Jalen Mills

NFC Defensive Player of the Week: 2017 Week 8

Originally a 7th round (233rd pick overall) draft choice by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2016…Signed as a free agent by the New England Patriots on March 17, 2021…Signed as a free agent by the Giants on March 14, 2024.

HONORS:

• NFC Defensive Player of the Week: 2017 Week 8

TRANSACTIONS:

• Originally a 7^th-round (233rd pick overall) draft choice by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2016…Signed as a free agent by the New England Patriots on March 17, 2021…Signed as a free agent by the Giants on March 14, 2024.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• Has played in 106 regular-season games with 83 starts (at both cornerback and safety) and started all 4 postseason games in which he played, including Super Bowl LII…Totals include 403 tackles (311 solo), 7 interceptions, including one he returned for a touchdown, 53 passes defensed, 9 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery…In the playoffs, he has 17 tackles (13 solo), and five passes defensed.
• In his final season in New England in 2023, played in all 17 games with 8 starts…Totaled 44 tackles (25 solo), one passed defensed, and one forced fumble…Tallied a season-high 7 tackles (4 solo) at Pittsburgh (12/7) and 6 stops (5 solo) at Denver (12/24).
• In 2022, started all 10 games in which he played at cornerback…Inactive due to injury at Green Bay (10/2) and for the season's final 6 games…Recorded 31 tackles (26 solo), 2 interceptions for 28 yards, and 5 passes defensed…Intercepted quarterback Mitch Trubisky in the first quarter and tallied 6 tackles at Pittsburgh (9/18)…Picked off his 2^nd pass of the season when he intercepted Jacobi Brissett at Cleveland (10/16)…Part of a unit that held the Jets to just 103 total yards, the 3rd-fewest yards allowed in Patriots history (11/20).
• In 2021, started all 16 games that he played…Did not play due to injury at Houston (10/10) and the postseason game at Buffalo after being place on the reserve/Covid-19 list (1/15)…Finished with 47 tackles (35 solo), 7 passes defensed and one fumble recovery…Had 2 passes defensed and one fumble recovery vs Tennessee (11/28).
• In his final season in Philadelphia in 2020, started all 15 games in which he played (13 at safety, 2 at cornerback) and totaled a career-high 74 tackles, 1.5 sacks, one interception, 3 passes defensed, and one forced fumble…Did not play in the season finale at Washington (1/3) after being placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list…Registered a season-high seven tackles ( 6 solo) vs. the Rams (9/20)…Posted 5 tackles, including the first 1.5 sacks of his career, vs. Cincinnati (9/27)…Made 4 tackles (3 solo) and forced the first fumble of his career vs. Baltimore (10/18)...Collected 4 tackles (3 solo) and intercepted a pass vs. the Giants (10/22).
• In 2019, started all 9 regular-season games and the Eagles' only playoff game at cornerback…Missed the first 6 games of the season after being placed on the reserve/physically unable to perform list…Registered 41 tackles (29 solo), one interception and 7 passes defensed…Had 4 tackles in the NFC Wild Card Game vs. Seattle (1/5)…Made his season debut at Dallas (10/20) and tallied a season-high 8 (4 solo) and an interception…Had 8 tackles (4 solo) and one pass defensed vs. Dallas (12/22).
• In 2018, started all eight 8 games in which he played in at cornerback…Inactive due to injury (fractured fibula and ligament damage) for 4 games before being placed on injured reserve on Dec. 8…Registered 41 tackles (35 solo), 9 passes defensed, and one special teams tackle…Tallied a season-high 9 tackles (7 solo) and 2 passes defensed at the Giants (10/11).
• In 2017, started all 15 regular-season and 3 postseason games he played at cornerback…Inactive vs. Dallas (12/31)…Finished with 64 tackles (51 solo) and career highs of 3 interceptions (one returned for a touchdown) and a 14 passes defensed…Totaled 13 tackles (10 solo) and 5 passes defensed in the postseason, including a team-high 9 stops (6 solo) and 2 passes defensed in the Super Bowl LII win vs. New England…Posted 9 tackles (8 solo), one interception, and 2 passes defensed at Washington…Tallied a career-high 12 tackles (9 solo) vs. the Giants (9/24)…Named NFC Defensive Player of the Week, becoming the first Eagle to win the award since 2007, after making 3 tackles and intercepted a C.J. Beathard pass he returned 37 yards for his first career touchdown, vs. San Francisco (10/29).
• As a rookie in 2016, played in all 16 regular-season games with 2 starts at cornerback…Posted 61 tackles (51 solo) and 7 passes defensed…Made 2 tackles in his NFL debut vs. Cleveland (9/11)…Posted a season-high 7 tackles (5 solo) at Washington (10/16)…Tallied 3 solo tackles and a season-high 2 passes defensed vs. Green Bay (11/28).

COLLEGE:

• Played in 46 games in 4 seasons (2012-15) at LSU…Totals include 216 tackles (134 solo), 6 interceptions, 16 passes defensed, and 4.0 sacks…As a senior in 2015, played in 7 games after suffering a preseason injury…Named a first-team All-America by CBS Sports after finishing with 30 tackles, 1.0 sack and 3 passes defensed…In 2014, started in 13 and tallied 62 tackles, one interception and 5 passes defensed…As a sophomore in 2013, started 13 games and posted 67 tackles, 3.0 sacks and tied for the team lead with 3….In 2012, started all 13 games at cornerback and earned first-team Freshman All-America honors after registering 57 tackles, 2 interceptions and 5 passes defensed.

PERSONAL:

• Majored in interdisciplinary studies…Nickname is "Green Goblin."…Spent one season at DeSoto (Texas) High School and helped lead his team to a 10-2 record as a senior, after transferring from Lancaster High School • Played wide receiver and quarterback before moving to defensive back as a junior in high school.