John Miller
John Miller
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. John Miller has played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. The receipt: 16 tackles, 1 sacks against Air Force — Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Blake Anderson, Nate Dreiling, and Bronco Mendenhall. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Utah State | 118 | 40 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Utah State | 52 | 29 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Oregon State | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Oregon State | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Oregon State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 190 | 78 | 16.5 | 10.0 | 7 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025
W 48–7
vs McNeese
3 TOT · 1 QB HUR
Dominant 41-point win at home against McNeese.
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Utah State
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Linebacker · Utah State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +10 net (29 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Utah State · Last season: 6-7 · Talent rank #114 · 2026 recruiting class #97
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jeremy Banks’s 2021 season.
Matches Jeremy on
Differs from Jeremy on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Jayden McDonald's graduate season at UConn (2024).
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