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Braxton Marcellus Miller (born November 30, 1992) is an American former professional
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player who was a
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in the
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(NFL). He played
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for the
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and was their starting
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from 2011 to 2013, before moving to the wide receiver position in 2015 after sustaining a shoulder injury. He was selected by the
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in the third round of the
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.


Early life

Miller moved from
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, to attend Wayne High School in
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, before his freshman year. While there, he played
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for the Warriors. He was named a Mr. Football Award Finalist, and also competed in the
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. He was also a
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in
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and track, where he went to district and regional meet in the
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, with a best of 43.68 seconds. Miller committed to
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on June 3, 2010, under then-head coach
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. Miller also had scholarship offers from
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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, Notre Dame,
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,
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, and
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. It was rumored that Miller's friendship with another five-star recruit from Springfield, Ohio,
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, would result in DePriest attending Ohio State as well. Instead, DePriest chose to attend
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.


College career


2011 season

Miller began the 2011 season as the backup to Joe Bauserman, but saw action in the season opening game against
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, where he completed 8 of 12 passes for 130 yards and a
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in the 42–0 victory. Miller did not play in the second game of the season, a 27–22 victory over
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, due to a coaching decision, by interim head coach
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. Miller played very little in the third game of the season, a 24–6 loss to the
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. Miller was named the starting quarterback for the Buckeyes' fourth game against
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. His first career start turned out to be the best performance of his young career, as he tossed two touchdown passes, while going just 5 for 13 for 83 yards in the game. He was also able to run for 83 yards in the 37–17 victory. His second career start proved to not be so successful, as the Buckeyes lost 10–7 against
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. For the game, Miller completed only 5 of 10 passes for 56 yards with an
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. He also was sacked several times resulting in −27 yards rushing. In his third career start against
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, Miller completed 5 of 9 passes for 95 yards and a touchdown, before leaving the game with an ankle injury in the 3rd quarter. The Buckeyes had built a 27–6 lead with Miller playing, but they went on to lose the game 34–27, with Bauserman leading the offense for the rest of the game. The following week, the Buckeyes defeated No. 16
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, 17–7. Illinois was 6–0 coming into the contest, but could not stop the Buckeyes' ground game, as they ran for 211 yards, with Miller accounting for 34 of those yards. Miller only attempted four passes the entire game, completing only one, which was for a touchdown. After their bye week Ohio State faced off against No. 15
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and won on a last minute 40-yard touchdown pass by Miller. He was 7 of 12 for the game with one touchdown and had 99 yards and two touchdowns on the ground in the 33–29 victory. In the next game, against
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, he had 14 carries for 105 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in the 34–20 victory. The Buckeyes ended the season on four-game losing streak. In that stretch, Miller had some productive games. On November 12, in a 26–23 loss to
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, he had 175 yards from scrimmage as he passed for two touchdowns and recorded a rushing touchdown as well. In the regular season finale, a 40–34 loss to
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, he had 235 passing yards, two passing touchdowns and one interception to go along with 16 carries for 100 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown. In the 2012 Gator Bowl against the
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, he had a poor game on the ground with 15 carries for 20 rushing yards but went 18-of-23 for 162 passing yards and two passing touchdowns in the 24–17 loss. After the season, Miller became the seventh Ohio State player to take home the conference's Freshman of the Year accolade. He also won the 2011 CFPA National Freshman Trophy. He finished the regular season ranked among the conference's top 10 in total offense with 11 passing and seven rushing touchdowns to go with 1,692 total yards.


2012 season

Going into the 2012 season, Miller had a new head coach in
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. He competed with Kenny Guiton for the starting quarterback position and won. He had a great campaign as a dual-threat quarterback. In the season opener against the
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, he had 207 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, and 17 carries for 161 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in the 56–10 victory. The next week, a 31–16 victory over
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, he had 27 carries for 141 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns to go along with 155 passing yards, one passing touchdown, and one interception. In the following game, in a 35–28 victory over
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, he had his best passing game of the season with 249 passing yards, four passing touchdowns, and one interception to go along with 75 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown. After a 29–15 victory over Alabama-Birmingham and a 17–16 victory over
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, he had 186 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in a 63–38 victory over
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. In the next game, a 52–49 victory over
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, he had 360 total yards, passed for two touchdowns, and rushed for another. Miller and the Buckeyes won their final five games to finish with an undefeated 12–0 record. Despite their undefeated record, Miller and the Buckeyes could not participate in the postseason due to a bowl ban. As a sophomore, Miller passed for 2,039 yards and 15 passing touchdowns with 1,271 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns. He finished in fifth place in the 2012
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voting. He was named the
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Offensive Player of the Year in recognition of his successful season.


