Kolton Daniel Miller (born October 9, 1995) is an American professional

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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for the

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Early life

Miller was born the oldest of two children to Karrie and Dan Miller."UCLA Bruins"
rofile. Retrieved November 28, 2024. Born in

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, Miller attended high school in

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where he played tackle and defensive tackle positions with the Roseville Tigers."HUDL"
Profile. Retrieved November 28, 2024. Rated a four-star recruiting prospect, Miller was ranked the 31st offensive tackle in the nation and 35th offensive lineman prospect in the state. He received numerous collegiate offers including

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and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)."247Sports"
Recruitment Profile Retrieved November 28, 2024.

College career

After redshirting in 2014, Miller made his first career start at UCLA in 2015 after

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was injured against

. Miller took over as starting tackle for UCLA from that game on. He later started the first five games of the 2016 season, but was injured against

and was out for the rest of the season. After the 2017 season, Miller announced that he would declare for the

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. While at UCLA, Miller made the Athletic Director's academic honor roll for the Fall 2014, Winter 2015, Spring 2015 semesters. He majored in

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Professional career

At the

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, Miller set a combine record for an offensive lineman with a 10'1" broad jump. Miller was selected by the

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with the 15th overall pick in the first round of the 2018 NFL draft. On May 18, 2018, Miller signed a four-year rookie deal. He was named the Raiders starting left tackle to start the 2018 season, beating out veteran

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, who was moved to right tackle. In Week 5 against the

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, Miller allowed 3 sacks on quarterback

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in a 26–10 loss. In week 6 against the

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, Miller allowed another three sacks on Carr. In Week 8 against the

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, Miller and the offensive line bounced back and did not allow a single sack in the game. Despite the signing of veteran

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, head coach

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announced that Miller would remain at left tackle with Brown moving to right. Miller was placed on the reserve/

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list by the team on October 22, 2020, and was activated two days later. On April 2, 2021, Miller signed a three-year, $54.015 million contract extension with $42.6 million guaranteed with the Raiders, keeping him under contract through the 2025 season.

Personal life

Miller has a younger brother named Chad. He named

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as his favorite athlete. Outside of football, Miller enjoys fishing and watching movies. During June 2023, Miller hosted his first youth football camp assisted by Raiders teammates

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and Dylan Parham. The camp was held at Miller's high school in Roseville.Tafur, Vic (June 30, 2023)
"Now the old man on the Raiders, tackle Kolton Miller is showing kids the way"
NY Times.com. Retrieved November 28, 2024. He held his second football camp in July 2024 again at Roseville High, where it was attended by 360 children between ages 5 and 14.Long, Matt (July 1, 2024)
"Kolton Miller football camp brings 300-plus campers to Roseville High"
Gold Country Media.com. Retrieved November 28, 2024.

References

External links

UCLA Bruins profileLas Vegas Raiders bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Kolton 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Roseville, California Players of American football from Placer County, California American football offensive tackles UCLA Bruins football players Las Vegas Raiders players Oakland Raiders players Players of American football from Redwood City, California