Rylie Mills: DL · Notre Dame · #99.
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Rylie Mills
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches at Notre Dame: Brian Kelly and Marcus Freeman. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 3 tackles for loss against Florida State — Week 11, 2024.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
37 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8.5 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 | 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 · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 23-13@ No. 20 Texas A&M | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-16vs Northern Illinois | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 66-7@ Purdue | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-3vs Miami (OH) | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-24vs No. 15 Louisville | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 49-7vs Stanford | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-13vs Georgia Tech | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 51-14vs No. 24 Navy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 52-3vs Florida State | 5 | 3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 35-14vs Virginia | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 49-14vs No. 18 Army | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 49-35@ USC | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | W 27-17vs No. 9 Indiana | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 19 | 8.5 | 7.5 | — | 0 |
Week 11 · 2024
W 52-3
3 sacks · 3 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
Dominant 49-point win at home against Florida State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
23%8 TFLSack rate
20%8 sacksHurry rate
11%4 hurries37 tackles · 8.5 for loss · 7.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 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
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Pass share
44.3%
442 pass / 555 run
Plays / game
62.3
16 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
469 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
37 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #46 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Notre Dame, 16 sacks — drafted at #142 overall by the Seattle Seahawks.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brian Kelly → Marcus Freeman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Seattle SeahawksEntering 2nd NFL season
Seattle SeahawksEntering 2nd NFL season
