Defensive line, Notre Dame, 2020–24
Rylie Mills
- Number
- No. 99
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 295 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Lake Bluff, IL
- Born
- Aug 20, 2001
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Rylie Mills played defensive line at Notre Dame (2020–24). The Seattle Seahawks took Mills in round 5, No. 142 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
8tackles, career highat Clemson, 20233sacks, career highvs. Florida State, 2024Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Notre Dame | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Notre Dame | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | Notre Dame | 20 | 6 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 42 | 17 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 37 | 19 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Career | 122 | 52 | 23.5 | 16 | 0 | 11 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Notre Dame | 99 | DL | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Notre Dame | 99 | DL | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Notre Dame | 99 | DL | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 99 | DL | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 99 | DL | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′5″ | 295 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2024 Notre Dame 13 games, 37 tackles, 7.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Texas A&M | W 23–13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Northern Illinois | L 14–16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Purdue | W 66–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 28–3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Louisville | W 31–24 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Stanford | W 49–7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 31–13 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Navy | W 51–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Florida State | W 52–3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Virginia | W 35–14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Army | W 49–14 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at USC | W 49–35 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 20 ✦ | vs. Indiana | W 27–17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2023 Notre Dame 12 games, 42 tackles, 2.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | vs.Navy | W 42–3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | vs. Tennessee State | W 56–3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at NC State | W 45–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Ohio State | L 14–17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Duke | W 21–14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atLouisville | L 20–33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs.USC | W 48–20 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Pittsburgh | W 58–7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Clemson | L 23–31 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Wake Forest | W 45–7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atStanford | W 56–23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Oregon State | W 40–8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Notre Dame 8 games, 20 tackles, 2.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | atOhio State | L 10–21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Marshall | L 21–26 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at North Carolina | W 45–32 | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Stanford | L 14–16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. UNLV | W 44–21 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Clemson | W 35–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Navy | W 35–32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Boston College | W 44–0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Notre Dame 9 games, 16 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | atFlorida State | W 41–38 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Wisconsin | W 41–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Cincinnati | L 13–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Virginia Tech | W 32–29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs.USC | W 31–16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs.North Carolina | W 44–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs.Navy | W 34–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | atVirginia | W 28–3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | atStanford | W 45–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Notre Dame 5 games, 7 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | atGeorgia Tech | W 31–13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | atBoston College | W 45–31 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | atNorth Carolina | W 31–17 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs. Syracuse | W 45–21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Alabama | L 14–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′5⅜″ |
| Weight | 291 lb |
| Arm length | 32⅝″ |
| Hand size | 9⅞″ |
| Wingspan | 79¾″ |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 4 games with a stat; latest team: Seattle Seahawks.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Seattle Seahawks | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Seattle Seahawks | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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