Position: Cornerback High school: DeSoto (TX) Height 1.83 m Parents Kisa Mills | Place of birth: Dallas, Texas College: LSU Weight 89 kg | |
Date of birth: (1994-04-06) April 6, 1994 (age 22) NFL Draft: 2016 / Round: 7 / Pick: 233 Education Louisiana State University (2012–2015) Current team Philadelphia Eagles (#31 / Cornerback) Similar Wendell Smallwood, Halapoulivaati Vaitai, Isaac Seumalo, Nolan Carroll, Leodis McKelvin Profiles | ||
2016 nfl draft lsu cb jalen mills
Jalen Mills (born April 6, 1994) is an American football cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Louisiana State University.
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Early years
Mills attended Lancaster High School in Lancaster, before transferring to DeSoto High School in DeSoto, Texas for his senior year. In 2011, Mills registered 26 tackles, one interception and six pass breakups, helping the DeSoto Eagles to a 10–2 record and a second-round UIL 5A Division 1 playoff appearance, where they lost 41–31 to Dallas Skyline. Mills was rated by Rivals.com as a three-star recruit and committed to Louisiana State University (LSU) to play college football.
College career
Mills started all 13 games at cornerback his true freshman year at LSU in 2012, recording 57 tackles and two 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 tackle and one interception. As a senior in 2015, Mills missed the first six games due to injury. Despite the missed time, was named a 2015 All-American by CBS Sports.
Philadelphia Eagles
Mills was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles with the 233rd pick in the 2016 NFL Draft.
