Former Colts' WR has breakout performance with Jets in Week 13

Former Indianapolis Colts' wide receiver AD Mitchell had a career day on Sunday with the New York Jets.

In the Jets' victory over Atlanta, Mitchell was a go-to target for quarterback Tyrod Taylor. Mitchell would finish the game catching 8-of-11 passes for 102 yards with a touchdown.

Mitchell led the Jets in all three categories with no other pass-catcher having more than four receptions in this game.

For Mitchell, those eight receptions and 102 receiving yards are new career highs for him. He also hauled in his first NFL touchdown.

Mitchell was a part of the trade that landed the Colts' cornerback Sauce Gardner prior to this year's deadline. Along with Mitchell, the Colts also sent a 2026 and 2027 first-round draft pick to New York.

From Day 1 with the Colts, Mitchell's talent has been evident. He possesses an impressive combination of speed and route-running abilities that allow him to separate and makes him a threat at all levels of the field.

However, Mitchell also found himself in a very crowded Colts' wide receiver room. In an offense that doesn't often utilize four or five-wide receiver sets, playing time was hard to come by with Michael Pittman, Alec Pierce, and Josh Downs at the top of the depth chart.

The touchdown-turned-fumble against the Rams further reduced his playing time.

In three games with the Jets, Mitchell has caught 11-of-24 passes for 154 yards with a touchdown.

This article originally appeared on Colts Wire: Former Colts WR AD Mitchell has career day for Jets in Week 13