Career Accolades
- All-Pac-12 honorable mention - Coaches (2020)
- Irving S. Zeimer Award for Team MVP (2020)
- Gundelach Award (2019)
- Allstate Sugar Bowl Manning Award Star of the Week (Sept. 30, 2019)
- .655 career completion percentage was third in school history
- 141.9 career passer rating was fourth in school history
As a Senior (2020)
- All-Pac-12 honorable mention (Coaches)
- Irving S. Zeimer Award for Team MVP
- Team Captain
- Started each of the final five games after missing the season opener due to COVID-19 testing protocol errors
- Finished the season 129-of-195 (66.2%) for 1,508 yards and seven passing touchdowns
- Also added three rushing touchdowns, second most on the team
- Made his season debut and went 31 for 56 passing for 327 yards vs. Colorado (Nov. 14) ... was his second career 300+ yard passing game and the 56 pass attempts ranked tied for fifth-most by a Stanford quarterback in a single game
- Rushed six times for 36 yards and his first career rushing touchdown against the Buffaloes (Nov. 14)
- Went 24 for 32 passing for 209 yards and a touchdown at California in the 123rd Big Game (Nov. 27)
- Was 20 for 30 passing for 252 yards and a touchdown at No. 23 Washington (Dec. 5) ... connected with nine different receivers
- Went 22 for 30 passing for 292 yards and a touchdown to record the 10th 200+ yard passing game of his career at Oregon State (Dec. 12) ... rushed eight times and scored two touchdowns for his first career multi-touchdown rushing game
- Went 32 for 47 passing for 428 yards and three touchdowns in a double-overtime win at UCLA (Dec. 19)
As a Junior (2019)
- Gundelach Award, given to the Most Outstanding Junior player
- Allstate Sugar Bowl Manning Award Star of the Week (Sept. 30)
- Played in eight games and made six starts
- 158 of 241 for 1,960 yards and 11 touchdowns
- Rushed for 44 yards on 32 attempts
- Made first career start at USC (22-of-36, 237 yards, touchdown) ... 237 yards were the second-most for a Cardinal QB in his first career start since 2005 (Kevin Hogan, 254 yards in 2012)
- First career touchdown was a 15-yard pass to Connor Wedington at USC (Sept. 7)
- 18-for-25 passing for 245 yards and a career-best three touchdowns in his second career start at Oregon State (Sept. 28) ... also caught an 8-yard touchdown pass from Colby Parkinson
- Multi-TD game at Oregon State was the first of his career and the victory was his first as a starter
- Named to Allstate Sugar Bowl Manning Award Stars of the Week list after Oregon State victory
- Finished 21-of-30 for a career-high 293 yards and one touchdown - a career-best 42-yard strike to Simi Fehoko - in a 23-13 victory over No. 15 Washington (Oct. 5)
- Set the single-game school record with 504 yards on career highs of 33 completions in 50 attempts at Washington State (Nov. 16) ... matched career high with three passing touchdowns ... surpassed Todd Husak’s previous record of 450 yards set vs. Oregon State on October 10, 1998
As a Sophomore (2018)
- Played in one game
- Made collegiate debut in win over UC Davis (Sept. 15) ... threw two passes (0-for-2) and rushed for five yards against the Aggies
As a Freshman (2017)
- Did not see action
Prior to Stanford
- Prepped at Greater Atlanta Christian (Ga.) under head coach Tim Hardy
- Five-star recruit by Scout, Rivals, 247Sports and PrepStar
- Four-star recruit by ESPN
- Nation’s sixth-best recruit by Scout, 10th by Rivals, 12th by PrepStar, 19th by 247Sports
- Nation’s top-ranked quarterback by Scout and Rivals
- Nation’s top-ranked pro-style quarterback by 247Sports
- Nation’s top-ranked pocket-passing quarterback by PrepStar, second by ESPN
- Georgia’s top-ranked recruit by Scout, Rivals and PrepStar, second by 247Sports, sixth by ESPN
- 2017 U.S. Army All-America
- Three-time all-state
- Two-time Touchdown Club of Gwinnett Quarterback of the Year
- Top-rated quarterback at Elite 11 Finals
- 6,290 career passing yards and 66 touchdowns as a prep
- 898 career rushing yards and 23 touchdowns as a prep
- 188 of 271 passing for 2,732 yards, 34 touchdowns and one interception as a senior
- 169 of 282 passing for 2,821 yards, 25 touchdowns and one interception as a junior
- Left high school as career leader in touchdown passes and passing yards
- Posted school's single-season record in touchdown passes and passing yards
- Led team to three regional titles
- Led team to two state runner-ups
- Also competed in basketball
Personal
- Born in Atlanta, Ga.
- Son of Steve and Dawn Mills
- Has two sisters, Erin and Ali
- Erin played tennis at Tusculum
- Ali played tennis at South Carolina
- Attended the same high school as current Stanford teammate Myles Hinton