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.