Linebacker, Florida, 2018–22
Ventrell Miller
- Number
- No. 51
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 221 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Lakeland, FL
- Born
- Jan 15, 1999, in Lakeland, Florida
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Ventrell Miller played linebacker at Florida (2018–22). The Jacksonville Jaguars took Miller in round 4, No. 121 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
16tackles, career highvs. LSU, 20202sacks, career highvs. Miami, 2019Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Florida | 51 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Florida | 51 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Florida | 51 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Florida | 51 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Florida | 51 | LB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′0″ | 221 |
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.
Game by game
2022 Florida 11 games, 75 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Utah | W 29–26 | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Kentucky | L 16–26 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Tennessee | L 33–38 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Eastern Washington | W 52–17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Missouri | W 24–17 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. LSU | L 35–45 | 10 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Georgia | L 20–42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | at Texas A&M | W 41–24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. South Carolina | W 38–6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Vanderbilt | L 24–31 | 11 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Florida State | L 38–45 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2021 Florida 2 games, 8 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 35–14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at South Florida | W 42–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Florida 11 games, 86 tackles, 3.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | at Ole Miss | W 51–35 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs.South Carolina | W 38–24 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | atTexas A&M | L 38–41 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 31 | vs.Missouri | W 41–17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs.Georgia | W 44–28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs. Arkansas | W 63–35 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 21 | atVanderbilt | W 38–17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs.Kentucky | W 34–10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | atTennessee | W 31–19 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 12 | vs.LSU | L 34–37 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19 | vs. Alabama | L 46–52 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Florida 12 games, 55 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | vs. Miami | W 24–20 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | vs. UT Martin | W 45–0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | atKentucky | W 29–21 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs.Tennessee | W 34–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Auburn | W 24–13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | atLSU | L 28–42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | atSouth Carolina | W 38–27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs.Georgia | L 17–24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | vs.Vanderbilt | W 56–0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | atMissouri | W 23–6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Florida State | W 40–17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Virginia | W 36–28 | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Florida 7 games, 15 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Charleston Southern | W 53–6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Colorado State | W 48–10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | at Mississippi State | W 13–6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | atVanderbilt | W 37–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs.Georgia | L 17–36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Idaho | W 63–10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | atFlorida State | W 41–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2023 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅞″ |
| Weight | 232 lb |
| Arm length | 32½″ |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ |
| Wingspan | 78⅞″W |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 35 games with a stat; latest team: Jacksonville Jaguars.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 15 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 15 | 38 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 (so far) | Jacksonville Jaguars | 5 | 33 | 1 | 0 |
| NFL career | 35 | 147 | 1 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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