2012 Football Roster
Brian Mills
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Edmond, Okla.
- High School:
- Edmond Santa Fe
At Princeton — 2013: moved back to running back and had an immediate impact on Princeton's record-breaking offense … rushed for 330 yards and averaged 5.7 yards per carry in helping the Tigers to their 10th Ivy League championship … rushed for 111 yards, including a 53-yard touchdown, in 50-22 victory at Georgetown … scored Tigers' first touchdown in 38-17 comeback win at Brown … helped Princeton break Ivy League records in both scoring offense (43.7) and total offense (511.6). 2012: moved from running back to defensive back during the offseason to provide depth in the secondary … made three tackles on special teams. 2011: earned Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week honors after rushing for 117 yards and a touchdown in Princeton's 24-21 win over Columbia; had 26 rushes in game and added three receptions for 23 yards … ended injury-shortened season with 53 rushes for 236 yards … had season-long run of 48 yards against Harvard … returned two kickoffs for 44 yards against Brown. 2010: led all non-seniors with 131 yards rushing … had a season-high 35 yards rushing in first collegiate game, the opener at Lehigh … rushed for 43 yards in first six games, then rushed for 88 in next three … scored first collegiate touchdown during fourth quarter at Cornell … missed Penn game with an injury … caught five passes for 14 yards, including two against Dartmouth … had season-best 12 carries and season-long rush of 15 yards against Dartmouth … returned four kickoffs for 86 yards against Colgate … also competes for the Princeton track & field team.
At Edmond Santa Fe — competed in both football and track and field.
Personal — born Dec. 5, 1991 … son of Cedric Mills and Jeraldnette Simmons … has a stepfather Henry Simmons and a stepmother Wendy Mills … has a sister Madison Mills … plays the guitar and violin.
Year | Rushes | Yards | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/Gm |
2010 | 46 | 131 | 2.8 | 1 | 15 | 14.6 |
2011 | 53 | 236 | 4.5 | 1 | 48 | 39.3 |
2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | 58 | 330 | 5.7 | 2 | 53 | 36.7 |
Totals | 157 | 697 | 4.4 | 4 | 53 | 29.0 |