| Kevin Mital | |
| Team: | Toronto Argonauts |
| Number: | 10 |
| Position1: | Wide receiver |
| Birth Date: | 1 April 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Longueuil, Quebec, Canada |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lbs: | 222 |
| Cis: | Laval Rouge et Or (2020–2023) |
| College: | Syracuse Orange (2019) |
| High School: | André-Grasset College |
| Cfldraftedyear: | 2024 |
| Cfldraftedround: | 1 |
| Cfldraftedpick: | 5 |
| Cfldraftedteam: | Toronto Argonauts |
| Playing Years1: | –present |
| Playing Team1: | Toronto Argonauts |
| Status: | Active |
| Import: | no |
| Career Highlights: |
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| Honours: | First Team All-Canadian (2022) Second Team All-Canadian (2021) |
| Cfl: | kevin-mital/ |
Kevin Mital (born April 1, 1999) is a Canadian professional football wide receiver for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played U Sports football for the Laval Rouge et Or of the RSEQ conference. He is a Vanier Cup champion after winning with the Rouge et Or in 2022 and was named the game's MVP. He also won the Hec Crighton Trophy in 2022 as U Sports football's most outstanding player.
Mital first committed to play college football for the Syracuse Orange in 2019 where he used a redshirt season.[1] However, on July 1, 2020, it was reported that he had decided to leave Syracuse and transfer schools.[2]
Mital transferred to Université Laval in 2020, where he intended to play for the Laval Rouge et Or, but the 2020 U Sports football season was cancelled.[3] In 2021, he played in eight regular season games where he had 45 receptions for 554 yards and seven touchdowns and was named a Second Team All-Canadian.[4] [5]
In 2022, Mital had a dominant season as he finished first in the country in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns, with 58 catches for 751 yards and 12 touchdowns in eight regular season games.[5] For his strong season, Mital was named a First Team All-Canadian and won the Hec Crighton Trophy, becoming the first receiver to win the award since 2005.[6] In the post-season, he led the Rouge et Or to a Dunsmore Cup championship as he recorded nine receptions for 116 yards and three touchdowns in the victory over the Montreal Carabins.[7] Mital then played in his first Vanier Cup game where he led all receivers with eight receptions for 142 yards and had one passing touchdown for one yard.[8] He was named the 57th Vanier Cup game's Most Valuable Player as the Rouge et Or defeated the Saskatchewan Huskies by a score of 30–24.[9]
In 2023, Mital played in four games where he had 22 receptions for 280 yards and three touchdowns.[10]
In the Canadian Football League's Scouting Bureau final rankings, he was named the 10th-best player available in the 2024 CFL Draft.[11] [12] He was then drafted in the first round, fifth overall, by the Toronto Argonauts in the draft.[13] It was announced that Mital had signed with the Argonauts on May 6, 2024.[14] After beginning the year on the six-game injured list, he made his professional debut on July 27, 2024, against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.[15]
Mital was born to parents Chantal and Mario Mital and has one sister.[1]