1. Braxton Marcellus Miller was born on November 30,1992 and is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League.
27 Facts About Braxton Miller
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Braxton Miller played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and was their starting quarterback from 2011 to 2013, before moving to the wide receiver position in 2015 after sustaining a shoulder injury.
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Braxton Miller was selected by the Houston Texans in the third round of the 2016 NFL draft.
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Braxton Miller was named a Mr Football Award Finalist, and competed in the Under Armour All-America Game.
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Braxton Miller committed to Ohio State on June 3,2010, under then-head coach Jim Tressel.
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Braxton Miller had scholarship offers from Alabama, Cincinnati, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Tennessee, Southern California, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
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Braxton Miller was named the starting quarterback for the Buckeyes' fourth game against Colorado.
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Braxton Miller only attempted four passes the entire game, completing only one, which was for a touchdown.
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Braxton Miller finished the regular season ranked among the conference's top 10 in total offense with 11 passing and seven rushing touchdowns to go with 1,692 total yards.
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Braxton Miller competed with Kenny Guiton for the starting quarterback position and won.
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Braxton Miller had a great campaign as a dual-threat quarterback.
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Braxton Miller finished in fifth place in the 2012 Heisman Trophy voting.
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Braxton Miller was named the Big Ten Conference Offensive Player of the Year in recognition of his successful season.
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Braxton Miller finished ninth in the 2013 Heisman Trophy voting and was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year.
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Braxton Miller finished the season with 26 receptions for 341 yards, three receiving touchdowns, 260 rushing yards, and one rushing touchdown.
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At the NFL Scouting Combine, Braxton Miller was a top three performer in the 3-cone drill, the 20-yard shuttle, and the 60-yard shuttle.
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Braxton Miller was projected by many analysts and scouts to be a second or third round pick.
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Braxton Miller was ranked the ninth best wide receiver out of the 414 available by NFLDraftScout.
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Braxton Miller entered training camp competing with Jaelen Strong, Cecil Shorts, Keith Mumphery, Will Fuller, Wendall Williams, and Quenton Bundrage to be one of the Texans' starting star wide receivers.
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Braxton Miller was named the Texans's third wide receiver on their depth chart behind DeAndre Hopkins and fellow rookie Fuller.
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Braxton Miller made his professional regular season debut as a starting receiver in the Texans' season opener and caught his first career reception on a six-yard pass from Brock Osweiler.
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Braxton Miller finished the game with a season-high five receptions for 25 receiving yards and a touchdown.
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Braxton Miller finished his rookie season with 15 receptions for 99 receiving yards and a touchdown in ten games and six starts.
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On September 1,2018, Braxton Miller was waived by the Texans.
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On September 10,2018, Braxton Miller was signed to the practice squad of the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Braxton Miller was released during final roster cuts on August 31,2019.
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On October 22,2019, Braxton Miller was signed to the Carolina Panthers practice squad.