Notre Dame Fighting Irish defensive lineman [autotag]Rylie Mills[/autotag] is moving on.
Mills declared for the NFL Draft on Monday.
He was a key anchor for the Notre Dame defense, though he missed the final three games with a right knee injury.
The five-year player had 37 total tackles and 7.5 sacks in 2024.
Mills posted a long thank-you note to Notre Dame fans on his Twitter account.
Notre Dame’s defense has now lost at least three stars to the NFL draft, with [autotag]Benjamin Morrison[/autotag] and [autotag]Xavier Watts[/autotag] also declaring. The departures aren’t necessarily unexpected given how crucial the Fighting Irish’s defense was to Notre Dame’s run to the national championship game, but they’re a blow nonetheless.
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