2018 Football Roster
Miller, Scott
Jersey Number 21
Scott Miller
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 166
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Barrington, Ill.
- High School:
- Barrington
Bio
2018: Second team All-MAC … First Team All-MAC by Phil Steele … Preseason Biletnikoff Award Watch List … Started 11 games for the Falcons, leading the team in receiving yards with 1,148 … Hauled in a team leading nine touchdown receptions … Led the team in receptions with 71 … Ranked seventh nationally in receiving yards per game with 104.4 … Ranked 18th nationally in receptions per game with 6.5 … Opened the season with 13 catches for 166 yards and a pair of touchdowns against nationally-ranked Oregon … Recorded a season-high 206 receiving yards against Western Michigan, catching eight balls and scoring two touchdowns … Had 10 catches for 117 yards at Georgia Tech … Tallied multiple touchdown receptions against Oregon, Western Michigan and Buffalo … Surpassed the 200 career reception milestone, ending the season with 215, tying him for third in program history … Accumulated 2,867 career receiving yards, moving him to third in program history … Final play of his career was a 63-yard touchdown reception from Grant Loy against Buffalo … Threw a 24-yard completion against Kent State, his only pass attempt of the season.
2017: Third Team All-MAC ... Started all 12 games ... Led the team in receptions and yards, posting 63 catches for 722 yards … Ranked among the top 50 nationally in receptions per game … Had four touchdown receptions … Twice went over 100 yards receiving … Had a season-high 112 yards against MTSU, including a 60-yard TD catch … Twice caught 10 passes in a game … His longest reception of the season was a 69-yard catch-and-run touchdown against Ohio … Also rushed the ball twice for 22 yards … Had 10 catches for 108 yards and a touchdown at Buffalo.
2016: First Team All-MAC … Played in all 12 games, starting 11 times … Led the team with 74 catches for 968 yards and 10 touchdown receptions, ranking 25th in the country in TD catches … Also led the team with 19 kick returns, averaging 17.7 yards per return … Had three punt returns for 19 yards … Had 1,323 all-purpose yards … Fourth in the MAC and 24th in the nation with 6.2 receptions per game and seventh with 80.7 receiving yards per contest … Eighth in the conference in touchdowns, as well as all-purpose yardage … Added to Biletnikoff Watch List, given to the best receiver in college football, on Oct. 25 after a strong start to the season … Twice had 11 receptions in a game – the most for a Falcon in one game all season … Finished with four 100-yard receiving games … Had a career-best 178 yards receiving against Miami … Had 161 receiving yards and three TD receptions in a win over North Dakota … Added three more touchdowns and 149 receiving yards at Toledo … His 72-yard reception against Miami was the longest Falcon pass play of the season … Finished with 235 all-purpose yards against North Dakota … Caught a two-point conversion pass against Eastern Michigan.
2015: Played in the final 10 games of the season after lifting his redshirt following nonconference portion of schedule … played on both special teams and at wide receiver … had seven catches for 29 yards … also returned 24 kickoffs for 457 yards … had four tackles … returned five kicks for 68 yards in his collegiate debut at Buffalo … had a season-high three catches for 26 yards in a win over UMass … had a season-long 77-yard kickoff return against Akron … had a five-yard catch versus Ohio … had four kickoff returns for 82 yards at Western Michigan … returned six kicks for 91 yards the following week against Toledo … had two catches in the regular season finale against Ball State … had one catch in the GoDaddy Bowl against Georgia Southern.
High School: Graduated in May from Barrington High School … a three-year varsity player for head coach Joe Sanchez and the Broncos … also lettered in track, earning six total letters … played free safety during his sophomore season before playing both ways during his junior and senior seasons … won the Mid-Suburban League in 2013 before finishing as runners-up in 2014 … finished with 1,500 receiving yards in his final two seasons … had 28 touchdowns during his final two seasons, including one via kick return, punt return, interception return … was a two-time All-Conference player and two-time All-Area … was a captain in 2014.
Personal: Son of Scott and Kristen Miller … born July 31, 1997 … has three sisters – Megan, Abby, Kelsey ... majoring in media production studies.
2017: Third Team All-MAC ... Started all 12 games ... Led the team in receptions and yards, posting 63 catches for 722 yards … Ranked among the top 50 nationally in receptions per game … Had four touchdown receptions … Twice went over 100 yards receiving … Had a season-high 112 yards against MTSU, including a 60-yard TD catch … Twice caught 10 passes in a game … His longest reception of the season was a 69-yard catch-and-run touchdown against Ohio … Also rushed the ball twice for 22 yards … Had 10 catches for 108 yards and a touchdown at Buffalo.
2016: First Team All-MAC … Played in all 12 games, starting 11 times … Led the team with 74 catches for 968 yards and 10 touchdown receptions, ranking 25th in the country in TD catches … Also led the team with 19 kick returns, averaging 17.7 yards per return … Had three punt returns for 19 yards … Had 1,323 all-purpose yards … Fourth in the MAC and 24th in the nation with 6.2 receptions per game and seventh with 80.7 receiving yards per contest … Eighth in the conference in touchdowns, as well as all-purpose yardage … Added to Biletnikoff Watch List, given to the best receiver in college football, on Oct. 25 after a strong start to the season … Twice had 11 receptions in a game – the most for a Falcon in one game all season … Finished with four 100-yard receiving games … Had a career-best 178 yards receiving against Miami … Had 161 receiving yards and three TD receptions in a win over North Dakota … Added three more touchdowns and 149 receiving yards at Toledo … His 72-yard reception against Miami was the longest Falcon pass play of the season … Finished with 235 all-purpose yards against North Dakota … Caught a two-point conversion pass against Eastern Michigan.
2015: Played in the final 10 games of the season after lifting his redshirt following nonconference portion of schedule … played on both special teams and at wide receiver … had seven catches for 29 yards … also returned 24 kickoffs for 457 yards … had four tackles … returned five kicks for 68 yards in his collegiate debut at Buffalo … had a season-high three catches for 26 yards in a win over UMass … had a season-long 77-yard kickoff return against Akron … had a five-yard catch versus Ohio … had four kickoff returns for 82 yards at Western Michigan … returned six kicks for 91 yards the following week against Toledo … had two catches in the regular season finale against Ball State … had one catch in the GoDaddy Bowl against Georgia Southern.
High School: Graduated in May from Barrington High School … a three-year varsity player for head coach Joe Sanchez and the Broncos … also lettered in track, earning six total letters … played free safety during his sophomore season before playing both ways during his junior and senior seasons … won the Mid-Suburban League in 2013 before finishing as runners-up in 2014 … finished with 1,500 receiving yards in his final two seasons … had 28 touchdowns during his final two seasons, including one via kick return, punt return, interception return … was a two-time All-Conference player and two-time All-Area … was a captain in 2014.
Personal: Son of Scott and Kristen Miller … born July 31, 1997 … has three sisters – Megan, Abby, Kelsey ... majoring in media production studies.
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