Usage Score
6.2
Player Dossier
2013-2016Iowa State
Brian Mills
LB • 5'10" • Clermont, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Brian Mills shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.8 disruption score.
Efficiency
24.8
Consistency
9.1
Season Value
14.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Iowa State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- Iowa State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: San José State
Scouting Read
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Brian Mills, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Iowa State. Brian Mills shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.8 disruption score.
Brian Mills played LB for Iowa State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Brian Mills recorded 45 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Iowa State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Iowa State paired 8.5 primary output with 24.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 24.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: San José State
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Iowa State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
24.8
Usage
6.2
Consistency
9.1
Best Game by takeover score
Texas Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Iowa: 2. TCU: 0. San José State: 3.5. Baylor: 0. Oklahoma State: 2.5. Texas: 0. Kansas State: 0. Oklahoma: 0.5. Kansas: 0. Texas Tech: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Iowa: 6 by 45. TCU: 1 by 4.2. San José State: 6 by 60. Baylor: 2 by 8.3. Oklahoma State: 6 by 50. Texas: 4 by 16.7. Kansas State: 6 by 25. Oklahoma: 7 by 34.2. Kansas: 2 by 8.3. Texas Tech: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.2 · Games = 3 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 7 · -0.5 vs Wins
First Half1.3 · Games = 6 · +1.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.1 · Games = 5 · -1.2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
San José State
Best efficiency game
60 vs San José State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/19 | vs Texas Tech | W 66-10 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Kansas | W 31-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/3 | vs Oklahoma | L 24-34 | 7 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Kansas State | L 26-31 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Texas | L 6-27 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Oklahoma State | L 31-38 | 6 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Baylor | L 42-45 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs San José StateSplash game | W 44-10 | 6 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ TCU | L 20-41 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Iowa | L 3-42 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/4 | vs Unknown | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Iowa State
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Progression
2013201420152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa State | 8.5 | 24.8 | 6.2 | 8.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
San José State
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Primary metric
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 58.6 takeover score.
#2
Oklahoma State
2.5
Primary metric
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 45.9 takeover score.
#3
Iowa
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 39.7 takeover score.
#4
Oklahoma
0.5
Primary metric
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 18.3 takeover score.
#5
Kansas State
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 9.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2016 Regular Season · Iowa State
8.5 primary output · 24.8 efficiency · 6.2 usage
14.6
#2
2013 Regular Season · Iowa State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Iowa State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2013 · Rating 0.7883
East Ridge · Clermont, FL
- Committed To
- Iowa State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Career Facts
1
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
45
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 11 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.