Overview

Position: OT

College: Clemson

Class: Senior

Age: 22

 

Measurables

Height: 6’6 3/4″

Weight: 317 lbs.

Arm length: 34 1/4″

Hand size: 9 3/4″

 

Athletic testing

40-yard dash: 5.04 sec.

10-yard split: 1.75 sec.

Vertical jump: 32.0”

Broad jump: 113.0”

Bench press: 32 reps

3-cone drill: N/A

Short shuttle: N/A

 

Strengths

Ideal overall size and length. Extremely athletic and fluid movement skills. Very physical play style. Hands are very quick to attach and strong to stay engaged. Always looking to drive and finish blocks. Will drive opponents down the field. Tries to bury opponents as a run blocker. Accurate sticking with defensive linemen as a run blocker. Great acceleration working to the second level. Will latch on and drive linebackers on the second level. Aggressive and athletic taking on linebackers on combination blocks. Impressive footwork to turn opponents on second-level blocks. Moves his feet to drive opponents away in space. Very quick turning his hips to seal off defenders in the open field. Terrific fluidity on interior pulls. Impressive ability to get to a spot and turn opponents on impact when pulling. Quick out of his stance into pass sets. Extremely quick sliding his feet laterally in pass protection. Calmly slides his feet into position and keeps his hands in position to engage as a pass blocker. Easily speeds up to reach quicker rushers. Tremendous combination of strength and balance when speeding up to stop a speed rush when opponents get half of a step on him. Great anchor strength to absorb powerful rush attacks. Extremely strong hands to stay engaged and bury rushers. Impressive strength pulling rushers to the ground. Will get wide and keep rushers away from the pocket. Excellent technique sliding to pick up further inside moves. Prepared to close off inside threats with no rushers on his outsider shoulder off the ball. Does a very good job handling spin moves. Four-year starter with experience at both right and left tackle. Team-first mindset and played in Clemson’s bowl game to close his college career.

 

Weaknesses

Shaky vision and awareness picking up more creative stunts. Inconsistent decision-making picking up the edge threat with two-way pressure. Can be slow recognizing and reacting to stunts. Rushers can drive into him and cause his feet to get a bit out of control. Can get too forward-leaning in pass protection. Rushers can get him upright when they get to his frame. Has some misses trying to engage on the edge versus twitchier opponents as a run blocker. Limited impact strength on down blocks versus bigger opponents. Aggression grabbing opponents could lead to holding penalties.

 

NFL comparison

Brian O’Neill

 

Conclusion

Overall, Miller is an athletic, physical, and technical offensive tackle who best fits in a zone-blocking scheme where he can routinely operate in space. Despite mostly playing the right side at Clemson, Miller profiles as a fit at either tackle spot and should also have the skillset to play inside.

 

Big Board ranking: #39 | Positional ranking: #5