#99

Rylie Mills

Former defensive lineman at Notre Dame. 2024: 7.5 sacks, 8.5 tackles for loss, 37 tackles.

DL · Notre Dame · Sr. · #99

6′5″ · 295 lb · Lake Bluff, IL

CFB Index 81 · #46 of 426 edge rushersLow confidenceSeattle — drafted 2025, Rd 5, Pick 4, #142 overall

Recruiting

4★

SDE recruit

No. 159 nationally · Signed with Notre Dame

Statement game5 tackles · 3 TFL · 3 sacksvs Florida State (FBS) · W 52-3

Top 1% tackles for loss game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive lineman at Notre Dame. 2024: 7.5 sacks, 8.5 tackles for loss, 37 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Notre Dame in 2020.
Drafted round 5 by the Seattle in 2025.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Notre Dame, 16 sacks — drafted at #142 overall by Seattle.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

20204 games

Signed with Notre Dame4-star out of Lake Forest

2025

Drafted by Seattleround 5, pick 142

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#159 national

CFB

College

Notre Dame

2020–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

R5 · #142

Seattle · 2025

Coaching lineage · 2020–2024

2 coaches

2020–2021

Brian Kelly

Notre Dame

2022–2024

Marcus Freeman

Notre Dame

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Brian Kelly → Marcus Freeman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

SeattleEntering 2nd NFL season

#142Rd 5 · Pick 4

SeattleEntering 2nd NFL season

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2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Notre Dame10-2HC: Brian Kelly · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Notre Dame11-2HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced

2022Notre Dame9-4HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-heavy

2023Notre Dame10-3HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2024Notre Dame14-2HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

81All-Conference level #46 of 426?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (99th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (93rd percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#38 / 2892 · 99th pct

7.5

Tackles for loss#191 / 2892 · 93rd pct

8.5

QB hurries#255 / 2892 · 89th pct

Tackles#1043 / 2892 · 63rd pct

Solo tackles#1114 / 2892 · 60th pct

Passes defended#1817 / 2892 · 19th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home8g	3.5	0.8	0.8	0.0
Road5g	1.8	0.5	0.3	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.9	0.4	0.4	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	2.8	1.0	0.8	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Marcus Freeman

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Starter

Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

81 · #46 of 426 edge rushers

Former four-star. Now #46 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Notre Dame	37	19	8.5	7.5	--	--	--
2023	Notre Dame	42	17	5.5	2.5	--	--	--
2022	Notre Dame	20	6	4.5	2.5	--	--	--
2021	Notre Dame	16	8	3.0	3.0	--	--	--
2020	Notre Dame	7	2	2.0	0.5	--	--	--
Career		122	52	23.5	16.0	--	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 23-13@ Texas A&M	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 2	L 14-16vs Northern Illinois	4	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	W 66-7@ Purdue	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	W 28-3vs Miami (OH)	3	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	W 31-24vs Louisville	4	2	0.5	0.5	—
Wk 7	W 49-7vs Stanford	4	2	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 8	W 31-13@ Georgia Tech	3	2	1.5	1.5	—
Wk 9	W 51-14@ Navy	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	W 52-3vs Florida State	5	3	3.0	3.0	—	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 12	W 35-14vs Virginia	4	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	W 49-14vs Army	2	1	0.5	0.5	—
Wk 14	W 49-35@ USC	2	2	1.0	0.0	—
Bowl	W 27-17vs Indiana	2	2	1.0	1.0	—
Total		37	19	8.5	7.5	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Rylie Mills

20204 games

2025

2024 snapshot

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Awards

Starter

Career stats

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