.jpg) Milne with the Commanders in 2022 | |||||||||
| No. 15 – Washington Commanders | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position: | Wide receiver / return specialist | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | June 23, 1999 South Jordan, Utah, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Bingham (South Jordan, Utah) | ||||||||
| College: | BYU (2018–2020) | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2021 / Round: 7 / Pick: 258 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| |||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||
| |||||||||
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||
Dax Milne (born June 23, 1999) is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at BYU and was drafted by Washington in the seventh round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
Milne grew up in South Jordan, Utah and attended Bingham High School, where he played basketball and football. He was a member of three state championship teams in football and two in basketball. As a senior Milne was named second-team 6A All-State by the Salt Lake Tribune after catching 23 passes for 408 yards and eight touchdowns.[1] Milne opted to play college football at BYU as a preferred walk-on over scholarship offers from Southern Utah and Weber State.[2]
Milne played in 10 games with three starts in his freshman season and finished the year with 69 yards and one touchdown on 10 receptions.[2] Milne was awarded a scholarship three weeks into his freshman year.[3] He caught 21 passes for 285 yards and two touchdowns as a sophomore.[4] Milne finished his junior season with 70 catches for 1,188 yards and eight touchdowns and was a finalist for the Burlsworth Trophy.[5][6][7] Following the end of the season, Milne declared that he would forgo his senior season to enter the NFL Draft.[8]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 0+5⁄8 in (1.84 m) |
193 lb (88 kg) |
29+3⁄8 in (0.75 m) |
9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.56 s | 1.57 s | 2.70 s | 4.22 s | 6.85 s | 31.0 in (0.79 m) |
9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) |
14 reps | |
| Sources:[9][10][11] | ||||||||||||
.jpg)
Milne was selected by the Washington Football Team in the seventh round (258th overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft.[12] He signed his four-year rookie contract on May 13, 2021.[13]
On November 6, 2022, in a game against the Minnesota Vikings, Milne scored his first career touchdown on a 6–yard reception from Taylor Heinicke.[14]
On September 8, 2023, Milne was placed on injured reserve with a groin injury.[15]
Milne's father, Darren, played college baseball at BYU and later Minor League Baseball in the Detroit Tigers organization.[16]
Milne has been friends with New York Jets quarterback and former BYU Cougars teammate Zach Wilson since childhood.[17]
