Rylie Mills (born August 20, 2001) is an American football defensive tackle for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Rylie Mills
Notre Dame Fighting Irish – No. 99
PositionDefensive tackle
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Senior
Personal information
Born: (2001-08-20) August 20, 2001 (age 23)
Lake Bluff, Illinois, U.S.
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight295 lb (134 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolLake Forest (Lake Forest, Illinois)

Career

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Mills attended Lake Forest High School in Lake Forest, Illinois where he also competed in the shot put and discus.[1] He committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football and enrolled early beginning in the spring semester of 2020.[2]

As a true freshman at Notre Dame in 2020, Mills played in 9 games and made his first start in the 2021 Rose Bowl against Alabama. He played in all 13 games in 2022 and recorded 24 total tackles throughout the season.[1][3][4][5]

Statistics

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Year Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Total Solo Ast Sack PD Int Yds TD FF FR TD
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2020 9 1 7 2 5 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 13 0 16 8 8 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 13 9 24 8 16 3.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023 13 13 47 22 25 2.5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2024 3 3 7 3 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 51 26 101 43 58 9.5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rylie Mills – Notre Dame Fighting Irish". fightingirish.com.
  2. ^ Sinclair, Kevin. "How It Happened: Rylie Mills Commits To Notre Dame". 247 Sports.
  3. ^ Farmer, Douglas (May 9, 2023). "Notre Dame 99-to-0: No. 99 Rylie Mills, senior defensive tackle, moving back inside from end". NBC Sports.
  4. ^ Stires, Sean (August 5, 2023). "Bulked Up Defensive Lineman Rylie Mills Is Focused On The Present". Sports Illustrated.
  5. ^ Mentock, Andrew (November 5, 2022). "ND's Rylie Mills: This kid can play". Chicago Sun-Times.
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