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EMU Running Back Dontae McMillan Signs with Baltimore Ravens
4/25/2026 8:11:00 PM | Football
McMillen is the first undrafted free agent signee from EMU following the 2026 NFL Draft
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- Former Eastern Michigan University running back Dontae McMillan (Seattle, Wash./Chief Sealth/Weber State) has signed a free agent contract with the NFL's Baltimore Ravens today, April 25. Since 2015, Eastern football has had six players drafted and 33 more sign free-agent or mini-camps deals.
McMillan had a career year for the Eagles in 2025, as the running back powered to 1,389 total yards and seven touchdowns as he rushed 177 times for 1,015 yards and four scores while adding 33 catches for 375 yards and three scores, the first three of his career. The first running back to earn All-MAC honors since Samson Evans earned second-team accolades in 2022, McMillan joined Evans on the 1,000-yard rushing list as his 1,015 yards ranked 14th in a single season and made him the 12th different EMU player to break the 1,000-yard barrier.
McMillan turned in five games of 100+ yards rushing, including 126 against Louisiana, 118 at Buffalo, 104 against Northern Illinois, 100 against Bowling Green, and 111 in his final game with Western Michigan. In the game with the Broncos, he added 126 yards receiving for the first 100-yard game of his career while becoming the first player in EMU history with 100+ rushing and 100+ receiving in the same game.
Overall, McMillan, who started all 12 games, ranked among the top 40 in four national statistical categories, including 16th in all-purpose yards per game (115.8), 28th in rushing yards, 33rd in yards per carry (5.73), and 36th in rushing yards per game (84.5).
Continue to follow EMUEagles.com and social media for additional free agent signings as they happen.
NFL Draft Picks Under Chris Creighton (6)
Jose Ramirez - 2023
Sidy Sow - 2023
Chad Ryland - 2023
Maxx Crosby - 2019
Pat O'Connor - 2017
Darius Jackson - 2016
NFL Free Agent Signees/Mini-camp Invites Under Chris Creighton (33)
Dontae McMillan - 2026
Cole Snyder - 2025
Hamze El-Zayat - 2024
Samson Evans - 2024
Tanner Knue - 2024
Brian Dooley - 2024
Marcellus Johnson - 2024
Dylan Drummond - 2023
Taylor Powell - 2023
Gunnar Oakes - 2023
Hassan Beydoun- 2023
Thomas Odukoya - 2022
Jake Julien - 2022
Mathew Sexton - 2021
Kevin McGill - 2020
Steven Nielsen - 2020
Jeremiah Harris - 2019
Blake Banham - 2019
Ka'John Armstrong - 2019
Sergio Bailey II - 2018
Juan Giraldo - 2018
Brogan Roback - 2018
Ike Spearman - 2018
Andrew Wylie - 2017
Cole Gardner - 2017
DaQuan Pace - 2017
Clay Dawson - 2016
Rob Bolden - 2015
Willie Creear - 2015
Lincoln Hansen - 2015
Bronson Hill - 2015
Kevin Johnson - 2015
Tyreese Russell - 2015
McMillan had a career year for the Eagles in 2025, as the running back powered to 1,389 total yards and seven touchdowns as he rushed 177 times for 1,015 yards and four scores while adding 33 catches for 375 yards and three scores, the first three of his career. The first running back to earn All-MAC honors since Samson Evans earned second-team accolades in 2022, McMillan joined Evans on the 1,000-yard rushing list as his 1,015 yards ranked 14th in a single season and made him the 12th different EMU player to break the 1,000-yard barrier.
McMillan turned in five games of 100+ yards rushing, including 126 against Louisiana, 118 at Buffalo, 104 against Northern Illinois, 100 against Bowling Green, and 111 in his final game with Western Michigan. In the game with the Broncos, he added 126 yards receiving for the first 100-yard game of his career while becoming the first player in EMU history with 100+ rushing and 100+ receiving in the same game.
Overall, McMillan, who started all 12 games, ranked among the top 40 in four national statistical categories, including 16th in all-purpose yards per game (115.8), 28th in rushing yards, 33rd in yards per carry (5.73), and 36th in rushing yards per game (84.5).
Continue to follow EMUEagles.com and social media for additional free agent signings as they happen.
NFL Draft Picks Under Chris Creighton (6)
Jose Ramirez - 2023
Sidy Sow - 2023
Chad Ryland - 2023
Maxx Crosby - 2019
Pat O'Connor - 2017
Darius Jackson - 2016
NFL Free Agent Signees/Mini-camp Invites Under Chris Creighton (33)
Dontae McMillan - 2026
Cole Snyder - 2025
Hamze El-Zayat - 2024
Samson Evans - 2024
Tanner Knue - 2024
Brian Dooley - 2024
Marcellus Johnson - 2024
Dylan Drummond - 2023
Taylor Powell - 2023
Gunnar Oakes - 2023
Hassan Beydoun- 2023
Thomas Odukoya - 2022
Jake Julien - 2022
Mathew Sexton - 2021
Kevin McGill - 2020
Steven Nielsen - 2020
Jeremiah Harris - 2019
Blake Banham - 2019
Ka'John Armstrong - 2019
Sergio Bailey II - 2018
Juan Giraldo - 2018
Brogan Roback - 2018
Ike Spearman - 2018
Andrew Wylie - 2017
Cole Gardner - 2017
DaQuan Pace - 2017
Clay Dawson - 2016
Rob Bolden - 2015
Willie Creear - 2015
Lincoln Hansen - 2015
Bronson Hill - 2015
Kevin Johnson - 2015
Tyreese Russell - 2015
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