Bo Levi Mitchell
Mitchell with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2025 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 19 – Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||||
| CFL status | American | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | March 3, 1990 Katy, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Katy | ||||||||||||||
| College | SMU (2008–2010) Eastern Washington (2010–2011) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2012: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
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Bo Levi Mitchell (born March 3, 1990) is an American professional football quarterback for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at SMU and Eastern Washington, leading Eastern Washington to an FCS national championship victory in 2010. He also won the Walter Payton Award in 2011 as the best offensive player in the FCS.
After going undrafted in the 2012 NFL draft, Mitchell signed with the CFL's Calgary Stampeders in 2012. He became Calgary's starting quarterback for the 2014 season, setting a number of club and league records including best record for a first-time starting quarterback in league history (12 wins, 1 loss). He won the 102nd Grey Cup in 2014, the CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award in 2016 and 2018, and the 106th Grey Cup in 2018. With his second Grey Cup win as starter, he became the first quarterback to start and win multiple Grey Cup games with the Stampeders organization. Mitchell was named the first-team quarterback on the CFL's 2010–2019 All-Decade Team.
After two injury-plagued seasons, the 2020 CFL season being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and a benching, Mitchell signed with the Tiger-Cats as a free agent in 2023. He led the CFL in passing yards for the first time in 2024 and repeated the feat in 2025. Mitchell is seventh all-time in CFL history in starting quarterback wins, and the fastest quarterback to reach 100 wins. He is also eighth all-time in career passing yards.