Isaac Miller

Wyoming

Sep 20 (Sat)

8:15 p.m.

Position:
Offensive Line
Height:
6-7
Weight:
280
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Longmont, Colo.
High School:
Silver Creek

AT COLORADO: 2018 (Jr./Sr.)—He decided to give up playing football as a knee he had surgery on continued to give him problems … he was awarded a medical hardship and worked to finish his degree.

2017 (Soph.)—He played in eight games on offense, including four starts at right tackle in consecutive weeks from Oct. 7-28 … Made his first appearance of the season in the Texas State game, where he played in 64 snaps from scrimmage and was credited with one touchdown block (direct), one perfect play on a passing touchdown and graded out at 2.48 for the game (2.41-2.60 is considered a winning grade) … Made his first career start at right tackle against Arizona and helped Colorado run for 300 yards, 281 of that by TB Phillip Lindsay (fourth highest rushing total by a Buff in school history) … Received the highest graded game of the season at Oregon State (2.38) when he played in 37 snaps in his second consecutive start.

2016 (Fr.-RS)—He missed the entire season due to a knee injury … At seasons end he was the recipient of the Dean Jacob Van Ek Award for academic excellence … In the spring prior to the season, he was presented the Joe Romig Award selected by the coaches for being the most improved offensive lineman during spring ball.

2015 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he practiced on the offensive line all fall … Enrolled for the spring semester and participated in spring practices. He was originally scheduled to report with the other members of his recruiting class, but due to shoulder surgery, he delayed his enrollment until January and was thus a grayshirt … He dropped some weight after his surgery (he was 250 when he signed), but he worked hard to regain it and by the time the season rolled around, he was 15 pounds heavier than when he signed with the Buffs out of high school.

HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior team captain, he earned All-Colorado and All-State (3A) honors from both the Denver Post and Mile High Sports Magazine in addition to being named All-Northern Conference … Was unanimously rated as one of the top 10 recruits in the state of Colorado, and as the No. 2 offensive lineman … He was an All-Region performer as both a junior and senior as selected by the Longmont Times-Call, and was a first-team All-State (3A) team member as a junior … A two-and-a-half-year starter at left offensive tackle (he was required to sit out the first five games his sophomore season after transferring from Niwot), he allowed just three sacks over his junior and senior seasons; the coaches did not track statistics for offensive linemen, but observers noted multiple pancake blocks in all of his games … Played some spot defensive tackle at times, and did block a field goal against Coronado as a senior … Under coach Mike Apodaca, Silver Creek was the 3A state champion his junior year (12-2), and the state runner-ups his senior (10-3) and sophomore seasons (11-2); that worked to a combined 33-7 during his prep career.

ACADEMICS—He graduated from Colorado in December 2018 with a degree in Integrative Physiology and Psychology at Colorado … As a sophomore, he was named to the 2017 Academic All-Colorado team by the state’s NFF Chapter … He was one of 11 players in the state to be named as a prestigious National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete out of high school … A member of the Honor Roll all four years at Silver Creek, he owned a weighted 4.3 grade point average in high school, as he was a member of the Academic All-State team his sophomore through senior years.

PERSONAL—He was born March 22, 1996 in Boulder … Hobbies include weightlifting, playing basketball, Frisbee and anything that involves the outdoors … His father (Russell) played college football at Jamestown College in North Dakota … He in active in the community and has volunteered with Special Olympics, working with the kids in both softball and swimming … He was the first commitment of CU’s 2014 recruiting class, doing so on May 24.