Mitchell Fraboni

Mitchell Fraboni is an American football long snapper for the Pittsburgh Maulers of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football at Arizona State University[1] and went undrafted in the 2018 NFL Draft. He was signed and released from the Houston Texans of the NFL in the 2021 offseason.[2]

Mitchell Fraboni
No. 48 – Pittsburgh Maulers
Position:Long snapper
Personal information
Born:1998 (age 24)
Phoenix, Arizona
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:223 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school:Mountain Pointe High School (Phoenix, Arizona)
College:Arizona State (2014–2017)
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active

Early life and education

High school

Fraboni attended Mountain Pointe High School where he played football. He played multiple positions including tight end, defensive end, and long snapper. He helped Mountain Pointe win their first ever Arizona State Football championship. He finished with 49 solo tackles, 10 sacks and 68 total tackles during high school.[1]

College career

Mitchell was a long snapper and defensive end for the Sun Devils from 2014 to 2017. He had 13 total tackles and one fumble recovery in 4 seasons as a defensive end. He tied for the most special team tackles on the Sun Devils in his sophomore season at ASU. He was injured in his junior season, but came back and showed he was one of the most accurate/athletic long snappers in the PAC-12.[1] In his senior season he was named to Phil Steele's all Pac-12 team[3] and was one of ten Sun Devils to earn All Pac-12 Academic Honors.

He and kicker Zane Gonzalez and punter Matt Haack (both current NFL players) formed one of the best kicking units in the country. He was praised for being a good locker room presence by special teams coach Shawn Slocum. As a senior, he was a key component in helping the Sun Devils special teams flourish after Gonzales and Haack left for the NFL. Slocum also said that he was half player, half coach for the younger players.[4]

College statistics
Year Team GP Tackles Fumbles
SoloAstTotLossSkFRYdsTDFF
2014Arizona State 43030.00.01000
2015Arizona State 42350.00.00000
2016Arizona State 32130.00.00000
2017Arizona State 21120.00.00000
Career1385130.00.01000

Professional career

The Spring League

He was a part of The Spring League's Alphas and Conquerors for one season in 2020.

National Football League

Fraboni was signed and cut by the Houston Texans in the 2021 offseason[2] and worked out for the Bears. He was invited to the Texans mini camp in 2018 and the Arizona Cardinals mini camp in 2019.

United States Football League

Mitchell Fraboni was selected in the 35th round of the 2022 USFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Maulers.

References
  1. "'Mitchell Fraboni'". Arizona State University.
  2. Flores, Carlos (June 15, 2021). "'2021 NFL Free Agency: Texans Sign Long Snapper Mitchell Fraboni'". Battle Red Blog.
  3. "Phil Steele's 2017 Postseason All-Pac-12 Team". Phil Steele.
  4. Tonis, Matthew (November 23, 2017), "ASU Football: Senior long snapper Mitchell Fraboni helps young special teams unit flourish", Matthew Tonis
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