Rylie Mills

UPDATES

Week 0: Mills played 31 snaps in Notre Dame's 42-3 win over Navy. He had a good day rushing the passer, recording one sack and a hurry out of three pash-rush attempts. Mills also registered two tackles in addition to the sack.

HISTORY — from college profile

2022 (jr): Appeared in all 13 games, amassing 24 total tackles and 3.5 sacks on the season...OHIO STATE (9/3): Started on the defensive line. Finished with three tackles…MARSHALL (9/10): Finished with three tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss. TFL came with 10 minutes remaining, forcing a third and long for the Marshall offense…NORTH CAROLINA (9/24): Tallied five tackles, 2.5 for loss. Recorded two sacks, one in the first quarter and another in the second half bringing his career total to 5.5…STANFORD (10/15): Finished with three tackles, two solo…UNLV (10/22): Recorded an assisted tackle, good for a half tackle for a two-yard loss…Clemson (11/5): Finished with two stops, one solo in the top 10 upset of the Tigers…Navy (11/12): Added an assisted tackle against the triple option…Boston College (11/19): Recorded two assisted tackles in the win…South Carolina – TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (12/30): Finished with four tackles, adding 1.5 TFLs and a 10-yard sack in the program’s 20th bowl game victory.

2021 (soph): Appeared in all 13 games for the Irish this season; Finished with 16 total tackles, eight solo, including 3.0 sacks – tied for the fourth highest total on the team…FLORIDA STATE (9/5): Made his first career sack in Notre Dame’s season-opening win against the Seminoles…VIRGINIA TECH (10/9): Collected three stops in the 32-29 win over the Hokies…VIRGINIA (11/13): Set personal bests four tackles, one solo, and 2.0 sacks in the 28-3 victory…Recorded at least one tackle against Wisconsin (9/25), Cincinnati (10/2), Southern Cal (10/23), North Carolina (10/30), Navy (11/6) and Stanford (11/27)

2020 (fr): Appeared in nine games for the Irish during his rookie season, and made his first career start in the CFP Semifinal against Alabama; Finished the year with seven tackles, two solo, 2.0 TFLs and 0.5 sacks…GEORGIA TECH (10/31): Posted two tackles, the first of his career, in the 31-13 win…BOSTON COLLEGE (11/14): Earned 0.5 TFL (-3 yards) in the 45-31 win…NORTH CAROLINA (11/27): Notched two tackles and 0.5 TFL in the 31-17 win at the No. 19 Tar Heels…SYRACUSE (12/5): Posted 1.0 TFL in the 41-25 regular season finale win over the Orange…ALABAMA – Rose Bowl (1/1): Made his first-career start, posting one tackle, in the CFP Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game (1/1/21).

High school: Attended Lake Forest High School (Lake Forest, IL)...A 4-star recruit by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN.com…No. 161 overall player nationally, No. 9 strong-side defensive end nationally and No. 3 player from Illinois by Rivals (5.8 Rivals rank)...No. 164 overall player nationally, No. 8 strong-side defensive end nationally and No. 4 player from Illinois by 247Sports.com…No. 139 player nationally, No. 8 overall player regionally, No. 14 defensive end nationally and No. 2 player from Illinois by ESPN.com (83 Scout Grade)...In just seven games in 2019, posted 45 tackles, 14 tackles for loss and five sacks…Was named to the 2019 News-Gazette All-State football team…Played for coach Chuck Spagnoli at Lake Forest…Also participated in track and field, competing in the shot put and discus

PERSONAL

Enrolled early at Notre Dame, beginning in the spring semester of 2020

2022

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
4.5	0.0	20.0	0.0	0.0	2.5	6.0

2021

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
3.0	3.0	16.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	8.0

2020

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
2.0	0.0	7.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	2.0