Jalen Mills

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Jalen Mills
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:DeSoto (DeSoto, Texas)
College:LSU
NFL draft:2016 / Round: 7 / Pick: 233
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Defensive touchdowns:
1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Jalen Mills (born April 6, 1994) is an

2016 NFL Draft. Mills was a member of the Eagles for five seasons, winning a Super Bowl title in Super Bowl LII, before joining the New England Patriots
for three seasons.

Early years

Mills attended

Dallas Skyline.[2] Mills was rated by Rivals.com as a three-star recruit and committed to Louisiana State University (LSU) to play college football under head coach Les Miles.[3]

College career

Mills started all 13 games at

interceptions. As sophomore in 2013, he again started all 13 games, recording 67 tackles, three interceptions, and three sacks. As a junior in 2014, he started 12 games at safety and one at cornerback. He finished the season with 62 tackles and one interception.[4] As a senior in 2015, Mills missed the first six games due to injury.[5][6] Despite the missed time, he was named a 2015 All-American by CBS Sports.[7]

Professional career

Pre-draft

Coming out of LSU, Mills draft projection varied as

pro day and opted to have another attempt at the 40, 20, and 10-yard dash. Mills raised his draft stock after lowering his 40-yard dash time (4.48), but wasn't able to greatly change his combine numbers in the 20 and 10-yard dash.[9] All 32 NFL teams were represented by coaches and scouts to watch Mills, Deion Jones, Vadal Alexander, Lamar Louis, Jerald Hawkins, Quentin Thomas, Reid Ferguson, and five others perform drills at LSU's pro day.[10] He was ranked the eighth best cornerback prospect by Sports Illustrated and the ninth best cornerback by NFLDraftScout.com.[11][12]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m)
191 lb
(87 kg)
31+18 in
(0.79 m)
9+18 in
(0.23 m)
4.61 s 1.58 s 2.67 s 4.00 s 6.86 s 37 in
(0.94 m)
10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)
16 reps
All values from
NFL Combine[13]

Philadelphia Eagles

2016

Mills deflects a pass vs Redskins week 1, 2017

The

2016 NFL Draft.[14] On May 4, 2016, the Eagles signed Mills to a four-year, $2.41 million contract that included a signing bonus of $75,856.[15]

He competed with Eric Rowe, Ron Brooks, Denzel Rice, and Aaron Grymes for a backup cornerback job throughout training camp. Head coach Doug Pederson named Mills the fourth cornerback on the Eagles' depth chart to begin the regular season, behind Nolan Carroll, Leodis McKelvin, and Ron Brooks.[16]

On September 11, 2016, Mills made his professional regular season debut in the Eagles' season-opener against the

Washington Redskins. Overall, he played in all 16 games with two starts as a rookie, recording 61 combined tackles (51 solo) and seven passes defensed.[18]

2017

He competed with Patrick Robinson, Ron Brooks, Ronald Darby, Aaron Grymes, and Rasul Douglas for one of the vacant starting cornerback jobs left by the departures of Nolan Carroll and Leodis McKelvin. Mills was named a starting cornerback along with Ronald Darby and Patrick Robinson to begin the regular season.[19]

On September 10, 2017, Mills recorded nine combined tackles, two pass deflections, and made his first career interception off of a pass attempt by Kirk Cousins during a 30–17 win against the Redskins in the Eagles' season-opener. He made the interception in the end-zone and returned it for 15 yards.[20] In a Week 3 matchup against the New York Giants, Mills recorded a season-high 12 combined tackles and deflected two passes in a 27–24 victory. On October 12, 2017, in Week 6, Mills collected four combined tackles, deflected a pass, and intercepted a pass attempt from Cam Newton in a 28–23 win over the Carolina Panthers on Thursday Night Football.[18]

On October 29, 2017, in Week 8 against the San Francisco 49ers, Mills recorded three combined tackles, a deflected pass, a tackle for a loss, and intercepted a pass attempt that he returned for a touchdown.[21] For this, he was named National Football Conference (NFC) Defensive Player of the Week.[22]

