2018 Football Roster
Miller, Chris
vs
BYU
Sep 27 (Sat)
8:15 PM
Jersey Number 14
Chris Miller
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Denton, Texas
- High School:
- Denton
Bio
AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.-2)—One of CU's nominees for the Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year … An impact when he's on the field, he's been sidelined by injures each of the last three season … He's played in 365 career snaps on defense with 23 tackles, four third owns tops, three quarterback hurries, three pass breakups and one interception.
2020 (Jr.)—He played in two games spanning the first three of the season, missing the second game and the final three due to injury … Playing primarily CU's hybrid safety/outside linebacker against UCLA and San Diego State, he had three tackles, two quarterback pressures and one tackle for loss in those two games … Named a captain at Arizona despite not playing … Had two tackles and two quarterback hurries in the season opener against UCLA … After sitting out the Stanford game, he had 1 tackle, which was behind the line of scrimmage, in 14 snaps against San Diego State.
2019 (Soph.)—He played in the first four games of the season, starting the first two at cornerback, before being injured against Arizona State and was lost for the season … In the first four games, he played in 168 snaps and had 10 tackles, two pass break-ups, two third down stops and an interception … He also saw action on four special teams units, kick coverage, punt coverage, punt return and field goal block, for a total of 31 plays … He had one forced fair catch on special teams, his sole special teams point … He was injured and missed spring football.
2018 (Fr.-RS)—Played in six games with two starts, at USC and at Washington … Played on defense in five games with 140 snaps … Had 10 tackles, two third own stops and one pass breakup … Played in 71 snaps in his two starts in hostile territory and had seven of his 10 tackles, both third down stops and his pass breakup in those two games combined … In the strength and conditioning testing at the end of the spring semester, he had the second fastest 10-yard sprint (1.50), the second-longest broad jump (128¼ - would have ranked seventh at the 2018 NFL Combine among all DBs) and the third-highest vertical leap (36 inches) on the team … Was selected by the coaches as the winner of the Hale Irwin Award given to the most improved defensive back in spring practices.
2017 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he did dress for CU’s three non-conference games to start the season.
HIGH SCHOOL—He was a 2016 Texas Associated Press Sports Editors Class 5A All-State second-team selection as a defensive back … A two-way player at wide receiver and cornerback, he was the Class 5A District 5 MVP as a utility player … Helped lead the Denton Broncos to a 9-2 record and into the first round of the UIL Texas State Class 5A Division I Championships as a senior when he was a SportsDay High School All-Dallas Area second-team selection as a defensive back … Had 20 pass breakups and two interceptions, including one he returned for a touchdown … His junior season he led the Broncos into the second round of the 5A Division I playoffs, finishing with a 9-3 record … Had 28 catches for 572 yards and eight touchdowns, including Denton’s only TD in a 12-11 win over Grapevine in the opening round of the playoffs … Also played on his high school basketball team and competed with his track and field team in the 100-meter days, 400-meter relay and 800-meter relay, making it to the state finals as both a sophomore and a junior … Anchored his 800-meter relay team that claimed the Class 5A Region I Championship on their way to the state meet.
ACADEMICS—He graduated from Colorado with a degree in Strategic Communication and minor in Leadership Studies and is interested in pursuing a graduate certificate this year.
PERSONAL—He was born on February 17, 1999 in Columbus, Miss. … Lists sporting activities as his favorite hobby.
TACKLES
Season G Plays UT AT — TOT TFL Sacks TZ 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int
2018 5 140 7 3 — 10 0- 0 0- 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
2019 4 168 7 3 — 10 0- 0 0- 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1
2020 2 57 3 0 — 3 1- 3 0- 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals 11 365 17 6 — 23 1- 3 0- 0 0 4 3 0 0 3 1
2020 (Jr.)—He played in two games spanning the first three of the season, missing the second game and the final three due to injury … Playing primarily CU's hybrid safety/outside linebacker against UCLA and San Diego State, he had three tackles, two quarterback pressures and one tackle for loss in those two games … Named a captain at Arizona despite not playing … Had two tackles and two quarterback hurries in the season opener against UCLA … After sitting out the Stanford game, he had 1 tackle, which was behind the line of scrimmage, in 14 snaps against San Diego State.
2019 (Soph.)—He played in the first four games of the season, starting the first two at cornerback, before being injured against Arizona State and was lost for the season … In the first four games, he played in 168 snaps and had 10 tackles, two pass break-ups, two third down stops and an interception … He also saw action on four special teams units, kick coverage, punt coverage, punt return and field goal block, for a total of 31 plays … He had one forced fair catch on special teams, his sole special teams point … He was injured and missed spring football.
2018 (Fr.-RS)—Played in six games with two starts, at USC and at Washington … Played on defense in five games with 140 snaps … Had 10 tackles, two third own stops and one pass breakup … Played in 71 snaps in his two starts in hostile territory and had seven of his 10 tackles, both third down stops and his pass breakup in those two games combined … In the strength and conditioning testing at the end of the spring semester, he had the second fastest 10-yard sprint (1.50), the second-longest broad jump (128¼ - would have ranked seventh at the 2018 NFL Combine among all DBs) and the third-highest vertical leap (36 inches) on the team … Was selected by the coaches as the winner of the Hale Irwin Award given to the most improved defensive back in spring practices.
2017 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he did dress for CU’s three non-conference games to start the season.
HIGH SCHOOL—He was a 2016 Texas Associated Press Sports Editors Class 5A All-State second-team selection as a defensive back … A two-way player at wide receiver and cornerback, he was the Class 5A District 5 MVP as a utility player … Helped lead the Denton Broncos to a 9-2 record and into the first round of the UIL Texas State Class 5A Division I Championships as a senior when he was a SportsDay High School All-Dallas Area second-team selection as a defensive back … Had 20 pass breakups and two interceptions, including one he returned for a touchdown … His junior season he led the Broncos into the second round of the 5A Division I playoffs, finishing with a 9-3 record … Had 28 catches for 572 yards and eight touchdowns, including Denton’s only TD in a 12-11 win over Grapevine in the opening round of the playoffs … Also played on his high school basketball team and competed with his track and field team in the 100-meter days, 400-meter relay and 800-meter relay, making it to the state finals as both a sophomore and a junior … Anchored his 800-meter relay team that claimed the Class 5A Region I Championship on their way to the state meet.
ACADEMICS—He graduated from Colorado with a degree in Strategic Communication and minor in Leadership Studies and is interested in pursuing a graduate certificate this year.
PERSONAL—He was born on February 17, 1999 in Columbus, Miss. … Lists sporting activities as his favorite hobby.
TACKLES
Season G Plays UT AT — TOT TFL Sacks TZ 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int
2018 5 140 7 3 — 10 0- 0 0- 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
2019 4 168 7 3 — 10 0- 0 0- 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1
2020 2 57 3 0 — 3 1- 3 0- 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals 11 365 17 6 — 23 1- 3 0- 0 0 4 3 0 0 3 1
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