Will Kawika remain the only 2nd rounder?

[Brad]

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<h2>KAWIKA MITCHELL #50</h2>

<h3 id="b1">Pro Career</h3>

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Punishing third-year performer enters the 2005 campaign as the top candidate to fill the Chiefs starting middle linebacker post &hellip; <b>Former second-round draft pick</b> owns 18 games of starting experience, including starts in the final 10 games of the year at MLB in 2004 &hellip; Also opened a pair of contests in the club&#8217;s four-LB set a year ago after starting the last six games of his rookie campaign at the middle linebacker post &hellip; Looking to see duty in all 16 games for the first time in his brief NFL career after being hampered by early-season hamstring and ankle injuries in his first two pro campaigns &hellip; Was able to overcome an early-season left ankle injury in 2004 and went on to record a career-high 85 tackles (62 solo) ... Continued his development as the season progressed and recorded a trio of double-digit tackle performances in the last half of the 2004 campaign &hellip; Made an immediate impact as a rookie in 2003, starting the final six games of the year and the squad&#8217;s playoff contest in place of LB Mike Maslowski, who was recovering from a knee injury &hellip; Received the club&#8217;s Mack Lee Hill Award along with DE Jimmy Wilkerson, an honor annually bestowed on Kansas City&#8217;s top rookie or first year player &hellip; Gifted natural athlete has the quickness to chase down opponents from behind and the power to knock ball carriers backwards &hellip; Physical player in the middle of the Chiefs defense who is charged with making the correct calls for the linebackers &hellip; Should only continue to improve working under the tutelage of Chiefs linebackers coach Fred Pagac &hellip; Owns 27 games (18 starts) of NFL experience, recording 110 tackles (62 solo), a sack (-0.0 yards), one interception (three yards), 11 QB pressures and six passes defensed &hellip; Also has 12 special teams tackles &hellip; Has six tackles (three solo) in one postseason start.

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Transactions: </strong>Signed a four-year contract with Kansas City (7/14/03) ... Picked by the Chiefs in the second round (47th overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft.

<h3 id="b2">2004</h3>

Played in 15 games (12 starts) and was inactive for one game with a left ankle injury &#8230; Was second on the club with 85 defensive tackles (62 solo), including four behind the line &#8230; Also had a sack, 10 QB pressures, six passes defensed, two fumble recoveries and four special teams stops &#8230; Was inactive at Denver (9/12) with a left ankle injury suffered in the preseason vs. St. Louis (8/28) ... Recorded one tackle and two special teams stops vs. Carolina (9/19) ... Posted two tackles vs. Houston (9/26) ... Registered two tackles in a starting assignment when the club opened in a four-linebacker formation at Baltimore (10/4) ... Produced one special teams tackle at Jacksonville (10/17) ... Amassed two tackles and two QB pressures vs. Atlanta (10/24) ... Tallied seven tackles and two passes defensed in a starting role at MLB in place of an injured LB Monty Beisel vs. Indianapolis (10/31) ... Totaled a career-high 10 tackles (five solo) and two QB pressures at Tampa Bay (11/7) ... Recorded six tackles, a career-high four QB pressures and one special teams stop at New Orleans (11/14) ... Tied a career high with 10 tackles (nine solo) with two behind the line vs. New England (11/22) ... Posted five tackles vs. San Diego (11/28) ... Produced six tackles and two passes defensed at Oakland (12/5) ... Registered five tackles, a pass defensed and two QB pressures at Tennessee (12/13). He also recovered a career-high two fumbles, one off RB Chris Brown and also returned a TE Shad Meier fumble for a 39-yard TD, his first career score &#8230; Totaled nine tackles and a sack of Jake Plummer vs. Denver (12/19) ... Tallied 10 tackles (nine solo) and a pass defensed vs. Oakland (12/25) ... Recorded 10 tackles (eight solo) at San Diego (1/2/05).

