Player Career

Davis Mills Career Story

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

Player Story

Davis Mills story

Davis Mills built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a quarterback from Duluth, GA wearing No. 15, spending time with Stanford. The clearest part of Davis Mills' career was his passing role: 3,453 passing yards, 18 touchdown passes, 435 attempts, and 86 rushing yards across 14 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Stanford. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 86 rushing yards, 8 receiving yards, and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 14 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Stanford.

The arc is straightforward: Davis 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

    Stanford

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2017201820192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonStanford0
2018 Regular SeasonStanford537.535
2019 Regular SeasonStanford1,98762.716.71,982
2020 Regular SeasonStanford1,54763.319.6-440

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Colorado

Week 11 · L 32-35 · Conference game

Loss with 369 yards of offense and 66.3 efficiency.

369

Total Offense

71.3 takeover

369 total offense with 66.3 efficiency.

#2

@ UCLA

Week 16 · W 48-47 · Conference game

440

Total Offense

69.2 takeover

Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

440 total offense with 58.4 efficiency.

#3

@ Washington State

Week 12 · L 22-49 · Conference game

481

Total Offense

66.2 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

481 total offense with 58.2 efficiency.

#4

vs Notre Dame

Week 14 · L 24-45

312

Total Offense

62 takeover

Loss with 312 yards of offense and 65.6 efficiency.

312 total offense with 65.6 efficiency.

#5

@ Oregon State

Week 15 · W 27-24 · Conference game

289

Total Offense

60.2 takeover

Win with 289 yards of offense and 64.1 efficiency.

289 total offense with 64.1 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Regular Season · Stanford

1,987 primary output · 62.7 efficiency · 16.7 usage

68.4

#2

2020 Regular Season · Stanford

66.6

1,547 primary · 63.3 efficiency · 19.6 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Stanford

36.1

5 primary · 37.5 efficiency · 3 usage

Milestones

8

250+ passing yards

5

300+ total offense

4

3+ TD games

7

Above avg efficiency