Braxton Miller
.jpg) Miller at the Buckeyes 2013 |
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| Wide receiver | |
| Date of birth: November 30, 1992 | |
| Place of birth: Springfield , Ohio | |
| Height: 1.85 m | Weight: 91 kg |
| NFL debut | |
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| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career | |
| College : Ohio State | |
| NFL Draft : 2016 / Round: 3 / Pick: 85 | |
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| Current status: active | |
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Selected NFL stats as of week 17 of the 2018 season |
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| Pass catches | 34 |
| Yards | 261 |
| Touchdowns | 2 |
| Statistics at NFL.com | |
| Statistics at pro-football-reference.com | |
Braxton Miller (* 30th November 1992 in Springfield , Ohio ) is an American American football player , currently a free agent is. He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes as quarterback before moving to the wide receiver position in 2015 . In the 2016 NFL Draft , he was selected in the third round by the Houston Texans .
High school
Before his first year of high school, he moved from Springfield, Ohio to Huber Heights, Ohio to attend Wayne High School . During this time he was u. a. Finalist in the award for the Associated Press Mr. Football Award.
On June 2, 2010, he chose the Ohio State University scholarship. He received other offers. a. from the University of Alabama , University of Cincinnati , University of Florida , University of Georgia , University of Illinois , University of Kentucky , University of Michigan , University of North Carolina , University of Notre Dame , University of Tennessee , University of Southern California , University of West Virginia and University of Wisconsin .
College career
2011
In his first season Miller was the substitute quarterback behind Joe Bauserman , but was still used immediately in the first game against the University of Akron . He brought 8 of 12 passes successfully to the man with 130 yards of space and a touchdown . After he received almost no playing time in the next two games, he was appointed starting quarterback for the fourth game of the season. Against the University of Colorado he made his best game to date, in which he threw 2 touchdown passes at only 83 passing yards and also ran 83 yards. His second start was not very successful in the 7-10 loss to the Michigan State Spartans. He only completed 5 out of 10 passes for 56 yards and threw an interception. In addition, Miller was sacked several times for a total of 27 yards of space lost . In the next game against Nebraska Miller suffered an ankle injury and had to be replaced in the third quarter. After being substituted, the Buckeyes gambled away a 27-6 lead and lost 27-34 with Bauserman as quarterback. In the next week they defeated the University of Illinois, which had been unbeaten in 6 games by then, with a strong running game. In the final game of the season, Ohio won over the Wisconsin Badgers with a last minute touchdown pass over 40 yards from Miller.
After the season, Miller became the seventh player ever in Ohio State University's history to receive the Big-10 Conference's Freshman of the Year Award . He finished the season with 11 passing and 10 rushing touchdowns at 1,692 yards.
2013
As starting quarterback , he led the Buckeyes to the Conference title with 12 unbeaten wins. After the season that ended with defeats in the Big Ten Championship Game and the Orange Bowl , he was voted Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year . Miller gained over 2,000 yards in the passing game and more than 1,000 yards in the running game.
2014
After having had an excellent season as a junior in 2013, Miller was considered a candidate for the Heisman Trophy before his final season in college . However, he injured his shoulder before the first matchday and was out for the entire season.
2015
Due to the oversupply of good quarterbacks at Ohio State, Miller decided before the season to change position and play as a wide receiver in the future.
NFL
In the 2016 NFL Draft , he was selected as the 85th player and thus in the third round by the Houston Texans . As part of the final squad reduction to 53 players before the start of the 2018 regular season , he was dismissed. On September 10, 2018, the Philadelphia Eagles announced the signing of Miller to their Practice Squad.
Web links
Ohio State Buckeyes, biography, Braxton Miller
Individual evidence
- ↑ Braxton Miller - Buckeye Biography ( Memento of the original from May 9, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), OSB. Retrieved May 20, 2014
- ↑ Braxton Miller , (English), Rivals.com. Retrieved May 20, 2014
- ↑ Akron Zips vs Ohio State Buckeyes (English), ESPN. Retrieved May 20, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Buffaloes vs. Ohio State Buckeyes (English) ESPN. Retrieved May 20, 2014
- ^ Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers (English), ESPN. Retrieved May 20, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Badgers vs. Ohio State Buckeyes (English) ESPN. Retrieved May 20, 2014
- ↑ Braxton Miller Named Big Ten Freshman of the Year (English) OSB.com. Retrieved May 20, 2014
- ↑ Big Ten Announces Top Honors of 2011 Football Season ( Memento of the original from November 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) Bigte.org. Retrieved May 20, 2014
- ↑ Braxton Miller Stats (English), Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 19, 2014
- ^ Ohio State expects Braxton Miller to miss season , NFL.com. Retrieved August 19, 2014
- ↑ Miller moves to wide receiver (English) si.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015
- ↑ texans take braxton miller at pick 85 (English) nfl.com. Retrieved May 3, 2016
- ↑ Cuts tracker: NFL teams finalizing 53-player rosters. September 1, 2018, accessed September 1, 2018 .
- ^ Eagles Overhaul Of Receivers On Practice Squad Includes WR Braxton Miller. September 10, 2018, accessed November 25, 2018 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Miller, Braxton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1992 |