D.J. Miller: DB · Kent State · #3.
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D.J. Miller
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for three head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Matt Campbell, Sean Lewis and Kenni Burns. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against Akron — Week 10, 2023.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
46 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Kent State | 46 | 26 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2022 | Kent State | 62 | 41 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- |
| 2021 | Iowa State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Iowa State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | Iowa State | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 124 | 79 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 6-56@ UCF | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 2 | L 6-28@ Arkansas | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-53@ Fresno State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 3-23vs Miami (OH) | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-42@ Ohio | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 14-28@ Eastern Michigan | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 6-24vs Buffalo | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 27-31@ Akron | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 19-49vs Bowling Green | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 3-34@ Ball State | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-37vs Northern Illinois | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 46 | 26 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
46tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL46 tackles · 1 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road7g | 4.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kenni Burns
Pass share
41.1%
306 pass / 439 run
Plays / game
62.1
12 games
Team sack rate
11.5%
331 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons, at Iowa State and Kent State, 124 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Matt Campbell, Sean Lewis and Kenni Burns.
