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Heisman / Players / Terrell Miller /Kent State

Terrell Miller

CB · Kent State · Sr · #18

Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.

30 TACKLES · 0 SACKS

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Kent State for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Kent State for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Cornerback · Kent State

Returning around him

  • 11% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • Transfer portal: -4 net (11 in / 15 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Kent State · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #128 · 2026 recruiting class #93

CB · KENT STATE · MID-AMERICAN

Terrell Miller

  • 4
  • #18
  • 5-11 | 175 lb
  • Fairburn, GA

CFB Zeitgeist Score

50

Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by passes defended at the 94th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#15686

<1% win probability

Fan Belief

Awaiting

Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.

Respect Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

Reality Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

ACCOLADE PROBABILITY

Heisman

<1%

TOP DB AWARD

Jim Thorpe

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 2 · Starter

R06 · Starter

Starter. A locked-in starting role.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Kent State
2021–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.

PositionCB
Class4
Jersey18
Measurements5-11 | 175 lb
HometownFairburn, GA
Primary teamKent State

Recruiting Pedigree

How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.

Top pedigree Not on file No matched recruiting profile in the loaded archive
Composite rating -- Composite rating unavailable for this player
Signed with -- Commitment history unavailable
Origin -- Hometown and high school unavailable
Class Profile Context
No recruiting profile is on file for this player.

Transfer Arc

Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.

Portal moves 0 No portal entry on file
Latest destination -- --
Transfer stars -- CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility -- Transfer date TBD
Season Move Context
No transfer portal moves on file for this player.

Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final

Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.

HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16
Current nowcast#15686Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#15796Where the full season sim points
Win probability0.0%Chance to actually win the trophy
Finalist probability0.0%Chance to make the finalist tier
Ballot probability0.0%Chance to appear anywhere on a ballot
Best official finish--Best completed Heisman placement on file

Heisman Futures

Not yet listed on major futures markets.

No achievements unlocked yet this season.

Selector Grid · 2025

AP
FWAA
AFCA
WCFF
SN
SI

Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.

Today’s Hot-Take

The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.

Anti-Take

PENDING

The contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.

The Room on Terrell Miller

Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal

The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.

Cohort divergence map

Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Terrell Miller

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

Signature Story

Awaiting candidate metric

He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.

Signature Moment

No signature moment on the ledger yet.

Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.

A 3-act season arc returns once this player has six or more games on the ledger.

Season Pace · Projection

Where the defensive totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 9g
30Tackles
1Tackles for loss
0Sacks
Per game
3Tackles
0.1Tackles for loss
0Sacks
Projected (13g)
43Tackles
1.4Tackles for loss
0Sacks

To hit 80-tackle season (currently 30): needs 12.5/game over remaining 4.

To hit 100-tackle season (currently 30): needs 17.5/game over remaining 4.

To hit 6-sack season (currently 0): needs 1.5/game over remaining 4.

To hit 10-sack season (currently 0): needs 2.5/game over remaining 4.

Why this is a rare defensive case

The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.

Terrell Miller is trying to climb the steepest award hill in college football: a defensive candidacy. The hook is the disruption profile on Kent State's defense, with 0.0 sacks, 1.0 tackles for loss, and 2 interceptions through the current loaded season. For a defender, the question is never just production; it is whether elite disruption and team context can become nationally undeniable.

Current place #15686 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load -- Role share still loading
Profile quirk Defensive rarity 0.0 sacks | 1.0 TFL

2025 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

DEF season snapshot

2025 season snapshot | final

2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Total tackles 30 21 solo | #1362/4942 (72nd pct)
TFL 1.0 Backfield disruption | #2051/4972 (59th pct)
Sacks 0.0 Pass-rush finish | #1762/4972 (65th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Coverage splash against FBS defenders.

