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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 25.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
65
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
41
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
77
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Iowa State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Iowa State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: San José State
Player Story
Brian Mills built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a linebacker from Clermont, FL wearing No. 25, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Brian Mills' career was his defensive production: 45...
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- Committed To
- Iowa State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Brian Mills, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Iowa State. Brian Mills shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 45
- TFL
- 5.5
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Brian Mills quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 45
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 11 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Iowa State
- Top game
- San José State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · East Ridge · Iowa State
- High school pipeline
- East Ridge · 10 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 25 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 45 tackles · LB 305th (top 30%) · Big 12 74th (top 17%) · National 849th (top 15%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa State | 11 | 45 | 5.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 48.6 |
Related Context
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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 9.5 primary output with 25.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 25.7 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
0.9
Efficiency
25.7
Usage
6.8
Consistency
12.1
Best Game by takeover score
San José State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northern Iowa: 0. Iowa: 2. TCU: 0. San José State: 3.5. Baylor: 0. Oklahoma State: 2.5. Texas: 1. Kansas State: 0. Oklahoma: 0.5. Kansas: 0. Texas Tech: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northern Iowa: 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 26.7. Kansas State: 6 by 25. Oklahoma: 7 by 34.2. Kansas: 2 by 8.3. Texas Tech: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.2 · Games = 3 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 8 · -0.4 vs Wins
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 StateSplash game | 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 | @ IowaSplash game | L 3-42 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/4 | vs Northern Iowa | L 20-25 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Brian Mills story
Brian Mills built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a linebacker from Clermont, FL wearing No. 25, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Brian Mills' career was his defensive production: 45 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 11 career games in the available record. That gives Brian Mills' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Iowa State
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| 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 | 9.5 | 25.7 | 6.8 | 9.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs San José State
Week 4 · W 44-10
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
86.7 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Oklahoma State
Week 6 · L 31-38 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
73.8 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 73.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Iowa
Week 2 · L 3-42
2
Havoc Plays
67.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Texas
Week 7 · L 6-27 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
51.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Oklahoma
Week 10 · L 24-34 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
32.6 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 32.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Iowa State
9.5 primary output · 25.7 efficiency · 6.8 usage
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#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
3
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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