Scotty Miller

American football player (born 1997)

American football player
Scotty Miller
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Miller in 2023
Personal information
Born: (1997-07-31) July 31, 1997 (age 26)
Barrington, Illinois, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:174 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school:Barrington
College:Bowling Green (2015–2018)
Position:Wide receiver
NFL draft:2019 / Round: 6 / Pick: 208
Career history
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2019–2022)
  • Atlanta Falcons (2023–present)
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • Super Bowl champion (LV)
  • First-team All-MAC (2016)
  • Second-team All-MAC (2018)
  • Third-team All-MAC (2017)
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Receptions:85
Receiving yards:1,085
Receiving touchdowns:6
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Scott Thomas Miller (born July 31, 1997) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Bowling Green and was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the sixth round of the 2019 NFL Draft.

Early years

Miller was born and raised in Barrington, Illinois. He was a star football player at Barrington High School, graduating in 2015. He was regarded as a two-star recruit coming out of high school. He also had personal bests of 10.48 in the 100M, and 21.24 in the 200M in track and field.

He committed to play for Bowling Green on November 11, 2014, over offers from North Dakota State and South Dakota State.[1][2][3]

College career

Miller played three seasons for the Falcons. As a freshman, Miller led the team in kick return yards and played primarily special teams. As a sophomore, Miller would emerge as the team's top receiver, leading the Falcons with 74 catches, 968 yards and 10 touchdown catches.[4] He was named First Team All-Mid-American Conference (MAC) and ranked 25th in the country for touchdown catches. He finished with four 100-yard receiving games, including a career best 178 yards against Miami of Ohio. He also had 161 receiving yards and three touchdown receptions against North Dakota. [5] In 2017, Miller was named third team All-MAC and once again led the team in recptions and yards. His best game came against Middle Tennessee State University where he had a season-high 112 yards and one touchdown. In 2018, he was named Second team All-MAC and led the team in receiving yards for the third straight season. Miller also led the team in receptions and touchdown catches. In week one against Oregon, he caught 13 passes for 166 yards and two touchdowns.[6] In week seven against Western Michigan, he would haul in eight catches for a career high 206 yards and two touchdowns. Miller was ranked seventh nationally in receiving yards per game with 104.4. Miller ended the season ranking third all time in program history with 215 career receptions and 2,867 career receiving yards. On Miller's final play as a Falcon, he caught a 63-yard touchdown pass against Buffalo. Miller graduated from Bowling Green State University in 2019.

College statistics

Season Team Games Receiving Rushing Kick Return Punt Return
GP GS Rec Yds Avg TD Att Yds Avg TD Ret Yds Avg TD Ret Yds Avg TD
2015 Bowling Green 10 0 7 29 4.1 0 — — — — 24 457 19.0 0 — — — —
2016 Bowling Green 12 11 74 968 13.1 10 — — — — 19 336 17.7 0 3 19 6.3 0
2017 Bowling Green 12 12 63 722 11.5 4 2 22 11.0 0 — — — — — — — —
2018 Bowling Green 11 11 71 1,148 16.2 9 4 16 4.0 0 — — — — 4 19 4.8 0
Career 45 34 215 2,867 13.3 23 6 38 6.3 0 43 793 18.4 0 7 38 5.4 0

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 9+1⁄8 in
(1.76 m) 		174 lb
(79 kg) 		29+1⁄4 in
(0.74 m) 		8+3⁄4 in
(0.22 m)		 4.28 s 1.51 s 2.56 s 3.99 s 6.97 s 34.0 in
(0.86 m)		 10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)		 15 reps
All values from Pro Day[7][8]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

2019 season

Miller was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the sixth round, 208th overall, of the 2019 NFL Draft.[9] The Buccaneers acquired the selection used on Miller in a trade that sent DeSean Jackson to the Philadelphia Eagles.[10] Miller's 40-yard dash was clocked as low as 4.2s and as high as 4.39 at his Pro Day.[11][12]

In Week 15, during a 38–17 win against the Detroit Lions, Miller caught three passes for 49 yards and his first career touchdown but injured his hamstring and left the game.[13] On December 17, 2019, Miller was placed on injured reserve.[14]

Miller finished his rookie season with 13 catches for 200 yards and one touchdown as well as two rushes for 18 yards.[15]

2020 season

In Week 4 against the Los Angeles Chargers, Miller recorded five catches for 83 yards and his first touchdown of the season, his first from new quarterback Tom Brady, during the 38–31 win.[16] In Week 7 against the Las Vegas Raiders, Miller recorded six catches for 109 receiving yards and a touchdown for his first professional 100-yard game.[17] Overall, Miller finished the 2020 season with 33 receptions for 501 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns.[18]

In the NFC Championship against the Green Bay Packers, Miller recorded a 39 yard touchdown reception at the end of the first half during the 31–26 win.[19] Miller had one rush for −3 yards in Super Bowl LV against the Kansas City Chiefs, which the Buccaneers won, earning Miller his first Super Bowl ring.[20]

2021 season

On September 29, 2021, Miller was placed on injured reserve with turf toe.[21] He was activated on November 23.

