Tight end, South Dakota, 2023–⁠26

Jesse Miller

Number
No. 83
Height
6′6″
Weight
255 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Scranton, IA

Jesse Miller plays tight end for South Dakota. Last time out, against Southern Illinois: 1 catch, 4 yards.

2026 so far

10 catches, 80 yards, 2 TD

Last game: 1 catch, 4 yards vs. Southern Illinois, W 31–⁠10

Next game: vs. North Dakota, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 18CCSU
  2. 36@UNCO
  3. 8EWU
  4. 5@BOIS
  5. 9INST
  6. 4SIU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025South Dakota201587.9117
2026South Dakota10808.0224
Career302387.9324

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025South Dakota83TESo.
2026South Dakota83TEJr.6′6″255

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2025South Dakota (FCS)360.086th (n=1040)0.462.75%
2026South Dakota (FCS)110.93––10.3–

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 South Dakota 6 games, 10 catches, 80 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29vs.Central ConnecticutW 59–⁠2031819–
Sep 5atNorthern ColoradoW 38–⁠23236024–
Sep 12vs.Eastern WashingtonW 41–⁠231808–
Sep 19atBoise StateL 24–⁠381505–
Oct 3vs.Indiana StateW 44–⁠142915–
Oct 10vs.Southern IllinoisW 31–⁠101404–
2025 South Dakota 9 games, 20 catches, 158 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30atIowa StateL 7–⁠551303–
Sep 20vs.DrakeW 42–⁠211202–
Sep 27atNorth Dakota StateL 13–⁠5121609–
Oct 18atNorthern IowaW 17–⁠14431011–
Oct 25vs.Illinois StateL 13–⁠21319111–
Nov 1vs.North DakotaW 26–⁠21435016–
Nov 15atSouthern IllinoisW 53–⁠513340175
Dec 6atMercerW 47–⁠01808–
Dec 13atMontanaL 22–⁠52110010–

No box score in the source for Sep 6 at Lamar, so that game is not listed.

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

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