Braxton Miller, 2013
Photo: Adam Glanzman, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, Ohio State, 2011–⁠15

Braxton Miller

Number
No. 1
Height
6′2″
Hometown
Huber Heights, OH
Born
Nov 30, 1992, in Springfield, Ohio

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Braxton Miller played quarterback at Ohio State (2011–⁠15). He finished fifth in the 2012 Heisman vote. The Houston Texans took Miller in round 3, No. 85 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
2,094
Passing yards, 2013 (Ohio State, 12–⁠2)
Heisman vote
5th
In the 2012 vote
Drafted
No. 85
Round 3, 2016 NFL Draft (Houston Texans)

Career highs

252passing yards, career highvs. Penn State, 20134touchdown passes, career highthree times; last at Purdue, 2013186rushing yards, career highvs. Nebraska, 20123rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Michigan, 2013

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 2014; Big Ten champions, 2014

All-America: College Football News second team 2012

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2011Ohio State8515754.11,1597.4134
2012Ohio State14825458.32,0398.0156
2013Ohio State16225563.52,0948.2247
2015Ohio State11100.033.000
Career39666759.45,2957.95217

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2011Ohio State1597154.5781
2012Ohio State2271,2715.61372
2013Ohio State1711,0686.21270
2015Ohio State422606.2153
Career5993,3145.53381

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Ohio State2634113.1354

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Ohio State1QB
2012Ohio State1QB
2013Ohio State1QB
2014Ohio State1QB
2015Ohio State1QB6′2″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2013Ohio State3650.1732nd (n=144)0.2263.548%0.190.18
2015Ohio State800.26––20.99%–0.08

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2015 Ohio State 13 games, 26 catches, 341 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 7atVirginia TechW 42–⁠24–––––61
Sep 12vs.Hawai’iW 38–⁠0–––––57
Sep 19vs.Northern IllinoisW 20–⁠13113007
Sep 26vs.Western MichiganW 38–⁠12–––––11
Oct 3atIndianaW 34–⁠27–––––14
Oct 10vs.MarylandW 49–⁠28–––––11
Oct 17vs.Penn StateW 38–⁠10–––––30
Oct 24atRutgersW 49–⁠7–––––16
Nov 7vs.MinnesotaW 28–⁠14–––––11
Nov 14atIllinoisW 28–⁠3––––––
Nov 21vs.Michigan StateL 14–⁠17–––––9
Nov 28atMichiganW 42–⁠13–––––7
Jan 1 ✦vs.Notre DameW 44–⁠28–––––26
2013 Ohio State 12 games, 2,094 passing yards, 24 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.BuffaloW 40–⁠2015221782177
Sep 7vs.San Diego StateW 42–⁠72230005
Sep 28vs.WisconsinW 31–⁠2417251984083
Oct 5atNorthwesternW 40–⁠3015262030168
Oct 19vs.IowaW 34–⁠24222722220102
Oct 26vs.Penn StateW 63–⁠1418242523068
Nov 2atPurdueW 56–⁠01923233417
Nov 16atIllinoisW 60–⁠35132915020184
Nov 23vs.IndianaW 42–⁠14111716021144
Nov 30atMichiganW 42–⁠4161513321153
Dec 7vs.Michigan StateL 24–⁠3482110110142
Jan 3 ✦vs.ClemsonL 35–⁠4016242342235
2012 Ohio State 12 games, 2,039 passing yards, 15 TD; 1,271 rushing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.Miami (OH)W 56–⁠10142420720161
Sep 8vs.UCFW 31–⁠16182415511141
Sep 15vs.CaliforniaW 35–⁠2816302494175
Sep 22vs.UABW 29–⁠1512201430064
Sep 29atMichigan StateW 17–⁠16162317911136
Oct 6vs.NebraskaW 63–⁠3871412710186
Oct 13atIndianaW 52–⁠49132421121149
Oct 20vs.PurdueW 29–⁠229201130147
Oct 27atPenn StateW 35–⁠2371914311134
Nov 3vs.IllinoisW 52–⁠2212202262073
Nov 17atWisconsinW 21–⁠141018970048
Nov 24vs.MichiganW 26–⁠2114181891057
2011 Ohio State 12 games, 1,159 passing yards, 13 TD; 715 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.AkronW 42–⁠08121301030
Sep 17atMiamiL 6–⁠2424220132
Sep 24vs.ColoradoW 37–⁠17513832083
Oct 1vs.Michigan StateL 7–⁠105105601−27
Oct 8atNebraskaL 27–⁠3458951091
Oct 15atIllinoisW 17–⁠714171034
Oct 29vs.WisconsinW 33–⁠29712891099
Nov 5vs.IndianaW 34–⁠205115501105
Nov 12atPurdueL 23–⁠268181322043
Nov 19vs.Penn StateL 14–⁠207178310105
Nov 26atMichiganL 34–⁠40142523521100
Jan 2 ✦vs.FloridaL 17–⁠2418231622020

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2016 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 16–⁠27).

DrillCombine 2016
Height6′1⅜″
Weight201 lb
Arm length31¾″
Hand size9⅛″
40-yard dash4.50 s
10-yard split1.54 sW
Vertical jump35″
Broad jump10′3″
Bench press17 reps
3-cone drill6.65 s
20-yard shuttle4.07 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 20 games with a stat; latest team: Carolina Panthers.

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2016Houston Texans10000000
2017Houston Texans10000001
NFL career20000001

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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