What You Need to Know:

• Mills was the #1 QB in the 2017 recruiting class, ahead of Tua Tagovailoa.
• He suffered a left knee injury prior to his senior year of high school and dealt with multiple setbacks throughout his time at Stanford.
• Mills made just 11 starts across his 4 years on campus. He left school with a career 65.5% completion rate, 7.9 yards-per-attempt average and 18-to-8 TD:INT ratio.
• Here’s part of The Athletic’s Dane Brugler’s scouting report on Mills: “A loose, well-built passer, Mills shows the ability to scan, operate from various platforms and throw with touch/anticipation. He is one of the best middle-of-the-field passers in the draft, but needs time to grow and eliminate the “what are you doing?” plays from his tape.
• Pro Football Focus says Mills has “NFL-caliber arm strength” and the “ability to operate quickly within an offense” but adds that “there's no real high end to his game.”
• The Texans made Mills the 67th overall pick and 8th QB off the board in this year’s draft.
• QB Deshaun Watson’s future with the team is on shaky ground. He requested a trade in January and is likely looking at a suspension after 22 sexual assault claims were filed against him in March.
• Watson’s absence would leave Mills and veteran Tyrod Taylor, who signed a 1-year, $5.5 million contract in free agency, to battle for the starting job.
• Whoever is under center will be working with a shaky pass-catching corps after the Texans lost WR Will Fuller in free agency. Houston’s top 5 WRs figure to be Brandin Cooks, Randall Cobb, Nico Collins, Keke Coutee and Chris Conley. Jordan Akins looks like the top TE.
• The Texans hired David Culley as their new HC this offseason. Culley retained OC Tim Kelly, though, so the offensive scheme shouldn’t change much.

Draft Sharks Bottom Line:

Deshaun Watson’s absence -- due to suspension and/or a trade -- would leave Mills and Tyrod Taylor to battle for the starting job. Taylor’s experience might give him the leg up to open the season, but the Texans will likely want to see Mills at some point this season.

That doesn’t mean he’ll be a fantasy option, though. Mills brings very little rushing ability and would be working with 1 of the weaker pass-catching corps in the NFL. Don’t bother with him in redraft leagues.