Coverage splash

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Tackling & Disruption

TOT
30 72nd
SOLO
21 79th
TFL
1.0 59th
SACK
0.0 65th

Coverage & Takeaways

PD
6 93rd
INT
2 87th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppTKLSOLOTFLSACKINTPDNote
Wk 2L 14-62@ Texas Tech320.00.02
Wk 4L 10-66@ Florida State330.00.00
Wk 7W 42-6vs Massachusetts550.00.00Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 8L 10-45@ Toledo431.00.00
Wk 9W 24-21vs Bowling Green430.00.01
Wk 11L 13-17@ Ball State540.00.01
Wk 12W 42-35@ Akron1
Wk 13L 16-28vs Central Michigan300.00.011
Wk 14W 35-31@ Northern Illinois310.00.01
Total30211.00.026
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score

Traditional history

Traditional Stats

Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.

Season rows Career row

Season context · Team result + system

2021Kent State7-6HC: Sean Lewis · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2022Kent State5-7HC: Sean Lewis · Run-leaning
2023Kent State1-11HC: Kenni Burns · Run-leaning
2025Kent State5-7HC: Mark Carney · Run-leaning, slow tempo
SeasonTeam
2025Kent State30211.00.062--
2023Kent State210.00.0------
2022Kent State220.00.0------
2021Kent State220.00.0------
Career4 loaded seasons36261.00.062--
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Disruption stats

TFL, sacks, and QB hurries are grouped together because defensive Heisman cases are usually built on visible havoc, not on tackle counts alone.

Coverage splash

Pass breakups, interceptions, and forced fumbles matter because national awards voters respond to plays that change possessions and highlight reels.

Peer percentile

Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.

Traditional first

The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.

INT 2 0 pick-six TD | #114/869 (87th pct)
Pass breakups 6 Coverage disruption | #144/2184 (93rd pct)
QB pressures 0 Quarterback hurries
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Defense Total tackles 30 #1362/4942 72nd pct Volumevs FBS DEF
Defense TFL 1.0 #2051/4972 59th pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Sacks 0.0 #1762/4972 65th pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Interceptions 2 #114/869 87th pct Takeawaysvs FBS DEF
Defense Pass breakups 6 #144/2184 93rd pct Coveragevs FBS DEF
Defense INT return yards 37 #167/578 71st pct Takeawaysvs FBS DEF
Defense Solo tackles 21 #959/4584 79th pct Volumevs FBS DEF
Defense INT return avg 18.5 #227/578 61st pct Takeawaysvs FBS DEF
Defense Fumbles recovered 1 #103/736 86th pct Takeawaysvs FBS DEF
Ball Security Fumbles lost 0 #1/773 100th pct Turnoversvs FBS DEF

Player Standing

Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION

On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16

Why he’s here

Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.

What moves him up

What moves him down

Accolade streams

StatusAwaiting tracker

The Thorpe award tracker integrates per-week probability once a dedicated scraper for this award lands. Confirmed past winners and finalists for this player will surface here.

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Home3g4.00.00.00.7
Road6g3.00.20.00.7

Win vs Loss

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Wins4g3.00.00.00.5
Losses5g3.60.20.00.8

First half vs Second half

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Weeks 1-73g3.70.00.00.7
Weeks 8+6g3.20.20.00.7

Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the CB cohort

50Mid-pack
8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (93rd). Concern: qb hurries (22nd).

Passes defended#144 / 2975 · 94th pct
6defe
Interceptions#114 / 817 · 75th pct
2inte
Solo tackles#959 / 2975 · 67th pct
21defe
Tackles#1362 / 2975 · 53rd pct
30defe
Forced fumbles#36 / 687 · 47th pct
0fumb
Tackles for loss#1936 / 2975 · 28th pct
1.0defe
Sacks#1575 / 2975 · 24th pct
0.0defe
QB hurries#1662 / 2975 · 22nd pct
0defe

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Advanced Savant · CB · 2024

Percentile Card

Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.

