Last confirmed: Penn State, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′5″ · 259 lb · Philadelphia, PA
Shareef Miller: DE · Penn State · #48.
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Shareef Miller
Wins the corner before the tackle can set. Third year in the Penn State defensive front. On tape: 5 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Ohio State, Week 5, 2018.
Play style
Bends the edge and wins with first-step quickness. Lighter frame, relentless motor.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 16 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 him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Penn State | 41 | 25 | 16.0 | 8.0 | 1 |
| 2017 | Penn State | 37 | 20 | 11.0 | 5.0 | -- |
| 2016 | Penn State | 23 | 13 | 5.5 | 2.0 | -- |
| Career | 101 | 58 | 32.5 | 15.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-38vs App State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 51-6@ Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 63-10vs Kent State | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 4 | W 63-24@ Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 26-27vs No. 4 Ohio State | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-21vs Michigan State | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 30-24vs No. 18 Iowa | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-42@ No. 5 Michigan | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 22-10vs Wisconsin | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 12 | W 20-7@ Rutgers | 7 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 13 | W 38-3vs Maryland | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 24-27vs No. 16 Kentucky | 8 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 25 | 16.0 | 8.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
20%8 sacksTFL rate
39%16 TFLHurry rate
12%5 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
62%8 of 13 pressures41 tackles · 16 for loss · 8 sacks.
3 seasons under James Franklin — 31-9 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Pass share
42.6%
379 pass / 510 run
Plays / game
68.4
13 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
420 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
41 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Penn State, 15 sacks — drafted at #138 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.
His career
He has a stat line in 34 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under James Franklin.
Where he ended up · NFL
Philadelphia EaglesEntering 8th NFL season
Philadelphia EaglesEntering 8th NFL season
