Player Dossier

2006-2009

Fresno State

Lonyae Miller

RB • 5'11" • Fontana, CA, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Lonyae Miller leans balanced backfield option traits and 48.5 efficiency.

Usage / Role

5%

Rotational offensive role

lowfeatured

Impact Production

7

Developing production for a back

lowelite

Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

16

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2008 Postseason · Fresno State

06070708080909

Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Fresno State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Idaho

Player Story

Lonyae Miller built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a running back from Fontana, CA wearing No. 1, spending time with Fresno State. The clearest part of Lonyae Miller's career was his backfield work:...

Read the story
3★

Recruit Profile

Class 2020 · Rating 0.8

Upland · Upland, CA

Committed To
Fresno State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Lonyae Miller, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Postseason · Fresno State. Lonyae Miller leans balanced backfield option traits and 48.5 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
2,153
Rushing yards
2,062
Receiving yards
91
Touchdowns
20

Quick Answers

Lonyae Miller quick answers

Latest team and position
Fresno State · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
2,153
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 45 games
Best season
2008 Postseason · Fresno State
Top game
Idaho
Recruit profile
3-star · Upland · Fresno State
High school pipeline
Upland · 29 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 1 · Class 2009
2009 Scrimmage yards rank
392 scrimmage yards · RB 157th (top 35%) · Western Athletic 35th (top 25%) · National 506th (top 25%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2006 Regular SeasonFresno State1031728730237.9
2007 PostseasonFresno State1038380065.2
2007 Regular SeasonFresno State1059457123765.2
2008 PostseasonFresno State121131130267.9
2008 Regular SeasonFresno State126996990567.9
2009 PostseasonFresno State1312120041.3
2009 Regular SeasonFresno State1338034238441.3

Related Context

Lonyae Miller played RB for Fresno State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Lonyae Miller recorded 2,062 rushing yards, 91 receiving yards, and 20 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2008 with Fresno State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2008 Postseason

Fresno State paired 812 primary output with 61.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2009 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 48.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2009 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Cincinnati

Loss with 83 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2009 Postseason · Fresno State

Games

13

Scrimmage Yards / G

30.2

Efficiency

48.5

Usage

10.1

Consistency

39.7

Best Game by takeover score

Cincinnati

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Active game

Hover over a point

Hover or select a game to keep its context visible here without the page shifting around.

Game-by-Game Trend

Follow how the selected stat changes from one game to the next. Spikes mark standout outings, while dips show quieter weeks.

12345678910111213

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Wyoming: 12. UC Davis: 46. Wisconsin: 5. Boise State: 9. Cincinnati: 83. Hawai'i: 25. San José State: 43. New Mexico State: 2. Utah State: 1. Idaho: 6. Nevada: 79. Louisiana Tech: 61. Illinois: 20

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

Low volumeHigh quality

High volumeHigh quality

Low volumeLower quality

High volumeLower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wyoming: 1 by 100. UC Davis: 8 by 59.9. Wisconsin: 2 by 26. Boise State: 2 by 46.9. Cincinnati: 12 by 76.9. Hawai'i: 6 by 43.4. San José State: 8 by 66.1. New Mexico State: 4 by 5.2. Utah State: 2 by 14.6. Idaho: 3 by 20.8. Nevada: 13 by 59.7. Louisiana Tech: 13 by 48.2. Illinois: 3 by 62.2

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins25.5 · Games = 8 · -12.1 vs Losses
Losses37.6 · Games = 5 · +12.1 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Cincinnati

Best efficiency game

100 vs Wyoming

Result
Sat 12/19@ WyomingL 28-3511212012
Sat 12/5@ IllinoisW 53-522115.500196.7
Sat 11/21vs Louisiana TechW 30-2812554.601164.7
Sat 11/14@ NevadaL 14-5210555.5003246.1
Sun 11/8@ IdahoW 31-2136202
Sat 10/31vs Utah StateW 31-2712211-10.5
Sun 10/25@ New Mexico StateW 34-3420.5000.5
Sun 10/18vs San José StateW 41-21749701-65.4
Sun 10/11@ Hawai'iW 42-176254.2014.2
Sat 9/26@ CincinnatiL 20-2810777.700266.9
Sat 9/19vs Boise StateL 34-51294.5004.5
Sat 9/12@ WisconsinL 31-34252.5002.5
Sun 9/6vs UC DavisW 51-08465.8015.8

Player Story

Lonyae Miller story

Lonyae Miller built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a running back from Fontana, CA wearing No. 1, spending time with Fresno State. The clearest part of Lonyae Miller's career was his backfield work: 2,062 rushing yards, 374 carries, 20 rushing touchdowns, and 91 receiving yards across 45 career games in the available record. His career also includes 91 receiving yards and 49 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Lonyae Miller's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Fresno State

    2006-2009

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2006200720072008200820092009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2006 Regular SeasonFresno State31748.110.9
2007 PostseasonFresno State6324822.7315
2007 Regular SeasonFresno State6324822.70
2008 PostseasonFresno State81261.919180
2008 Regular SeasonFresno State81261.9190
2009 PostseasonFresno State39248.510.1-420
2009 Regular SeasonFresno State39248.510.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Idaho

Week 7 · W 45-32 · Conference game

Win with 181 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

181

Scrimmage Yards

95.2 takeover

181 scrimmage yards and 30 usage.

#2

vs Hawai'i

Week 6 · L 29-32 · Conference game

161

Scrimmage Yards

88.7 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

161 scrimmage yards and 32.8 usage.

#3

vs Hawai'i

Week 7 · L 37-68 · Conference game

124

Scrimmage Yards

85.6 takeover

Loss with 124 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

124 scrimmage yards and 28.8 usage.

#4

@ Nevada

Week 6 · W 49-41 · Conference game

95

Scrimmage Yards

82.3 takeover

Win with 95 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

95 scrimmage yards and 26.7 usage.

#5

@ Idaho

Week 7 · W 37-24 · Conference game

108

Scrimmage Yards

80.9 takeover

Win with 108 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

108 scrimmage yards and 28.1 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2008 Postseason · Fresno State

812 primary output · 61.9 efficiency · 19 usage

67.9

#2

2008 Regular Season · Fresno State

67.9

812 primary · 61.9 efficiency · 19 usage

#3

2007 Postseason · Fresno State

65.2

632 primary · 48 efficiency · 22.7 usage

Milestones

5

100+ rush yards

2

150+ scrimmage yards

3

2+ TD games