<h3 id="b3">2003</h3>

Appeared in 12 games on special teams and eight contests (six starts) on defense &#8230; Was inactive for four games &#8230;. Shared the club&#8217;s Mack Lee Hill Award with DE Jimmy Wilkerson &#8230; Had 25 tackles (19 solo), including one for loss, one QB pressure, an INT (three) and eight special teams tackles &#8230; Had a special teams tackle in his first NFL game vs. San Diego (9/7) ... Was inactive at Houston (9/21), at Baltimore (9/28), vs. Denver (10/5) and at Green Bay (10/12) with a hamstring injury suffered vs. Pittsburgh (9/14) ... Registered two special teams tackles vs. Buffalo (10/26) ... Amassed two special teams tackles vs. Cleveland (11/9) ... Started the final six games of the year in place of an injured LB Mike Maslowski, beginning with a contest vs. Oakland (11/23) when he racked up a season-high six tackles &#8230; Recorded three tackles at San Diego (11/30) ... Contributed three tackles and a special teams stop at Denver (12/7) ... Posted four tackles and intercepted his first career pass off QB Joey Harrington (three yards) vs. Detroit (12/14) ... Amassed five solo tackles with one behind the line at Minnesota (12/20) ... Tallied four tackles vs. Chicago (12/28) ... Registered six tackles in the club&#8217;s AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Indianapolis (1/11/04).

<h3 id="b4">College Bio</h3>

Began his collegiate career at Georgia before transfering to South Florida following his redshirt freshman season &#8230; Did not have to sit out a season as South Florida was an NCAA Division I-AA program at the time. The Bulls made the switch to Division I football in 2001 &#8230; Played in 42 games (39 starts) for the Bulls, amassing a school-record 367 tackles (230 solo) ... Also produced 37.0 tackles for loss, 8.0 sacks (-56.0 yards), 26 QB pressures, nine passes defensed, in addition to three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, two INTs (61 yards) and a 56-yard TD on a fake punt &#8230; Started 10 games at middle linebacker as a senior, registering a school single-season record 117 tackles (72 solo), including a team-record 19.0 stops behind the line &#8230; Added 4.0 sacks (-35.0 yards), a team-high 16 QB pressures, five passes defensed, an INT, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery &#8230; Also scored a 56-yard TD on a fake punt &#8230; Enjoyed a stellar senior campaign after miraculously suffering only a separated shoulder when he was thrown from a car at 50 miles per hour during the summer of 2002 &#8230; Opened 10 games at weakside linebacker as a junior &#8230; Led the team with 106 tackles (59 solo) and added 1.5 sacks (-4.0 yards), 7.0 stops for a loss, four QB pressures, two passes defensed and a fumble recovery &#8230; Started all 11 games at weakside linebacker as a sophomore and led the team with 77 tackles (54 solo) ... Also had 6.0 stops for loss, a sack (-8.0 yards), one QB pressure and two passes defensed &#8230; Transfered to South Florida from Georgia and saw action in 11 games (eight starts) for the Bulls his freshman year &#8230; Finished the season with 67 tackles (45 solo), 1.5 sacks (-12.0 yards), 5.0 stops for loss, an interception (22 yards) and a forced fumble &#8230; Redshirted as a true freshman at Georgia &#8230; Majored in Physical Education at South Florida.

<h3 id="b5">Personal Bio</h3>

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A first-team All-Florida, selection as a senior at Lake Howell High School in Lake Howell, Florida, the same alma mater as Denver DE Trevor Pryce and former NFL G Tam Hopkins.

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Was named the Class 6A Player of the Year.

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Recorded 110 tackles (74 solo) and rushed 41 times for 225 yards with five TDs as a senior.

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Serves as a spokesperson for the Salvation Army. Participates in their annual summer camp and supports their Holiday Kettle Collection.

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Full name: Kawika Uilani Mitchell (pronounced kuh-VEE-ka).

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His first name is common in Hawaii and translates to David.

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Married, wife Billie with a two-year old son Lewai (pronounced Levi) and a daughter Eliza born in April.

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The Mitchells reside in Overland Park, Kansas.

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[Brad]

As the 47th overall, his record as the highest drafted Bull still stands..

[South_Florida_Flip]

I will go with yes

[E.T.]

At this point ... yes.

Congrats Kawika ... hope for a Pro Bowl recognized year !

Go BULLS !!!

[Brad]

8 picks left in the 2nd round...

[ChiTownBull]

seems likely

[ucfknights04]

Don't fret - Andre still has a chance to be the first guy drafted from the BIG EAST!

[flsportsfan83]

Not many prospects in the Big East this yr......    

by the way Matt Grothe will be a first rd pick in a few years.

[E.T.]

...    

by the way Matt Grothe will be a first rd pick in a few years.

YES !!!

[RJWGoBulls]

Still my favourite Bull.....Every home game I attended in the 2002 season...every down all I remeber was.....TACKLE BY KAWIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIKA MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITCHELL.......