Ravens' Keaton Mitchell is back averaging 10 yards per carry

Billy Heyen

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There's a small corner of the football universe, and a portion of the Baltimore Ravens fanbase, that has been waiting for this.

That's Keaton Mitchell, looking like his old self again.

On Sunday, he had four carries and ran for 43 yards as the Ravens beat the Chicago Bears.

Sure, it's a small sample size. But any glimpse of Mitchell is a big deal at this point.

He averaged more than eight yards per carry as a rookie, but then struggled due to injury in 2024.

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It looked this summer like he'd be back in a bigger role, but it's taken a while to get much work at all this season.

Sunday, alongside Tyler Huntley, Mitchell looked like himself.

"He took a pitch in the third quarter and made it around the edge for a 25-yard gain, maxing out at 20.3 mph in the process (per NFL Next Gen Stats)," writes ESPN's Bill Barnwell. "In the fourth quarter, the Ravens ran a bash read concept and had quarterback Tyler Huntley hand the ball to Mitchell, who outran Daniel Hardy to the sideline and picked up 13 yards. Again, Mitchell topped out over 20 mph, which isn't easy to do on such a short run."

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Derrick Henry isn't going anywhere, so Mitchell will remain a bit player for the time being.

But if he's a sparkplug who racks up big runs when he touches the ball, that's still plenty valuable.

It's also simply encouraging after no one was sure how Mitchell would be impacted by his injury.

The Ravens are quickly back in action Thursday night against the Dolphins. Mitchell could see some more work, and get a few more chances to rattle off some chunk runs.

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