It’s been a long and difficult journey back to football for defensive tackle Rylie Mills. His promising career was derailed on December 20th, 2024, in the third quarter of a College Football Playoff game against the Indiana Hoosiers.
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You can't replace Rylie Mills and Howard Cross with just two individual players. Its about replacing their production, not the names of the players. Luckily for Notre Dame, their interior defensive line room is extremely deep and they have about five to six guys who are ready, able and willing to contribute on the field on Saturdays.
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The Seattle Seahawks have another member of the defensive line on the roster after taking Notre Dame's Rylie Mills in the fifth round of the NFL Draft.
It's already been a busy day for the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday despite them making just one selection thus far. Through a trio of trades, Seattle moved out of the fourth round, traded quarterback Sam Howell and picked up more late round picks in the process.
In the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft, the Seattle Seahawks selected Notre Dame defensive tackle Rylie Mills with the 142nd overall pick. We expected the team to add interior defensive line depth late in the draft and Seattle has done so with Mills.
The Seattle Seahawks have selected former Notre Dame defensive lineman Rylie Mills in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Mills was taken with the No.
Rylie Mills put together a fantastic senior season with Notre Dame until he got injured, but how does his full NFL scouting report look? More 2025 NFL Draft Profiles 6’5” 291 lbs A class of 2020 graduate out of Lake Forest HS in Illinois, Rylie Mills was ranked among the Top-15 strongside defensive end prospects and a Top-5 recruit in the state.
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Over the last two seasons the Notre Dame defense was among the nation's best, and a driving force behind that success was the play of the defensive tackles.
Notre Dame will play for the national championship on Monday night when they take on the Ohio State Buckeyes, and the fuel behind that success has been a suffocating defense.
Gabriel Rubio's career at Notre Dame hasn't gone exactly as planned thus far. He's battled numerous injuries and struggled to stay on the field. However, when healthy, Rubio has shown he can produce.
There's no way to sugarcoat it, the announcement that star Notre Dame DL and one of the leaders of the team, Rylie Mills will miss the remainder of the CFP due to a knee injury suffered against Indiana is brutal news.
During Monday afternoon's press conference, Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman confirmed the fears of many - defensive tackle Rylie Mills is out for the remainder of the season with a knee injury suffered against Indiana.
Notre Dame received brutal news today as it has been confirmed that standout defensive lineman Rylie Mills will miss the remainder of the CFP due to a knee injury sustained in the Indiana game.
It may not feel that nice right now for fans of the Fighting Irish as they look ahead to a second-round matchup with No. 2 Georgia in the Sugar Bowl knowing that one of their best players won't be available.
Notre Dame defensive lineman Rylie Mills will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury, head coach Marcus Freeman confirmed Monday. Mills, a 6-foot-5, 295-pound senior, sustained the injury during Friday's 27-17 win against Indiana in the first round of the College Football Playoff in South Bend, Ind.
Notre Dame will have to face Georgia in the College Football Playoff Sugar Bowl shorthanded. The team confirmed on Monday that defensive tackle Rylie Mills will not play for the remainder of the season, per Pete Sampson of The Athletic.
Notre Dame veteran defensive tackle Rylie Mills earned second team All-America honors from Sporting News following his outstanding 2024 campaign. Mills and safety Xavier Watts both earned All-America honors from Sporting News, with Watts earning first team honors.
Heading into the 2024 season, there were a lot of expectations placed on the Notre Dame defense. On paper, this was a potentially elite group with talent everywhere.
Heading into the 2024 college football season, there were a few things that we felt were certainties about this Notre Dame team. One of them was the interior duo of Howard Cross and Rylie Mills, and how they were arguably one of the elite pairings in college football.
There is nothing but positivity around the Notre Dame defense heading into the 2024 season. There are some expectations that this could be Al Golden’s best unit during his tenure in South Bend, which says a lot based on how strong the group was in 2023. That’s the amount of talent the team returns.
Notre Dame got some big news tonight as senior defensive tackle Rylie Mills announced he plans to return for the 2024 season. The interior of the defensive line was a major strength for an Irish defense that was one of the nation’s best this season.