Dedrick Mills
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PositionRunning back
Roster statusActive
CFL statusAmerican
BornDecember 27, 1996
Waycross, Georgia, U.S.
Waycross, Georgia, U.S.
 Mills with the Calgary Stampeders in 2023 | |
| No. 26 – Calgary Stampeders | |
|---|---|
| Position | Running back |
| Roster status | Active |
| CFL status | American |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 27, 1996 Waycross, Georgia, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 238 lb (108 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Ware County (GA) |
| College | Georgia Tech (2016) Garden City (2017–2018) Nebraska (2019–2020) |
| NFL draft | 2021: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Awards and highlights | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
| Stats at CFL.ca | |
Dedrick Mills (born December 27, 1996) is an American professional football running back for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Nebraska. Mills has also been a member of the Detroit Lions of the In the National Football League (NFL).
Statistics
Mills began his collegiate career at Georgia Tech for one year, appearing in 9 games, before transferring to Garden City CC due to failing drug tests at Georgia Tech. After a year at Garden City, Mills transferred to Nebraska, where he played for two seasons and studied sports psychology, becoming an advocate for substance abuse prevention and mental-health awareness.[1]
| Season | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2016 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 7 | 152 | 771 | 5.1 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 1 |
| 2017 | Garden City | 3 | — | 7 | 61 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Garden City | 10 | — | 236 | 1,358 | 5.8 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 1 |
| 2019 | Nebraska | 12 | 6 | 143 | 745 | 5.2 | 10 | 15 | 123 | 8.2 | 0 |
| 2020 | Nebraska | 6 | 5 | 84 | 396 | 4.7 | 3 | 12 | 85 | 7.1 | 0 |
| FBS career | 27 | 18 | 379 | 1,912 | 5.0 | 25 | 29 | 221 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| JUCO career | 13 | — | 243 | 1,419 | 5.8 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 1 | |
