CFL: 3rd season

Stamps: 3rd season

Games played through 2024

Regular season: 33

Playoffs: 1

Grey Cup: 0

Acquired                                                                                                                                                    

Signed on Feb. 1, 2022.

Pro path          

• 2021 – Mills signed as an undrafted free agent with the Detroit Lions (NFL) on May 3. He was released on Sept. 2

2024

(Calgary) Mills played 13 games and made 12 starts at tailback. He had 163 carries for 923 yards and 31 catches for 327 yards. In Week 1 against Hamilton, Mills carried the ball 13 times for 87 yards – an average of 6.7 yards per rushing attempt – and added two catches for 19 yards. In Week 2 at BC, he tied his personal single-game high with six catches and set a new career single-game mark with 99 receiving yards including a 46-yard catch that was a new personal best. In Week 6 at Winnipeg, he registered the sixth 100-yard rushing game of his career as he had 15 carries for 131 yards including a 53-yard gallop. In Week 15 against Montreal, he again eclipsed the 100-yard mark as he had 122 yards on 21 carries. In the regular-season finale at Saskatchewan, Mills carried the ball 20 times for 128 yards including a career-best 61-yard run.

2023

(Calgary) Mills was the Stampeders’ leading rusher as he racked up 802 yards and four touchdowns on the ground in 14 games including nine starts. He had a pair of 100-yard performances – 102 yards in a Week 2 win at Ottawa and a season-high 137 yards in a Week 9 victory against Toronto. Mills narrowly missed out on a third 100-yard game as he ran for 97 yards in Week 5 at Winnipeg. For the season, he also contributed 21 catches for 123 yards and three kickoff returns for 55 yards.

2022

(Calgary) Mills appeared in six regular-season games and made four starts at tailback. He had three 100-yard games – in Week 9 against Ottawa and in Weeks 20 and 21 in consecutive games against Saskatchewan. He earned CFL top-performer-of-the-week honours for both games against the Roughriders as he scored his initial CFL touchdown in the first game and accumulated a season-high 125 rushing yards in the second contest. Overall, he carried the ball 67 times for 459 yards (an average of 6.9 yards per carry) and two touchdowns. Mills added 13 catches for 105 yards. He was in uniform for the Western Semi-Final against BC and had two carries for 16 yards.

Notable

First game: June 9, 2022, vs Montreal

First touchdown: Oct. 22, 2022, at Saskatchewan

Honoured: Named a CFL top performer for Weeks 20 and 21 of 2022 season

College

Mills played 18 games over two seasons (2019-20) at Nebraska. He recorded 227 carries for 1,141 yards and 13 touchdowns in addition to 27 receptions for 208 yards. Mills was an honourable mention all-Big Ten in 2019. Prior to joining the Cornhuskers, he spent 2016-17 at Garden City (Kansas) Community College, rushing 243 times for 1,417 yards and 19 touchdowns in 13 games. In 2018, Mills led the National Junior College Athletic Association with 19 rushing touchdowns as the Broncbusters reached a No. 2 national ranking. As a freshman, he played nine games at Georgia Tech, tallying 152 attempts for 771 yards and 12 touchdowns. Mills added two catches for 13 yards and one touchdown for the Yellow Jackets and was named the MVP of the 2017 Gator Bowl.

Personal

Mills attended Ware County High School in Georgia. He started every game in his career with the Gators, running for 1,211 yards and 22 touchdowns as a senior. Mills was also an all-state linebacker that year, making 96 tackles including 11 tackles for loss. He majored in child, youth and family studies at Nebraska.