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 for the Arizona State Sun Devils 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. 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 Fumbles 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 13 8 5 13 0.0 0.0 1 0 0 0

Professional career 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.

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 had just recovered from his own IR stint.

On March 11, 2025, Fraboni signed a three-year, $4.175 million extension with the Broncos.

On August 30, 2026, Fraboni was released by the Broncos, but signed to the practice squad the next day.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fum FR Yds TD 2022 DEN 4 0 5 3 2 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2023 DEN 17 0 6 2 4 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2024 DEN 17 0 5 3 2 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2025 DEN 17 0 4 3 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Career 55 0 20 11 9 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Postseason Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fum FR Yds TD 2024 DEN 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2025 DEN 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Career 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0