Rodney Mitchell joined the ACA football staff as Offensive Line coach for the 2025 season.
A native of Cartersville, Ga., Mitchell was a prolific blocker in high school, getting credit for 48 pancake blocks over his final two seasons. He spent one season at the Atlanta Sports Academy before enrolling at Coastal Carolina University. He earned Dean's List honors and was selected as MVP of the scout team for the Gardner-Webb game.
He went on to play in 18 games over three seasons while also earning President's List honors (4.0 GPA) for the fall of 2016. Was also selected to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List for that same year. He received a Bachelor's degree in Recreation and Sport Management in 2017.
He went into coaching right after college, serving as offensive line coach at East Coast Prep in Great Barrington, Mass. in 2019. He also served as the Dean of Students.
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