Sterling Miles
Sterling Miles
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. He has spent three seasons in the Eastern Michigan defensive front. The receipt on tape: 8 tackles, 1.5 TFL against Long Island University, Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Chris Creighton.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Creighton
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Eastern Michigan | 34 | 9 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 47 | 12 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025
W 34–31
vs Louisiana
6 TOT · 2 QB HUR
Edged out Louisiana at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Eastern Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Eastern Michigan
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -15 net (11 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Eastern Michigan · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #94 · 2026 recruiting class #106
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Aquan Robinson’s 2025 season.
Matches Aquan on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Wade Woodaz's junior season at Clemson (2024).
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