What to know about Colts draft pick Adonai Mitchell, including his big game potential

The Colts have drafted Texas receiver Adonai Mitchell with the 52nd pick in the 2024 NFL draft.

After playing three years at Georgia, Mitchell transferred to Texas to finish out his college career. On the 40-acres, he had the best season of his career, catching 55 balls for 845 yards and 11 touchdowns.

Now, he teams up with Anthony Richardson and coach Shane Steichen as their new weapon. Here are five things to know about the newest Colt.

The measurables and more

Name: Adonai Mitchell

Birthday: Oct. 8, 2022

Height/Weight: 6-foot-2, 205 pounds

40-time: 4.34 seconds

Why Mitchell transferred

Mitchell transferred to Texas partially because of the potential to do great things with the Longhorns. But don't get it twisted, the main reason he left Georgia was to be closer to his daughter, Icylinn McLaurine, who lives in the Lone Star State.

In an article in the Player's Tribune, Mitchell said that he initially wasn't interested in babies. However, everything changed once he had a child of his own. At Georgia, he found himself regretting the fact that he couldn't be closer to his daughter.

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"I was making incredible memories at UGA, but it was hard to appreciate them fully because of the memories I knew I was missing out on at home," Mitchell said in the article. "Even though I’d moved around from place to place my whole life, I’d never really felt lonely until I wasn’t around you."

With Icylinn occasionally enjoying games with Texas, keep an eye out for her at Indianapolis games as well.

Big game player

Mitchell's had bad games in his career, and he wasn't the most productive player over his three years in college football. However, when the lights were the brightest and Georgia or Texas needed someone to show up, the receiver always answered with his best play.

In 2021 with the Bulldogs, Mitchell had two touchdowns before the College Football Playoff started. He ended his season with four touchdowns, as he scored one in the semifinals vs. Michigan and one in the finals against Alabama.

Mitchell only caught nine balls and three touchdowns in 2022. One of them came in the National Championship against TCU, a 22 yard reception as Georgia flexed their dominance.

And then with Texas, Mitchell once again showed why he earned his reputation as a playoff riser, scoring another touchdown vs. Washington in the Sugar Bowl.

Untapped potential

As good as Mitchell was at Texas, the reason that the Colts drafted him was because of his high-end upside.

On NFL.com's scouting report of Mitchell, they mention an intensity level that fluctuates from game to game, as well as a lack of "focus and consistency" in his routes. However, his size and impressive combine testing that included a 4.34 second 40-yard dash show the upside of a top tier NFL receiver.

"The difference between becoming a WR2 or WR1 could rest on his urgency and willingness to go to work on the unpolished areas of his craft," Lance Zierlein said in his report.

Underrated prospect

A Missouri City, Texas native, Mitchell moved around a lot as a kid before ending up at Cane Ridge High School in Tennessee. He switched positions from quarterback to wide receiver for his junior and senior years of high school, leaving him as a four-star prospect according to the 247sports composite ranking.

It wasn't long before Georgia realized they had a bona fide star on their hands though. And now, so do the Colts.