Rylie Mills

Rylie Mills

No. 98 – Seattle Seahawks
Position:	Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	(2001-08-20) August 20, 2001 (age 24) Lake Bluff, Illinois, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	290 lb (132 kg)
Career information
High school:	Lake Forest (Lake Forest, Illinois)
College:	Notre Dame (2020–2024)
NFL draft:	2025: 5th round, 142nd pick
Career history
Seattle Seahawks (2025–present)
Roster status: Reserve/NFI Career highlights and awards Second-team All-American (2024) Stats at Pro Football Reference Rylie Mills (born August 20, 2001) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and was selected by the Seahawks in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft. Early life 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] College career 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 Year Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Total Solo Ast Sack PD Int Yds TD FF FR TD Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2020 10 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 13 13 37 19 18 7.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 62 36 131 59 72 17.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Professional career Pre-draft measurables Height Weight Arm length Hand span 6 ft 5+3⁄8 in (1.97 m) 291 lb (132 kg) 32+5⁄8 in (0.83 m) 9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m) All values from NFL Combine [6] [7] Mills was selected by the Seattle Seahawks with the 142nd pick in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft. [8] [9] References "Rylie Mills – Notre Dame Fighting Irish". fightingirish.com. Sinclair, Kevin (May 6, 2019). "How It Happened: Rylie Mills Commits To Notre Dame". 247Sports. Retrieved July 24, 2025. Farmer, Douglas (May 9, 2023). "Notre Dame 99-to-0: No. 99 Rylie Mills, senior defensive tackle, moving back inside from end". NBC Sports. Stires, Sean (August 5, 2023). "Bulked Up Defensive Lineman Rylie Mills Is Focused On The Present". Sports Illustrated . Mentock, Andrew (November 5, 2022). "ND's Rylie Mills: This kid can play" . Chicago Sun-Times . Reuter, Chad; Zierlein, Lance. "Rylie Mills Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved February 28, 2025. "Rylie Mills College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved February 28, 2025. Horton, Ari; Boyle, John (April 26, 2025). "Seahawks Select Defensive End Rylie Mills With 142nd Overall Pick". Seahawks.com. Berardino, Mike (April 26, 2025). "Pros and cons of Seattle Seahawks picking Notre Dame football's Rylie Mills in 2025 NFL Draft". South Bend Tribune . Retrieved May 10, 2025. External links Seattle Seahawks bio Notre Dame Fighting Irish bio This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.