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Jersey Number 71
Monroe Mills
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 315
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Columbia, Mo.
- High School:
- Father Tolton
Bio
2023 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Successfully moved to the opposite side of the line as the starting left tackle … started and played in 11 of 13 games overall, missing the Kansas road trip late in the season due to injury as well as the Radiant Technologies Independence Bowl against Cal … ended his Red Raider career with 21 starts between the two tackle spots … credited with playing in 894 offensive snaps by Pro Football Focus, which ranked third on the team behind only Rusty Staats and Caleb Rogers … received a 68.3 overall grade for the season by the publication after allowing two sacks, three quarterback hits, 10 hurries and 15 pressures over 476 opportunities … graded out at 70.0 or above over a three-game stretch versus Kansas State (10/14), BYU (10/21) and TCU (11/2) … received his highest grade of the season against the Horned Frogs, finishing at 78.3 overall … well regarded as a pass blocker with a 79.4 grade that led the team … had a grade of 80.0 or higher as a pass blocker in five different contests - at Wyoming (90.3), at Baylor (81.7), versus Kansas State (89.), at BYU (88.9) and against TCU (87.1) … closed the year with a 98.2 pass blocking efficiency by PFF, which was higher than his 2022 sophomore season … NCAA TRANSFER PORTAL: did not participate in the Independence Bowl after electing to enter the NCAA transfer portal following the regular season.
2022 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
Quickly developed a role as the starting right tackle during his first season as a Red Raider … started in 10 games at right tackle, missing three games midway through Big 12 play due to an ankle injury … held out of the lineup over a three-game stretch against West Virginia, Baylor and TCU … ranked fourth on the team with 856 total offensive snaps, all of which came at right tackle … was Texas Tech’s highest-graded offensive lineman according to Pro Football Focus (63.4) … allowed only one sack over 524 opportunities according to PFF, finishing with a 97.5 pass blocking efficiency … had a pass blocking grade at 70.0 or higher against four power-five foes in N.C. State (9/17), Texas (9/24), Oklahoma (11/26) and in the TaxAct Texas Bowl versus Ole Miss (12/28) … put together his highest pass blocking rating of the year in the overtime win over Texas (78.1) … also a member of the Red Raiders’ field goal protection unit.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
Spent two seasons at Oklahoma State before transferring to Texas Tech ... appeared in two games during his tenure in Stillwater, which came late in Oklahoma State's win over Kansas in 2021 and then in the 2020 regular-season finale at Baylor ... combined for 24 snaps during those two games (19 on offense, 5 on special teams) ... joined the Red Raiders prior to the start of spring practices.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Father Tolton Catholic High School in his hometown of Columbia, Mo. ... one of the best offensive lineman in the state of Missouri prior to suffering a knee injury that kept him sidelined for his entire 2019 senior season ... previously played both ways as a junior, earning All-State and All-District honors ... also wrestled at Tolton, finishing his junior campaign with a record of 41-8 and placing third in Class 1 at 285 pounds … part of his school’s chess club as well … rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN … ranked by Rivals as the No. 23 player out of Missouri … was also No. 25 and No. 27 in the state-wide rankings by 247 Sports and ESPN as well ... received 20-plus scholarship offers, choosing Oklahoma State over offers from Arkansas State, Central Michigan, Columbia, Dartmouth, Harvard, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa State, Kansas, Missouri, Rutgers, Toledo and Tulane and interest from the likes of Cincinnati, Duke, Kentucky, Louisville, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio State, Ole Miss, Penn State, Texas, Wisconsin and others.
PERSONAL
Monroe Mills … born in Columbia, Mo. … son of Mike Mills and Amy Mills … has two siblings, Montgomery and Margot … hopes to one day become a business owner… enjoys fishing, hunting, and hiking in his spare time … earned bachelor’s degree in business management in August 2023 ... enrolled in graduate courses.
Successfully moved to the opposite side of the line as the starting left tackle … started and played in 11 of 13 games overall, missing the Kansas road trip late in the season due to injury as well as the Radiant Technologies Independence Bowl against Cal … ended his Red Raider career with 21 starts between the two tackle spots … credited with playing in 894 offensive snaps by Pro Football Focus, which ranked third on the team behind only Rusty Staats and Caleb Rogers … received a 68.3 overall grade for the season by the publication after allowing two sacks, three quarterback hits, 10 hurries and 15 pressures over 476 opportunities … graded out at 70.0 or above over a three-game stretch versus Kansas State (10/14), BYU (10/21) and TCU (11/2) … received his highest grade of the season against the Horned Frogs, finishing at 78.3 overall … well regarded as a pass blocker with a 79.4 grade that led the team … had a grade of 80.0 or higher as a pass blocker in five different contests - at Wyoming (90.3), at Baylor (81.7), versus Kansas State (89.), at BYU (88.9) and against TCU (87.1) … closed the year with a 98.2 pass blocking efficiency by PFF, which was higher than his 2022 sophomore season … NCAA TRANSFER PORTAL: did not participate in the Independence Bowl after electing to enter the NCAA transfer portal following the regular season.
2022 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
Quickly developed a role as the starting right tackle during his first season as a Red Raider … started in 10 games at right tackle, missing three games midway through Big 12 play due to an ankle injury … held out of the lineup over a three-game stretch against West Virginia, Baylor and TCU … ranked fourth on the team with 856 total offensive snaps, all of which came at right tackle … was Texas Tech’s highest-graded offensive lineman according to Pro Football Focus (63.4) … allowed only one sack over 524 opportunities according to PFF, finishing with a 97.5 pass blocking efficiency … had a pass blocking grade at 70.0 or higher against four power-five foes in N.C. State (9/17), Texas (9/24), Oklahoma (11/26) and in the TaxAct Texas Bowl versus Ole Miss (12/28) … put together his highest pass blocking rating of the year in the overtime win over Texas (78.1) … also a member of the Red Raiders’ field goal protection unit.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
Spent two seasons at Oklahoma State before transferring to Texas Tech ... appeared in two games during his tenure in Stillwater, which came late in Oklahoma State's win over Kansas in 2021 and then in the 2020 regular-season finale at Baylor ... combined for 24 snaps during those two games (19 on offense, 5 on special teams) ... joined the Red Raiders prior to the start of spring practices.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Father Tolton Catholic High School in his hometown of Columbia, Mo. ... one of the best offensive lineman in the state of Missouri prior to suffering a knee injury that kept him sidelined for his entire 2019 senior season ... previously played both ways as a junior, earning All-State and All-District honors ... also wrestled at Tolton, finishing his junior campaign with a record of 41-8 and placing third in Class 1 at 285 pounds … part of his school’s chess club as well … rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN … ranked by Rivals as the No. 23 player out of Missouri … was also No. 25 and No. 27 in the state-wide rankings by 247 Sports and ESPN as well ... received 20-plus scholarship offers, choosing Oklahoma State over offers from Arkansas State, Central Michigan, Columbia, Dartmouth, Harvard, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa State, Kansas, Missouri, Rutgers, Toledo and Tulane and interest from the likes of Cincinnati, Duke, Kentucky, Louisville, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio State, Ole Miss, Penn State, Texas, Wisconsin and others.
PERSONAL
Monroe Mills … born in Columbia, Mo. … son of Mike Mills and Amy Mills … has two siblings, Montgomery and Margot … hopes to one day become a business owner… enjoys fishing, hunting, and hiking in his spare time … earned bachelor’s degree in business management in August 2023 ... enrolled in graduate courses.
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