Slated as the starting defensive end position heading into the preseason … showed signs of being an outstanding pass rusher … can also drop into coverage … will also be used on special teams … has good tools … previous bowl trips: 2008 Fiesta, 2008 Car Care.

2008 (r-Fr.): Played in all 13 games and started two … used on more than 330 plays, including a season-high 31 against East Carolina and Syracuse … registered 21 tackles, 3.5 sacks, three pass breakups and a fumble recovery … three tackles against North Carolina in the Meineke Car Care Bowl … season-high four tackles, including three solo stops at Pitt … three tackles and a pass breakup against Syracuse … three solo tackles, two sacks and a fumble recovery at Louisville … three tackles against Villanova … two tackles and 1.5 sacks against Cincinnati …solo tackle against Auburn …assisted on a tackle against USF.

2007 (Fr.): Redshirted … coaching staff awarded him the Danny Van Etten Award as the scout team’s Defensive Player of the Year … scout team defensive champion: Marshall.

Prep: An All-Ohio defensive end from Columbus’ Beechcroft High ... team MVP for Coach Tom Dunlap who led Beechcroft to a 7-3 record and the City League championship as a senior ... finished with 53 tackles, including 24 assisted tackles, seven sacks, 13 tackles for loss, four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and an interception … also played wide receiver and tight end, collecting 25 receptions for 391 yards, an average of 15.6 yards per catch and five touchdowns … awarded player of the week honors three times … as a senior, was given the “team player” award … City League North MVP and central Ohio Super 25 ... first team all-district, all-city, all-Agonis and all-metro ... Big 33 game participant ... team captain in football, basketball and track … member of the homecoming court … student advisory group … also an student ambassador for Beechcroft High, speaking to young people in central Ohio.

Personal: Birthday is Nov. 25 … son of Kevin and Kelli Miller ... one of two children … majoring in multidisciplinary studies.