2022 season

Miller played 15 games for a total of 185 yards for the 2022 season.

Atlanta Falcons

On March 28, 2023, Miller signed with the Atlanta Falcons.[22] He played in all 17 games recording 11 catches for 161 yards and two touchdowns.

NFL career statistics

Legend
1[23] Won the Super Bowl
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Receiving Rushing Fumbles
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost
2019 TB 10 2 13 200 15.4 48 1 2 16 8.0 18 0 0 0
2020 TB 16 5 33 501 15.2 48 3 3 14 4.7 7 0 0 0
2021 TB 9 0 5 38 7.6 13 0 2 43 21.5 33 1 0 0
2022 TB 15 1 23 185 8.0 23 0 1 8 8.0 8 0 0 0
2023 ATL 17 0 11 161 14.6 56 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Career 67 8 85 1,085 12.8 56 6 8 81 10.1 33 1 0 0

Postseason

Year Team Games Receiving Rushing Fumbles
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost
2020 TB 4 2 4 80 20.0 39 1 2 5 2.5 8 0 0 0
2021 TB 2 0 5 46 9.2 19 0 1 9 9.0 9 0 0 0
2022 TB 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Career 5 2 9 126 14.0 39 1 3 14 4.7 8 0 0 0

Personal life

Miller is a Christian.[24] He is married to Jenna Rizkalla.[25]

Miller has three sisters.[26]

References

  1. ^ "Scott Miller Scouting Report". 247Sports.com. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  2. ^ Piotrowicz, Nicholas (June 9, 2019). "Doubted yet again, Miller intent on showing he belongs in NFL". The Blade. Toledo, Ohio. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "Scotty Miller, 2015 Wide Receiver - Rivals.com". N.rivals.com. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  4. ^ Helwick, Steve (August 26, 2017). "2017 Best football players in the MAC:#20 Scott Miller, WR, Bowling Green". hustlebelt.com. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  5. ^ "Scott Miller". bgsufalcons.com. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  6. ^ Mustache, Mariota (September 2, 2018). "Oregon beats Bowling Green in slightly unsatisfying blowout, 58-24". addictedtoquack.com. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  7. ^ "Scott Miller, Bowling Green, WR, 2019 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  8. ^ "Scott Miller, Combine Results, WR - Bowling Green (OH)". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  9. ^ Vitali, Carmen (April 27, 2019). "Buccaneers Select Scotty Miller in the Sixth Round of the 2019 NFL Draft". Buccaneers.com.
  10. ^ "2019 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  11. ^ "Bucs found a gem in former-6th rounder Scotty Miller". Bleacher Report.
  12. ^ "Scott Miller Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  13. ^ "Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions – December 15th, 2019". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  14. ^ Gantt, Darin (December 17, 2019). "Bucs put Scotty Miller on IR". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  15. ^ "Scott Miller 2019 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  16. ^ Edwards, Josh (October 4, 2020). "Buccaneers vs. Chargers final score: Tom Brady rallies Tampa to win over rookie Justin Herbert". CBSSports.com. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  17. ^ "Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Las Vegas Raiders – October 25th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  18. ^ "Scott Miller 2020 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  19. ^ "NFC Championship – Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Green Bay Packers – January 24th, 2021". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  20. ^ Patra, Kevin (February 7, 2021). "What we learned from Buccaneers win over Chiefs in Super Bowl LV". NFL.com. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  21. ^ Smith, Scott (September 29, 2021). "Scotty Miller Moves to Injured Reserve". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  22. ^ McElhaney, Tori (March 28, 2023). "Report: Falcons agree to terms with WR Scotty Miller". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  23. ^ Database, OSDB-Online Sports. "Scotty Miller is savoring – and sharing -- his amazing ride as Super Bowl champion". OSDB - Online Sports Database. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  24. ^ Ackerman, Jon (February 5, 2021). "Bucs WR Scotty Miller at Super Bowl: 'Without Jesus coming down, none of this would be possible'". Sports Spectrum. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  25. ^ Radtke, John (January 30, 2021). "Scotty Miller's dad: 'He failed every eye test when he was 17'". Daily Herald. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  26. ^ Luby, Liz (February 6, 2021). "Kristy Miller Shares Son, Scotty Miller's Journey to the Super Bowl". 365Barrington. Retrieved November 27, 2023.

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