# Mitchell Fraboni

Mitchell Fraboni (born October 28, 1996) is an American professional football long snapper for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arizona State and went undrafted in the 2018 NFL draft.

## 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.

### College career

Fraboni 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. In his senior season he was named to Phil Steele's all Pac-12 team and was one of ten Sun Devils to earn All Pac-12 Academic Honors.
Fraboni, kicker Zane Gonzalez, and punter Matt Haack formed one of the best special teams units in college football at the time. 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.

#### College statistics

| Year | Team | GP | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Fumbles | Fumbles | Fumbles | Fumbles |
| Year | Team | GP | Solo | Ast | Tot | Loss | Sk | FR | Yds | TD | FF |
| 2014 | Arizona State | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Arizona State | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Arizona State | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Arizona State | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | Career | 13 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Professional career

Pre-draft measurables :
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
| 6 ft 1+3⁄4 in (1.87 m) | 238 lb (108 kg) | 31+1⁄4 in (0.79 m) | 9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.85 s | 1.72 s | 2.82 s | 4.53 s | 7.45 s | 29.5 in (0.75 m) | 8 ft 9 in (2.67 m) | 24 reps |
| All values from Pro Day ||||||||||||
After going undrafted in the 2018 NFL draft, Fraboni participated in the Houston Texans' mini camp in 2018 and the Arizona Cardinals' mini camp in 2019, but remained unsigned by any NFL team.

### The Spring League

In 2020, he played on both the Alphas and Conquerors of The Spring League.

### Houston Texans

During the 2021 NFL offseason, Fraboni was signed by the Houston Texans, but was cut from the roster soon after.

### Pittsburgh Maulers

Fraboni was selected in the 35th round of the 2022 USFL draft by the Pittsburgh Maulers, playing with them during the 2022 season.

### Denver Broncos

On October 11, 2022, Fraboni was signed to the Denver Broncos' practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on October 24. After fracturing his finger, Fraboni was placed on injured reserve on November 17. He was replaced by Jacob Bobenmoyer, who was had just recovered from his own IR stint.
On March 11, 2025, Fraboni siged a three-year, $4.175 million extension with the Broncos.