Player Career

Darian Mills Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    South Alabama

    2014-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20142015201620172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonSouth Alabama0
2015 Regular SeasonSouth Alabama00
2016 Regular SeasonSouth Alabama00
2017 Regular SeasonSouth Alabama15252.715
2018 Regular SeasonSouth Alabama12.520.22.3-2.5

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

2

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

2

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

49.1

#2

2018 Regular Season · South Alabama

46.9

12.5 primary · 20.2 efficiency · 2.3 usage

#3

2014 Regular Season · South Alabama

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

6

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games