Usage / Role
45%
Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Kent State
D.J. Miller Jr.
DB • 5'11" • 187 lbs • O' Fallon, MO, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
D.J. Miller Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
48
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
53
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
52
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Kent State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Iowa State • Kent State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Player Story
D.J. Miller Jr. built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive back from O' Fallon, MO wearing No. 3, spending time with Iowa State and Kent State. The clearest part of D.J. Miller Jr.'s career was...
Read the storyD.J. Miller Jr., DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Kent State. D.J. Miller Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 124
- TFL
- 1
- Passes defended
- 10
Quick Answers
D.J. Miller Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kent State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 124
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Kent State
- Top game
- Eastern Michigan
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 46 tackles · DB 155th (top 17%) · Mid-American 61st (top 12%) · National 695th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa State | 7 | 8 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa State | 4 | 6 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 11.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa State | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kent State | 11 | 62 | - | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 36.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Kent State | 11 | 46 | 1 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 42.7 |
Related Context
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D.J. Miller Jr. played DB for Iowa State and Kent State. Across 5 tracked seasons, D.J. Miller Jr. recorded 124 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Kent State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Kent State paired 5 primary output with 22.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 22.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Iowa State, Kent State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Kent State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
22.9
Usage
3.9
Consistency
15.2
Best Game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UCF: 1. Arkansas: 0. Fresno State: 0. Miami (OH): 0. Ohio: 0. Eastern Michigan: 1. Buffalo: 1. Akron: 1. Bowling Green: 0. Ball State: 1. Northern Illinois: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arkansas: 5 by 20.8. Fresno State: 3 by 12.5. Miami (OH): 4 by 16.7. Ohio: 7 by 29.2. Eastern Michigan: 6 by 35. Buffalo: 3 by 22.5. Akron: 7 by 39.2. Bowling Green: 3 by 12.5. Ball State: 6 by 35. Northern Illinois: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half0.3 · Games = 6 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · Games = 5 · +0.3 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
Best efficiency game
39.2 vs Akron
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | vs Northern Illinois | L 27-37 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Ball State | L 3-34 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 11/9 | vs Bowling Green | L 19-49 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/1 | @ Akron | L 27-31 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Buffalo | L 6-24 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Eastern Michigan | L 14-28 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Ohio | L 17-42 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Miami (OH) | L 3-23 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/24 | @ Fresno State | L 10-53 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Arkansas | L 6-28 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/31 | @ UCF | L 6-56 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Player Story
D.J. Miller Jr. story
D.J. Miller Jr. built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive back from O' Fallon, MO wearing No. 3, spending time with Iowa State and Kent State. The clearest part of D.J. Miller Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 124 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 interception, and 10 passes defended across 34 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Kent State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but D.J. Miller Jr.'s production has multiple signals. With 34 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa State and Kent State.
The arc is straightforward: D.J. Miller Jr. moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Iowa State
2019-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Kent State
2022-2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa State | 2 | 7.6 | 0.8 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa State | 1 | 8.8 | 1.2 | -1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | 8.3 | 1.5 | -1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kent State | 4 | 27.1 | 3.6 | 4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Kent State | 5 | 22.9 | 3.9 | 1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Eastern Michigan
Week 7 · L 14-28 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
69.4 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 69.4 takeover score.
#2
@ Akron
Week 10 · L 27-31 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60.8 takeover score.
#3
@ UCF
Week 1 · L 6-56
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
@ Oklahoma
Week 2 · L 3-33
2
Havoc Plays
59.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 59.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Ball State
Week 12 · L 3-34 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
55 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 55 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Kent State
5 primary output · 22.9 efficiency · 3.9 usage
42.7
#2
2021 Regular Season · Iowa State
40.3
0 primary · 8.3 efficiency · 1.5 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Kent State
36.6
4 primary · 27.1 efficiency · 3.6 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
1
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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