P4G5All FBS
EPA / dropback
awaiting
CPOE
awaiting
Success rate
awaiting
Explosive rate (20+)
awaiting
aDOT
awaiting
Deep-ball accuracy
awaiting
Pressure-to-sack
awaiting
3rd-down EPA
awaiting
Red-zone TD rate
awaiting
Play-action EPA
awaiting
Scramble EPA
awaiting
Turnover-worthy play rate
awaiting

Advanced Savant

Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.

Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.

Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 8 metrics
Terrell MillerKent StateTahj Ra-ElPurdue· 76% simDalton JohnsonArizona· 74% simTyler MartinMassachusetts· 72% sim
Passes defended
94
Miller
91
Ra-El
96
Johnson
67
Martin
Interceptions
75
Miller
95
Johnson
31
Martin
Solo tackles
67
Miller
100
Ra-El
97
Johnson
87
Martin
Tackles
53
Miller
99
Ra-El
98
Johnson
98
Martin
Forced fumbles
47
Miller
47
Ra-El
47
Johnson
47
Martin
Tackles for loss
28
Miller
56
Ra-El
47
Johnson
63
Martin
Sacks
24
Miller
24
Ra-El
63
Johnson
24
Martin
QB hurries
22
Miller
22
Ra-El
22
Johnson
22
Martin

Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.

Player DNA

The Cover Corner

Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.

CB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Devonte Nelson’s 2024 season.

Devonte Nelson

85%match

Akron · 2024

#2

A.J. Odums

UTEP · 2023

84%
#3

Greedy Vance

Louisville · 2021

83%
#4

Max Ahoia

Rice · 2024

83%
#5

Levon Fletcher

Troy · 2022

82%

Matches Devonte on

PD rate
Height
Tackle volume

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to K.J. Wallace's graduate season at UCLA (2024).

K.J. Wallace

87%match

UCLA · 2024

#2

Gavin Holmes

Texas · 2024

84%
#3

David Godsey Jr.

UL Monroe · 2025

86%
#4

Caine Savage

Nevada · 2024

83%
#5

Chike Anigbogu

Rice · 2024

83%

Matches K.J. on

Class year
Height
PD rate

Differs from K.J. on

Tackle volume (lower)

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Mark Carney

Pass share

42.8%

292 pass / 390 run

Plays / game

56.8

12 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

9.5%

242 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025

3 coaches
2021
Sean Lewis
Kent State
2022
Sean Lewis
Kent State
2023
Kenni Burns
Kent State
era →
2025
Mark Carney
Kent State
era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Sean Lewis, Kenni Burns, and Mark Carney. Multi-era developmental context.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.

HometownFairburn, GA
Height5'11"
Weight175 lb
Class4
PositionCB
Jersey18

Trophy Case · Detail

Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.

Honors

No formal honors on the ledger yet

All-America, all-conference, player-of-the-week, watch-list, and postseason awards land here when they're earned. The absence is the signal: most players never collect formal honors, and that's its own kind of context.

Honors Timeline

Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.

Season Honor Scope Team / Selector Context
No formal honors on the ledger yet. All-America, all-conference, weekly awards, watch lists, and postseason trophies land here when they’re earned.

Heisman By Year

Modeled rank and official finish by season.

Season Team Role Latest Model Forecast Win Finalist Official Finish Points Context
2024 Kent State CB4 #15686 #15796 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | Mid-American
2023 Kent State CB4 #15683 #15772 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | Mid-American
2022 Kent State CB4 #14441 #14464 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Mid-American
2021 Kent State CB4 #13643 #13663 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Mid-American

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Kent State Mid-American CB 4 No. 18 | 5-11 | 175 lb | Fairburn, GA
2024 Kent State Mid-American CB 4 No. 18 | 5-11 | 175 lb | Fairburn, GA
2023 Kent State Mid-American CB 4 No. 18 | 5-11 | 175 lb | Fairburn, GA
2022 Kent State Mid-American CB 4 No. 18 | 5-11 | 175 lb | Fairburn, GA
2021 Kent State Mid-American CB 4 No. 18 | 5-11 | 175 lb | Fairburn, GA