DRAFT TRACKER 2025

Mills has the size, strength and demeanor of a 3-4 defensive end. He’s aggressive and physical in phone booth fist-fights but plays off blocks and tackles the gaps around him. He’s not much of a knee-bender, so anchoring firm will get a lot tougher as a pro. He lacks explosive, twitchy movements as a rusher but makes good use of heavy hands to carve open edges and get into the pocket. He’s a better picker than twister and can bull-rush unsuspecting guards. Mills could become a three-down rotational piece provided there are no lingering issues from the knee injury he suffered during the College Football Playoff.

Undersized even-front nose tackle whose 2023 tape is so disruptive that it could draw the focus for teams creating his projection. He’s small but plays with leverage and a twitchy discard when playing fast. He’s a nuisance when allowed to stunt or slant but gets rolled out of the gap by power if the opposition catches him flush. He’s a problem as a rusher with loose limbs and sudden feet to work both edges. He is talented in getting by blockers at the junction point and heating up the interior. Some of the production dropped in 2024, but he might be a fun sub-rush piece as a late or undrafted backup nose tackle in a one-gapping scheme.