Mitch Tulane

Position:
Safety
Height:
6-0
Weight:
180
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Syracuse, UT
High School:
Syracuse

Mitch played in 16 career games in three seasons with the Wildcats. He had 61 career tackles with 4.5 tackles for loss and two sacks.

2016
Played in the season opener at Utah State before suffering another injury that ended his season.

2015 (Sophomore)
Played in six games and started four games at safety while battling injuries throughout the year...Recorded 30 total tackles with 16 solo and 14 assisted tackles...Had eight tackles in the season-opening game at Oregon State and seven at FCS champion North Dakota State...Also recorded 2.5 tackles for loss and had one sack, coming at Northern Arizona...Also had one forced fumble and one fumble recovery at North Dakota State...Had one punt return in the season-ending win over Idaho State for 38 yards and had one pass breakup and one blocked kick during the year...Earned Big Sky Academic All-Conference honors for the second-straight year, majoring in Political Science Teaching.

2014 (Freshman)
Saw action in nine games and started in three games after joining the Wildcats in the summer of 2014...Recorded 28 tackles on the season with 19 solo tackles and nine assisted tackles...Had a season-high seven tackles against Cal Poly...Also had two tackles for loss and one sack on the year...Had a sack and an interception at nationally ranked Montana State...Earned Big Sky Academic All-Conference honors in Physical Education.

Syracuse High School
Graduated from Syracuse High School in 2010 where he played for coach Russ Jones...Was named team MVP during his senior season and earned First Team All-Area and All-State honors...Was also named the Region 1 Defensive MVP and led the state in interceptions.

Personal
Was born Feb. 18, 1992 in Portland, Ore...Parents are Greg and Sherry Tulane...Is one of six children...Is married to McKenna Tulane...Couple has a daughter, born in January 2016...Served a two-year LDS Church mission to Calgary, Canada from 2011-13...Is majoring in History Teaching at Weber State.