2013 season

In the 2013 season, Miller continued to contribute for the Buckeyes. In the season opener against
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, he had 178 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, and an interception to go along with 17 carries for 77 rushing yards in the 40–20 victory. In the following game, a 42–7 victory over
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, he had to leave the game on the Buckeyes' first series due to a knee injury. He returned to action three weeks later against the
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and had 198 passing yards and four passing touchdowns to go along with 22 carries for 83 rushing yards in the 31–24 victory. After a 40–30 victory over Northwestern and a 34–24 victory over
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, he had 252 passing yards and three passing touchdowns to go along with 68 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in a 63–14 victory over
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. In the final four games of the regular season, all victories, Miller combined for ten passing touchdowns and six rushing touchdowns. The Buckeyes finished with an undefeated record of 12–0. However, they lost their final two games; the Big Ten Championship to
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by a score of 34–24 and the 2014 Orange Bowl to Clemson by a score of 40–35. With just over 11 minutes left in the 4th quarter of the Orange Bowl, he injured his throwing shoulder completing a go-ahead touchdown pass to Carlos Hyde. The injury eventually required surgery in the offseason and contributed to him switching from quarterback to wide receiver. As a junior, Miller had 2,094 passing yards, 24 passing touchdowns, 1,068 rushing yards, and 12 rushing touchdowns. He finished ninth in the 2013 Heisman Trophy voting and was once again named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year.


2014 season

After having surgery on his shoulder in February, Miller tore the labrum of the same shoulder in practice and took a medical
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for the 2014 season. His injury opened the door for J. T. Barrett and
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to contribute at the quarterback position for the eventual National Champions.


2015 season

With the emergence of Barrett and Jones the previous season, the Buckeyes faced a three-way battle for quarterback going into the 2015 season. Part of the competition was quelled when Miller announced in July that he would switch positions to H-back. This decision was a result of his shoulder injury a year before Miller joined a receiving corps that included
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, Jalin Marshall, and Curtis Samuel, as well as Ezekiel Elliot in the backfield. In the opening game of the 2015 season, he scored a rushing and receiving touchdown in Ohio State's 42–24 victory over
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. He finished the season with 26 receptions for 341 yards, three receiving touchdowns, 260 rushing yards, and one rushing touchdown.


College statistics


Professional career


Pre-draft

At the
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, Miller was a top three performer in the
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, the
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, and the 60-yard shuttle. Miller was projected by many analysts and scouts to be a second or third round pick. He was ranked the ninth best wide receiver out of the 414 available by NFLDraftScout.com.


Houston Texans

The
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selected Miller in the third round (85th overall) of the
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. On May 26, 2016, the Texans signed Miller to a four-year, $3.11 million contract with a signing bonus of $709,103. He entered
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competing with
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, Cecil Shorts, Keith Mumphery,
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,
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, and Quenton Bundrage to be one of the Texans' starting star wide receivers. Miller was named the Texans's third wide receiver on their depth chart behind
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and fellow rookie Fuller. He made his professional regular season debut as a starting receiver in the Texans' season opener and caught his first career reception on a six-yard pass from
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. It was his only catch of the game, as the Texans defeated the
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23–14. The following week, he had his first career carry for negative two yards against the
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. On November 21, 2016, Miller caught his first career touchdown on a 12-yard pass from Osweiler in a 20–27 loss to the
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. He finished the game with a season-high five receptions for 25 receiving yards and a touchdown. In Week 13, against the
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, he left midway through the game after he suffered a shoulder injury while attempting to catch a pass from Osweiler. On December 13, 2016, the Texans placed him on
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. He finished his rookie season with 15 receptions for 99 receiving yards and a touchdown in ten games and six starts. In the 2017 season, Miller appeared in 11 games and recorded 19 receptions for 162 receiving yards and a receiving touchdown. His most productive game statistically came against the
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in Week 13, where he had four receptions for 71 receiving yards in the 24–13 loss. On September 1, 2018, Miller was waived by the Texans.


Philadelphia Eagles

On September 10, 2018, Miller was signed to the
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of the
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. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Eagles on January 14, 2019. On August 17, 2019, Miller was waived by the Eagles.


Cleveland Browns

On August 21, 2019, Miller was signed by the
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. He was released during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019.


Carolina Panthers

On October 22, 2019, Miller was signed to the
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practice squad. He was placed on the practice squad/injured list on October 28, and released with an injury settlement on November 2.


NFL career statistics


References


External links

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Ohio State Buckeyes bio
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