The Athletic’s Jeff Zrebiec believes Keaton Mitchell has “looked both quicker and more assertive in recent weeks.”

24 June 2025

Mitchell returned from a devastating knee injury late last season but clearly wasn’t trusting his knee completely at that point. Zrebiec also adds that Mitchell is “far too explosive not to get utilized.” That doesn’t necessarily mean Derrick Henry’s workload is getting scaled back a bit, but a healthy Mitchell certainly puts that into the range of outcomes if he performs well.