Arizona football’s Tetairoa McMillan earns ‘freak’ compliment from former coach
Jedd Fisch showers former player Tetairoa McMillan with high praise ahead of 2025
Throughout his decorated coaching career, Jedd Fisch has worked with several elite athletes but still sees Tetairoa McMillan as the most impressive. Ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft, Fisch gave his former player and top prospect a glowing compliment based on their time together in the Arizona football program.
The Washington head coach, who was with Arizona from 2021 to 2023, called McMillan the “best athlete” he has ever seen. His glowing review only adds to McMillan’s already robust NFL Draft profile.
“T-Mac [Tetairoa McMillan] is probably the biggest freak that I’ve ever been around,” Fisch said, via The Athletic. “He doesn’t have that great a vertical, but it’s his coordination that is freakish. He has great hand-eye coordination. He’s the best athlete I’ve ever seen.”
Fisch’s comments hold more weight than the average college football coach. Before signing with Arizona, he worked in various roles with seven different NFL teams over a combined 13 years. He also had previous stints at Michigan, UCLA, Minnesota, Florida and Miami.
In just three years, McMillan racked up 3,423 career receiving yards in his college football career at Arizona. He capped it off with 1,319 yards and eight touchdowns in 2024 to make himself the top-rated wideout of the 2025 NFL Draft class.
McMillan’s athleticism, which continues to be touted by coaches, teammates and rivals, will be on full display at his Pro Day and the NFL Draft Combine. He was one of the first wideouts to receive an invite to the Combine, which begins on Feb. 27 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.
