Player Career

Dedrick Mills Career Story

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

Player Story

Dedrick Mills story

Dedrick Mills built his college career from 2014 through 2020 as a running back from Waycross, GA wearing No. 26, spending time with Georgia Tech and Nebraska. The clearest part of Dedrick Mills' career was his backfield work: 1,912 rushing yards, 379 carries, 25 rushing touchdowns, and 220 receiving yards across 27 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Nebraska. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 220 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 27 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Georgia Tech and Nebraska.

The arc is straightforward: Dedrick 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

    Georgia Tech

    2014-2016

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Nebraska

    2019-2020

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201420152016201620192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech0
2015 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech00
2016 PostseasonGeorgia Tech78451.431.6784
2016 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech78451.431.60
2019 Regular SeasonNebraska86850.221.884
2020 Regular SeasonNebraska48044.125.2-388

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Wisconsin

Week 12 · L 21-37 · Conference game

Loss with 188 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

188

Scrimmage Yards

97.7 takeover

188 scrimmage yards and 34 usage.

#2

@ Rutgers

Week 16 · W 28-21 · Conference game

236

Scrimmage Yards

93.2 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

236 scrimmage yards and 37.8 usage.

#3

@ Kentucky

Week 1 · W 33-18 · Postseason

169

Scrimmage Yards

85.6 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

169 scrimmage yards and 54.4 usage.

#4

@ North Carolina

Week 10 · L 20-48 · Conference game

132

Scrimmage Yards

78.9 takeover

Loss with 132 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

132 scrimmage yards and 30.2 usage.

#5

vs Northern Illinois

Week 3 · W 44-8

116

Scrimmage Yards

72.1 takeover

Win with 116 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

116 scrimmage yards and 21.2 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · Georgia Tech

784 primary output · 51.4 efficiency · 31.6 usage

74.2

#2

2016 Regular Season · Georgia Tech

74.2

784 primary · 51.4 efficiency · 31.6 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Nebraska

65.3

868 primary · 50.2 efficiency · 21.8 usage

Milestones

5

100+ rush yards

3

150+ scrimmage yards

5

2+ TD games