The Baltimore Ravens will not tender running back Keaton Mitchell, according to The Athletic’s Jeff Zrebiec. We always tell you to keep an eye on the Green Bay Packers’ visitors, because they tend to find their way in Green Bay, either on their initial NFL deals as draft picks or undrafted free agents, or further down the line. Mitchell was a Packers visitor back in 2023.
Back in 2023, Mitchell was viewed as a draftable prospect, as he was ranked 182nd on the consensus draft board. Ultimately, though,
he was signed by the Ravens as an undrafted free agent. While the Packers don’t allocate as many of their 30 visits per draft cycle to undrafted free agent recruiting as they did before the pandemic, they still do it some — and often sign players who end up coming in.
At just 5’8” and 179 pounds (combine size), Mitchell isn’t really the size of a typical Green Bay running back, as they have generally hovered around the 220-pound range under head coach Matt LaFleur (or higher in the case of second-round pick A.J. Dillon) outside of Aaron Jones. Some fans have clamored for a change of pace back, though, and Mitchell would certainly be that, as he comes with 4.37-second 40-yard dash speed.
For his NFL career, Mitchell has played in 26 regular-season games over three seasons and rushed the ball 121 times for 767 yards (6.3 yards per carry) and three touchdowns. He’s also caught 19 balls for 184 yards (9.7 yards per reception, which is pretty good for a back).
In 2025, he recorded 22 of his 27 career kick returners. In the dynamic kickoff era, he’s averaged 27.7 yards per return (which isn’t total field position, just the yards gained from where he caught the ball). For perspective, the Packers’ primary kick returner in 2025, Savion Williams, has an average of 25.6 (which is decent, NFL average is 25.9).
Ray Davis, another former Packers visitor, led the NFL with a 30.4-yard average among qualifiers last year, for context, and was named first-team All-Pro. Rashid Shaheed got a Pro Bowl and hit the 29.8 mark (Shaheed also returned 23 punts for 339 yards and a touchdown). KaVontae Turpin was second-team All-Pro and a Pro Bowler for a 26.3 effort.
I’m not sure the cost it would take to sign Mitchell, but the minimum restricted free agent tender was just $3.5 million, so it would almost certainly be less than that. Maybe the Packers will be in the mix there, adding competition to their Josh Jacobs, Chris Brooks and MarShawn Lloyd-led backfield in 2026.