On January 21, 2018, in the

NFC Championship Mills has 3 tackles, one pass deflection and only gave up two passes for 27 yards in the Eagles' 38–7 rout of the Minnesota Vikings. Mills appeared in his first career Super Bowl and the Eagles' third appearance in franchise history, which they would later win against the New England Patriots, 41–33.[23][24]

2018

Mills entered the 2018 season as a starting cornerback for the Eagles. He started the first eight games before suffering a foot injury in Week 8. He missed the next four games before being placed on

injured reserve on December 8, 2018.[25]

2019

Mills was placed on the reserve/physically unable to perform (PUP) list on August 31, 2019, due to the foot injury suffered last season.[26] He was activated from the PUP list on October 19, 2019.[27]

Mills in 2019

He made his season debut in week 7 against the Dallas Cowboys. In the game, Mills recorded an interception off a pass from Dak Prescott in the endzone in the 37–10 loss.[28] He appeared in and started nine games in the 2019 season. He had 41 total tackles and one interception.[29]

2020

On March 24, 2020, Mills signed a one-year contract with the Eagles.[30] Mills switched to number #21 and would also play safety.[31] In Week 3 against the Cincinnati Bengals, Mills recorded his first 1.5 sacks of the season during the 23–23 tie.[32] In Week 7 against the Giants, Mills recorded his first interception of the season off a pass thrown by Daniel Jones during the 22–21 win.[33] Mills was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Eagles on December 31, 2020,[34] and activated on January 28, 2021.[35] In the 2020 season, Mills appeared in and started 15 games. He finished with 1.5 sacks, 74 total tackles, one interception, three passes defended, and one forced fumble.[36]

New England Patriots

On March 19, 2021, Mills signed a four-year, $24 million contract with the Patriots.[37][38] In his first season with the Patriots, Mills was mainly used as the cornerback No. 2 behind J.C. Jackson. He finished the 2021 season with 47 total tackles, seven passes defended, and one fumble recovery in 16 games and starts.[39]

In the 2022 season, Mills recorded 31 total tackles, two interceptions, and five passes defended in ten games and starts.[40]

On March 17, 2023, Mills was released by the Patriots.[41] He was re-signed five days later.[42]

New York Giants

On March 12, 2024, Mills signed with the New York Giants.[43]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Won the Super Bowl
Bold Career high

Regular Season

Year Team Games Tackles Fumbles Interceptions
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast TfL Sck FF FR Yds Int Yds Avg TD PD
2016 PHI 16 2 62 52 10 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 7
2017 PHI 15 15 64 51 13 1 0.0 0 0 0 3 53 17.6 1 14
2018 PHI 8 8 42 36 6 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 9
2019 PHI 9 9 41 29 12 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 7
2020 PHI 15 15 74 59 15 4 1.5 1 0 0 1 5 5.0 0 3
2021 NE 16 16 47 35 12 1 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 7
2022 NE 10 10 31 26 5 1 0.0 0 0 0 2 28 14.0 0 5
2023 NE 17 8 45 26 19 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 1
Career 106 83 406 314 92 9 1.5 1 1 0 7 86 12.2 1 53

Postseason

Year Team Games Tackles Fumbles Interceptions
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast TfL Sck FF FR Yds Int Yds Avg TD PD
2017 PHI 3 3 13 10 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 5
2019 PHI 1 1 4 3 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Career 4 4 17 13 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 5

Personal life

On June 10, 2014, Baton Rouge police arrested Mills on a suspicion of second degree battery against a woman that had occurred on May 4, 2014. It was said he had allegedly punched in the mouth a woman he was romantically involved with at his apartment near LSU. His parents bailed him out of East Baton Rouge Parish jail the following day, paying the $10,000 bond.[44] Mills denied the allegations and said it was his girlfriend who assaulted the victim.[45] His girlfriend, who was not identified, then admitted to assaulting the victim.[46]

Mills is nicknamed the "Green Goblin" for his green hairdo.[47]

On April 12, 2019, Mills was arrested and charged with disorderly affray for an altercation with Devin Robinson of the Washington Wizards, outside a DC nightclub. Robinson, who was also charged, was taken to the hospital for injuries.[48]

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