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2023 Football Roster

4 James Miller

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 228
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Madison, Fla.
  • Highschool Armwood

Biography

2023 (Sr.): Played in 12 of the Jaguars' 13 games while making 11 starts ... made 67 tackles on the season, 26 of which were solo takedowns ... finished the season with four tackles for loss for six yards ... recovered a fumble in the season opener at Tulane ... tallied one quarterback hurry in the homecoming game against Central Michigan ... made a season-high eight tackles against Louisiana ... made seven tackles in a 33-7 victory at Oklahom State, the program's second over a Power 5 program in school history.

2022 (Jr.): Saw action in 13 games, all starts... Finished with 68 total tackles, including 39 solo stops... Recorded 5.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks... Also recorded two quarterback hurries and three pass breakups... Finished with five or more tackles seven times... Recorded a season-high nin stops against ULM (10/15)... Recorded eight tackles against Louisiana (10/1) and Arkansas State (10/29)... Recorded a season-high 1.5 tackles for loss against Arkansas State (10/29)... Recorded a season-high one sack against Central Michigan (9/10) and Texas State (11/12).

At Indiana: Will have two seasons of eligibility with the Jaguars beginning in 2022 — was a three-star recruit in the 2018 signing class out of Armwood High School in the Tampa, Fla., area … Turned down offers from Iowa, Oregon and Florida State, among others, to sign with Indiana … Miller's best season with the Hoosiers came as a redshirt freshman in 2019, when he totaled 32 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and 1.5 sacks. He played in nine games with one start in 2021, compiling 14 tackles … Appeared in eight games and recorded 24 tackles, one fumble recovery and one quarterback hurry in 2020 … Totaled 31 tackles, 19 solo, a half-sack, and 4.5 for loss as a freshman in 2019 … Redshirted the 2018 season … One of three Indiana transfers, and rejoins Head Coach Kane Wommack, who he played under at Indiana.

High School: Linebacker for head coach Evan Davis at Armwood High School ... All-state selection named the 2017 Hillsborough County Defensive Player of the Year ... Collected 164 tackles, 114 solo, 44 for loss, 11 sacks, 13 quarterback hurries, nine forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, and seven pass breakups as a senior ... Returned two fumbles for touchdowns and recorded one safety ... Blocked five punts and two field goals ... Armwood reached the 6A state championship game and posted a 14-1 record ... Ranked the No. 27 inside linebacker nationally by ESPN.

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2022Junior

    Linebacker
    6'1" 228 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2023Senior

    Linebacker
    6'1" 228 lbs
    4