Chris Mills
Chris Mills
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Four seasons at Texas State, two different head coaches: Jake Spavital and G.J. Kinne. The receipt: 5 tackles, 1 TFL against Arkansas State — Week 7, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Texas State, 115 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jake Spavital → G.J. Kinne. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Texas State | 33 | 26 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 7 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Texas State | 28 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Texas State | 42 | 25 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 8 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Texas State | 12 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 115 | 77 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 34–27
vs Lamar
1 SOLO · 1 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Rashad Ajayi’s 2021 season.
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