Watch: Elihah Mitchell talks rookie season, role model running backs & more on the Rich Eisen Show

December 01, 2021

Elijah Mitchell


The Golden City officially has a young new phenom to cheer for at 49ers games. Coming out of Louisiana, San Francisco's sixth-round pick Elijah Mitchell has put up some respectable numbers in his last eight games, rushing for 693 yards and picking up 4 touchdowns in the process. The 49ers, now on a three-game win streak, will look for Mitchell to be their guy in the backfield as they head into the final push of the season. 

On Tuesday, Mitchell joined Rich Eisen on the on the Rich Eisen Show to talk about the impressive rookie season he is putting together, modeling his run game after the great Barry Sanders, and where the 49ers' expectations heading into the final stretch.



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