The famous Davis Compton Mills is an American football quarterback for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. He played college football at Stanford and was selected by the Texans in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
Due to incumbent starting quarterback Deshaun Watson being ruled inactive, Mills was named the second option behind Tyrod Taylor. He made his NFL debut during the second half of the Week 2 game against the Cleveland Browns after Taylor was injured, throwing for 102 yards, a touchdown, and an interception in the 21–31 defeat. Mills made his starting debut against the Carolina Panthers the following week, in which he threw for 168 yards and a touchdown.
The Texans subsequently lost 9–20. In Week 4, Mills struggled against the Buffalo Bills, completing 11 of 21 passes for 87 yards and four interceptions in a 0–40 shutout defeat. Mills rebounded the following week when he completed 21 of 29 passes for 312 yards and three touchdowns against the New England Patriots. However, the Texans lost 22–25 after surrendering a 22–9 lead in the third quarter.
Where did Davis Mills go to college?
Davis Mills attended The Stanford Cardinal football. The Stanford Cardinal football program represents Stanford University in college football at the NCAA Division I FBS level and is a member of the Pac-12 Conference’s North Division. The team is known as the Cardinal, adopted before the 1982 season. Stanford was known as the “Cardinal” for its first two decades of athletic competition, then more commonly as the “Cardinals” until 1930. The name was changed to the “Indians” from 1930 to January 1972, and back to the “Cardinals” from 1972 through 1981. A student vote in December 1975 to change the nickname to “Robber Barons” was not approved by administrators.
Did Davis Mills play college football?
He played college football at Stanford and was selected by the Texans in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
