Ezekiel Mitchell

About

Professional bull rider and Ariat-sponsored athlete from Rockdale, Texas. He is known as thebluemitchell on Instagram, where he has 110,000 followers and thebluemitchell90 on TikTok, where he has 370,000 followers. One of the top-ranked riders in the country, he spends most of the year on the road competing in PBR events, and finished in the Top 20 at the PBR World Finals in 2022. 

Before Fame

He learned to ride bulls by watching videos of bull riders on YouTube, and then built his own bucking barrels and a mechanical bull to practice on in his backyard. He then competed at Hill College in Texas.

Trivia

He's the only PBR rider with a dedicated social media manager. He met his agent through Instagram. The Webby Awards named his Snap Original series, Life by the Horns, on Snapchat, as winner of the 2022 People's Voice Winner for the Diversity & Inclusion Video category.

Family Life

Known as Zeke by friends and family, he split his time growing up between his mother's place just outside Houston and his dad's home in Rockdale. He's one of 11 children. His father is a horse dentist turned ordained minister. His "best friend" is Two Socks, the horse his cousin gave him for his birthday when he turned 12. He also has a cousin named Ouncie. 

Associated With

He was featured on Fox & Friends; hosted by Ainsley Earhardt, Steve Doocy, and Brian Kilmeade.