Anthony Miller (wide receiver, born 1994)

Anthony Miller
No. 17 – Chicago Bears
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1994-10-09) October 9, 1994
Memphis, Tennessee
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight: 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school: Christian Brothers
(Memphis, Tennessee)
College: Memphis
NFL Draft: 2018 / Round: 2 / Pick: 51
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2018
Receptions: 8
Receiving yards: 60
Receiving touchdowns: 1
Player stats at NFL.com

Anthony Miller (born October 9, 1994) is an American football wide receiver for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Memphis.

Early years

Miller attended Christian Brothers High School in Memphis, Tennessee, where he played football and ran track.[1]

College career

Miller joined the University of Memphis football team as a walk-on.[2] He redshirted in 2013 and then again in 2014 due to an injury. In 2015, he played in 12 games and made four starts, recording 47 receptions for 694 yards with five receiving touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns. In 2016, Miller started all 13 games and set school records with 95 receptions for 1,434 yards and 14 touchdowns.[3][4] During his senior season in 2017, he broke Duke Calhoun's school records for career receptions and receiving yards, Carlos Singleton's school record for career receiving touchdowns, and his own outright record for single-season receiving touchdowns and shared record for single-game receiving touchdowns.[5][6]

Professional career

Miller was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the second round, 51st overall, of the 2018 NFL Draft.[7] He was the sixth wide receiver to be selected that year.[8] In his NFL debut against the Green Bay Packers in the season opener, he had two receptions for 14 yards in the 24–23 defeat.[9] In the following game, a 24–17 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football, he recorded his first professional touchdown reception.[10] On September 23, 2018, Miller caught four passes for 35 yards against the Arizona Cardinals, but left the game early with a dislocated shoulder.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Anthony Miller: A Great Catch for Memphis". Memphis Daily News. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  2. ↑ "U of M's Anthony Miller goes from walk-on to key WR". archive.commercialappeal.com. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
  3. ↑ "Inside Anthony Miller's decision to return to Memphis". commercialappeal.com. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
  4. ↑ "Anthony Miller: A Great Catch for Memphis". Memphis Daily News. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
  5. ↑ "Meet Anthony Miller, the walk-on who rewrote the Memphis record books". The Draft Wire. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
  6. ↑ "Memphis Tigers receiver Anthony Miller is smashing records -- and teaching lessons". commercialappeal.com. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
  7. ↑ Mayer, Larry (April 27, 2018). "Bears trade up to select Miller in Round 2". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  8. ↑ "2018 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  9. ↑ Kane, Colleen (September 12, 2018). "11 things we heard from Bears assistant coaches about Mitch Trubisky's 'happy feet,' Kyle Fuller's dropped INT and more". Chicago Tribune.
  10. ↑ Greer, Jarvis (September 18, 2018). "Anthony Miller scores first NFL touchdown". WMC Action News 5.
  11. ↑ Wiltfong Jr., Lester (September 24, 2018). "Bears' Anthony Miller dislocated his shoulder". Windy City Gridiron.
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