The Baltimore Ravens signed running back Keaton Mitchell as an undrafted free agent out of East Carolina University following the 2023 NFL draft. He made the team come out of training camp and burst onto the scene after recovering from an early-season stint on injured reserve.
Unfortunately for Mitchell, his 2023 was cut short after he suffered a torn ACL late in the season against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Ravens head coach John Harbaugh gave an update on Mitchell, saying he’s “doing really well.”
“Yes. I think Keaton [Mitchell] is doing really well. We’ll see. Obviously, [it was a] significant knee injury, but we have some experience with that. I’ve gotten some updates from our trainers and doctors, and we feel like he’s on path to come back at some point this season. Running back-wise, we’ll assess the market like we always do. There are some players out there, still, that are pretty interesting players. The Draft is another way for us to get better, and we’ll attack it in different ways depending on the situation [and] depending on the value that we see. We’ve drafted guys, we’ve signed undrafted free agents, we’ve traded for running backs, and there are a lot of ways to skin the cat, so to speak. So, we’ll look at it. We feel really good about Justice [Hill], too. Justice Hill was one of the unsung heroes of our team, I would say, in 2023, so the cupboard’s not bare. We got this guy, so I think we’re in good shape.”
It’s unclear when Mitchell will return from his injury, but when he does, he’s set to play a significant role in Baltimore’s backfield. Recently signed Derrick Henry will be the team’s No. 1 back, but Mitchell will have a role.
