2024 Sophomore

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Played in all 13 games on the season
• Made Illini debut vs. Eastern Illinois (8/29/24)

2023 Freshman

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Did not play in a game and redshirted the season

High School 

• Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, On3, and Rivals
• Position ranks: #9 (Rivals), #11 (ESPN), #75 (247), #117 (On3)
• State ranks: #18 (Rivals), #21 (ESPN), #24 (247), #26 (On3)
• Played for head coach Bob McMillen, his dad, at St. Francis High School
• Four-year letterwinner
• 2022 IHFSCA 4A All-State
• 2022 News-Gazette All-State
• 2020 and 2021 IHFSCA First Team All-State Honorable Mention
• 2022 Red Grange Defensive Player of the Year
• Four-time Metro Suburban All-Conference unanimous selection
• Three-time Metro Suburban Offensive Lineman of the Year
• Two-time Metro Suburban Defensive Lineman of the Year
• Led team with 110 pancakes as a senior
• 68 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks and a team-leading 14 hurries as a senior
• Three-time academic all-state
• Offers included Arizona State, Boston College, Kansas, Kansas State, Nebraska, Ole Miss, Penn State, Purdue, Syracuse, and Texas Tech

Personal

• Born on January 13, 2005
• Son of Bob and Joanie McMillen
• Father is a three-time Arena Bowl champion, 2008 AFL Hall of Fame inductee, and was the head coach of the Chicago Rush from 2008-15
• One brother, Bobby, and one sister, Shay
• Chose Illinois because, “I chose Illinois because I believed in what the coaching staff is doing with the program and the direction that they are taking. I really loved the famiLLy first mentality and the culture that is being built in the locker room.”
• Majoring in recreation, sport, and tourism