Tyrece Mills is a defensive back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at UConn.
Mills erases the deep middle of the field. The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: James Franklin and Gordon Sammis. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Duke — Week 11, 2025.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 tackles. 5 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UConn | 25 | 15 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- |
| 2024 | Penn State | 15 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2023 | Penn State | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 42 | 23 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-13vs Central Connecticut | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-27@ Syracuse | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 41-44@ Delaware | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-17@ Buffalo | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 51-10vs Florida International | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-23@ Boston College | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 34-37@ Rice | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 37-34vs Duke | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 26-16vs Air Force | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 15 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
20%5 pass breakupsTackle volume
25tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%2 TFL25 tackles · 2 for loss · 5 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gordon Sammis
Pass share
53.5%
451 pass / 392 run
Plays / game
64.8
13 games
Team sack rate
3.1%
452 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #281 at the position.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: James Franklin and Jim Mora.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
