Chris Mills: CB · Texas State · #7.
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Chris Mills
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. The six seasons span two programs and four head coaches: Barry Odom, Eli Drinkwitz, Jake Spavital and G.J. Kinne. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Arkansas State — Week 7, 2024.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 7 passes defended. 1 interception. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Texas State | 33 | 26 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 7 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Texas State | 28 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Texas State | 42 | 25 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 8 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Texas State | 12 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 1 |
| 2020 | Missouri | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Missouri | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 120 | 80 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-27vs Lamar | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 28-31vs Arizona State | 8 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 39-40vs Sam Houston | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-17@ Troy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-9vs Arkansas State | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-24@ Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-23vs Louisiana | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-17@ UL Monroe | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 58-3vs Southern Miss | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 44-52vs Georgia State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 45-38@ South Alabama | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 30-28vs North Texas | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 33 | 26 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 7 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
21%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
33tackles this season33 tackles · 3 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 7 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Pass share
45.1%
428 pass / 521 run
Plays / game
73.0
13 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
405 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #149 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Missouri and Texas State, 120 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Barry Odom, Eli Drinkwitz, Jake Spavital and G.J. Kinne.
