Huskies' Mills Lumped With Nation's Best O-Linemen

This much is known about his inclusion to this ESPN grouping of the supposed finest offensive linemen, which collectively go three deep: the Husky lineman is elite in his own way when it comes to size and age.

By far, Mills is the heaviest of the chosen 15, with his 6-foot-6, 342-pound frame currently weighing in at least 18 more pounds than the next guy, Missouri's 6-foot-5, 324-pound senior left tackle Cayden Green, another in the also-considered group.

The Husky blocker, in fact, is 50 pounds heavier or just shy of that amount when compared to two of the players singled out for ESPN's top five in Houston's 6-foot-2, 295-pound senior left guard Shadre Hurst and Iowa's 6-foot-4, 290-pound junior right guard Kade Pieper.

"I'm still trying to slim down and get a pro-looking, offensive-line build," Mills said recently.

He likewise is taller than everyone in this elite club except for Texas' junior left tackle Trevor Goosby, who goes 6-foot-7 with his 312 pounds, with Goosby singled out as one of ESPN's top five linemen. Mills is the only one who stretches to 6-foot-6.

For those curious, Goosby redshirted rather than played as a true freshman in 2023, which means he was a spectator for the UW's 37-31 victory over the Longhorns in the 2024 Sugar Bowl and CFP semifinal game in New Orleans.

Mills is tied for being the youngest of these 15 select offensive linemen with Georgia's 6-foot-3, 320-pound right guard Dontrell Glover.

Both Mills and Glover were 11-game starters as true freshmen in 2025, with Glover playing right guard for the Bulldogs.

The Husky standout is one of three left guards on this listing, joined by Cincinnati's 6-foot-3, 320-pound senior Evan Tengesdahl and Houston's Hurst.

Interestingly enough, four of these top 15 blockers come from Georgia, another four are Ohio products, and two are from Texas.

Mills, who's from California, is the only lineman in this group coming from west of Nebraska.