Elijah I. Mitchell (born May 2, 1998) is an American professional football running back for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns and was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL draft.

Mitchell grew up in Erath, Louisiana and attended Erath High School, where he played high school football. As a senior, Mitchell only played in eight games due to injury but still rushed for 1,903 yards and 28 touchdowns. In three seasons as Erath's starting running back, he rushed for 4,045 yards and 50 touchdowns on 457 carries.

Mitchell played college football for his home state of Louisiana at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Mitchell had 42 carries for 257 yards and four touchdowns as a freshman before breaking a bone in his foot and missing the rest of the season.

As a sophomore, Mitchell had 146 carries for 985 yards and 13 touchdowns to go along with 20 receptions for 349 yards and three touchdowns. He was named Second-team All-Sun Belt Conference.

As a junior, Mitchell was again named second-team All-Sun Belt after recording 198 carries for 1,147 yards and 16 touchdowns to go along with 10 receptions for 70 yards and a touchdown.

In his final season with the Cajuns, Mitchell was once again the team’s leading running back and was named first-team All-Sun Belt after recording 141 carries for 878 yards and eight touchdowns to go along with 16 receptions for 153 yards.

Mitchell finished his collegiate career with 527 carries for 3,267 yards and 41 touchdowns to go along with 49 receptions for 597 yards and five touchdowns.