Power-frame outfielder with real on-base upside, still building his track record at Austin Peay
In the 2026 season, Derrick Mitchell has shown a small but useful early sample at Austin Peay, hitting .231 in six games with four starts, three hits, four runs and a stolen base, after appearing in only one game in 2025 and redshirting at LSU in 2024. He brings a big 6'4" frame and switch-hitting versatility, which gives him a little more intrigue than the stat line alone. The appeal here is upside: if the bat keeps coming, he fits as a longer-term developmental outfielder with speed and projection, not just a finished product.
