BIOGRAPHY
Mitchell Wilcox was born on November 7th, 1996 in Largo, Florida. He is a tight end in the NFL.
A three-star recruit, Wilcox was a two-way prep player in the Bay Area that earned all-state honorable mention honors…made the All-Big County Preps First-Team Offense as a tight end by catching 21 passes for 347 yards and three touchdowns…posted 61 total tackles and 17.5 tackles for loss as a senior.
A college free agent signee out of USF, Wilcox is touted as a complete TE prospect who can contribute as a pass-catcher, blocker and on special teams. Three-time all-conference selection who wrapped up career as the top receiving TE in school history. Owns every USF career and single-season receiving record for tight ends. Also a regular contributor in the run-blocking game, and helped pave the way for three 1000-yard rushers (2016-18) . Racked up 100 career catches for 1326 yards and 11 TDs, also had eight career ST tackles.
Wilcox signed with the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2020. He gained notoriety following an incident at the NFL combine when he was struck in the face with a football during a catching drill. He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020, and signed to the practice squad the next day. Wilcox was signed to the Bengals' active roster on January 1, 2021. Wilcox made the Bengals' 53-man roster out of training camp at the start of the 2021 season.
On April 8, 2022, Wilcox re-signed with the Bengals on a one-year contract. In Week 1 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, long snapper Clark Harris suffered a biceps injury. As backup long snapper Cal Adomitis was inactive, Wilcox was called upon as an emergency option to fill in for Harris. After what seemed to be a game winning touchdown catch by Ja'Marr Chase, a slow snap to punter Kevin Huber led to Minkah Fitzpatrick blocking the extra point kick. Another high snap to Huber in overtime led to Evan McPherson missing a field goal, leading to a 23–20 Bengals loss.
In Week 15 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Wilcox scored his first career touchdown on a 12 yard pass from Joe Burrow in the red zone.
On July 24, 2023, Wilcox re-signed with the Bengals.
