Tetairoa McMillan (born April 5, 2003) is an

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wide receiver for the

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High school career

McMillan attended

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. As a senior, he was a finalist for the

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after he had 88 receptions for 1,302 yards and 18

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. For his career, he had 179 receptions for 2,640 yards and 34 touchdowns. McMillan was selected to play in the 2022 All-American Bowl. In 2021, McMillan also won the Polynesian Football Player of the Year Award. A five-star recruit, he originally committed to the

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to play college football before switching to the

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. He was the highest rated recruit in the history of the school.

College career

McMillan earned immediate playing time his true freshman year at Arizona in 2022. In his first career game, he had three receptions for 53 yards and a touchdown in the 38–20 victory over

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. On October 15 against Washington, he had seven receptions for 132 yards and two touchdowns in the 49–39 loss. He finished the 2022 season with 39 receptions for 702 receiving yards and eight receiving touchdowns. In the 2023 season, McMillan had 90 receptions for 1,402 yards and ten touchdowns in 13 games.

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Arizona Wildcats bio
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