PROVO Is there a better story in BYU football than Dax Milne?
The Bingham High product went from walk-on to starter to 1,000-yard receiver in just three years and caps his collegiate career as an NFL draft pick.
Milne was selected in the seventh round Saturday, when the Washington Football Team used the penultimate selection (No. 258 overall) on the breakout receiver. The Cougars five draft picks in 2021 are the most in program history since 2002.
Milne follows in the footsteps of his father Darren, who played baseball at BYU before departing early for a professional career in the Detroit Tigers organization. Darren Milne never made it past Triple-A ball, but his son who bet on himself by accepting a walk-on spot at BYU instead of a handful of FCS offers in high school now has a shot at the highest level of football in the world.
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Report: Colts Will Meet Virtually with BYU WR Dax Milne Prior to the NFL Draft
Dax Milne prior to the 2021 NFL Draft:
One guy I want to talk about is BYU s Dax Milne. While watching Zach Wilson, it was Milne who came down with a lot of those big plays (70-1188-8 in 2020).
The 6’1”, 190 pound junior wideout caught 70 receptions for 1,188 receiving yards (17.0 ypr. avg.) and 8 touchdown receptions during 12 starts for the Cougars this past season.
Milne was quarterback
Zach Wilson’s favorite target for BYU (who’s a projected Top 5 NFL Draft pick) and the two were also college roommates sharing a connection both on and off the field.
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