David James Mims (born July 7, 1970) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the

Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. The Falcons compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The Falcons joined th ...

from 1993 to 1994. He was signed by the Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 1993. He played

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

at Baylor. Mims was selected in the 30th round (60th overall) of the 1995 NFL Expansion Draft by the Carolina Panthers, but was waived before the start of the 1995 season. His cousin is

Keyarris Garrett Keyarris Garrett (born September 26, 1992) is an American football wide receiver for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Tulsa, and was signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free ...

, a wide receiver for Tulsa, who went undrafted in 2016. His son David Mims II played cornerback for Texas State and signed as an undrafted free agent with Atlanta Falcons before being released with an injury settlement.

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1970 births Living people Players of American football from Texas American football running backs American football wide receivers Baylor Bears football players Atlanta Falcons players Carolina Panthers players {{widereceiver-1970s-stub