: 3, Arkansas Tech, Nov 16, 2024 Rush yards: 17, Arkansas Tech, Nov 16, 2024 Longest rush: 11, Arkansas Tech, Nov 16, 2024
- TransferredPortal · 9/2/26, 12:00 PMSam Mitchum (RB) officially transferred from Harding University to Kansas Wesleyan
| YR | SCHOOL | GP | GS | OFF SNAPS | PROD | CAR | YPC | RUSH YDS | RUSH TD | REC | REC YDS | YPR | REC TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas Wesleyan | 4 | 0 | -- | -- | 31 | 4.5 | 141 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2025 |  Harding University | 8 | 0 | -- | -- | 12 | 8.5 | 102 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Harding University | 5 | 0 | -- | -- | 4 | 4.8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 17 | 0 | -- | -- | 47 | 5.6 | 262 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 |
Valuation
Profile last updated Sep 9, 2026