Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018South Alabama
Darian Mills
CB • 5'11" • 185 lbs • Winter Haven, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Darian Mills shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
59
Solid production for a corner
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Reliability
49
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
72
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · South Alabama
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- South Alabama
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Idaho
Player Story
Darian Mills built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a cornerback from Winter Haven, FL wearing No. 21, spending time with South Alabama. The clearest part of Darian Mills' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- South Alabama
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Darian Mills, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · South Alabama. Darian Mills shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 52
- TFL
- 0.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 23
Quick Answers
Darian Mills quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Alabama · CB
- Career Tackles
- 52
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · South Alabama
- Top game
- Idaho
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Winter Haven · South Alabama
- High school pipeline
- Winter Haven · 11 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Junior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 16 tackles · CB 190th (top 50%) · Sun Belt 179th (top 39%) · National 2,166th (top 38%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | South Alabama | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | South Alabama | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | South Alabama | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | South Alabama | 12 | 36 | - | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 49.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | South Alabama | 10 | 16 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | 46.9 |
Related Context
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Darian Mills played CB for South Alabama. Across 5 tracked seasons, Darian Mills recorded 52 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with South Alabama.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
South Alabama paired 15 primary output with 25 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Coastal Carolina
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · South Alabama
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
20.2
Usage
2.3
Consistency
65
Best Game by takeover score
Coastal Carolina
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Louisiana Tech: 1. Oklahoma State: 2. Texas State: 2. Memphis: 0. App State: 1. Alabama State: 1. Troy: 0.5. Arkansas State: 1. Louisiana: 1. Coastal Carolina: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisiana Tech: 3 by 22.5. Oklahoma State: 2 by 28.3. Texas State: 4 by 36.7. Memphis: 2 by 8.3. App State: 0 by 10. Alabama State: 1 by 14.2. Troy: 1 by 9.2. Arkansas State: 0 by 10. Coastal Carolina: 3 by 42.5
Split Comparison
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Wins2 · Games = 3 · +1.1 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 7 · -1.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Coastal Carolina
Best efficiency game
42.5 vs Coastal Carolina
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/23 | vs Coastal CarolinaSplash game | W 31-28 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | @ Louisiana | L 38-48 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Arkansas State | L 14-38 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wed 10/24 | vs Troy | L 17-38 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Alabama State | W 45-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ App State | L 7-52 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/23 | @ Memphis | L 35-52 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Texas StateSplash game | W 41-31 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 9/9 | @ Oklahoma StateSplash game | L 13-55 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Louisiana Tech | L 26-30 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Darian Mills story
Darian Mills built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a cornerback from Winter Haven, FL wearing No. 21, spending time with South Alabama. The clearest part of Darian Mills' career was his defensive production: 52 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 23 passes defended across 22 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with South Alabama. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Darian Mills' production has multiple signals. With 22 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across South Alabama.
The arc is straightforward: Darian Mills moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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South Alabama
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | South Alabama | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | South Alabama | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | South Alabama | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | South Alabama | 15 | 25 | 2.7 | 15 |
| 2018 Regular Season | South Alabama | 12.5 | 20.2 | 2.3 | -2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Idaho
Week 4 · L 23-29 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
66.1 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 66.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Coastal Carolina
Week 13 · W 31-28 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
63.9 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 63.9 takeover score.
#3
@ New Mexico State
Week 14 · L 17-22 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
60.3 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 60.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Louisiana
Week 10 · L 14-19 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
42.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 42.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Texas State
Week 3 · W 41-31 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
40.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 40.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · South Alabama
15 primary output · 25 efficiency · 2.7 usage
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#2
2018 Regular Season · South Alabama
46.9
12.5 primary · 20.2 efficiency · 2.3 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · South Alabama
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
6
Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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