Washington Commanders rookie wide receiver Mitchell Tinsley’s football journey has been tumultuous. From Community College to Conference USA to the Big Ten… and then to be undrafted, Tinsley has faced long odds at every step of the way.<\/p>\n
[cta id=4013 type=cta]<\/span><\/p>\n Mitchell Tinsley only played one year of high school football. This was his entire high school stat line: 19 receptions, 350 yards, and six touchdowns. That’s it. Unsurprisingly, college football programs weren’t exactly lining up to offer the 6’0″, 180lbs senior from Missouri. Scholarships had already been handed out and his ridiculous 31.6% touchdown rate was too small of a sample size to mean anything.<\/p>\n In 2018, Tinsley took his talents to Kansas to keep his football career alive at Hutchinson Community College. He played two seasons for the Blue Dragons, bursting onto the scene with 47 receptions, 556 yards, and 4 touchdowns in his second year after making little impact in year one. It was enough to turn some heads at the Division 1 level. Tinsley received formal scholarships from UMass, Akron, Western Kentucky, and South Alabama, among others.<\/p>\n Hutchinson wide receiver Mitchell Tinsley committed to Western Kentucky University in 2019 and played two seasons with the Hilltoppers. He led the team in receiving both years, highlighted by a monster junior season catching passes from future New England Patriot, Bailey Zappe. Tinsley caught 87 balls for 1,402 yards and 14 scores, ranking top-10 in the FBS in both yards and touchdowns. His days as an unknown commodity were over.<\/p>\nUndrafted Wide Receiver Mitchell Tinsley Makes Commanders’ Initial 53-Man Roster<\/h2>\n
An Unlikely Path<\/h3>\n