Player Dossier

2019-2023

Buffalo

Rich Miller

LB • 6'1" • 230 lbs • Detroit, MI, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Rich Miller shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.5 disruption score.

Usage Score

6.3

Efficiency

23.5

Consistency

13.9

Season Value

12.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Buffalo

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Buffalo • Kansas
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Rich Miller, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Buffalo. Rich Miller shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.5 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Buffalo paired 0 primary output with 4.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 23.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Buffalo, Kansas.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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

2023 Postseason · Kansas

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

23.5

Usage

6.3

Consistency

13.9

Best Game by takeover score

UNLV

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UNLV: 0. Unknown: 0. Illinois: 0. BYU: 0. Texas: 0. UCF: 0.5. Oklahoma State: 0. Oklahoma: 0. Iowa State: 2. Texas Tech: 2. Kansas State: 1. Cincinnati: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UNLV: 2 by 8.3. Unknown: 7 by 29.2. Illinois: 2 by 8.3. BYU: 4 by 16.7. Texas: 3 by 12.5. UCF: 5 by 25.8. Oklahoma State: 5 by 20.8. Oklahoma: 3 by 12.5. Iowa State: 8 by 53.3. Texas Tech: 8 by 53.3. Kansas State: 3 by 22.5. Cincinnati: 2 by 18.3

Split Comparison

Wins0.5 · n=7 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · n=4 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.1 · n=6 · -0.9 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · n=6 · +0.9 vs First Half

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Texas Tech

Best efficiency game

53.3 vs Texas Tech

Result
Wed 12/27@ UNLVW 49-3622000
Sun 11/26@ CincinnatiW 49-1620001
Sun 11/19vs Kansas StateL 27-3133001
Sat 11/11vs Texas TechL 13-1687110
Sat 11/4@ Iowa StateW 28-2185110
Sat 10/28vs OklahomaW 38-3332000
Sat 10/14@ Oklahoma StateL 32-3953000
Sat 10/7vs UCFW 51-22530.5000
Sat 9/30@ TexasL 14-4033000
Sat 9/23vs BYUW 38-2741000
Fri 9/8vs IllinoisW 34-2322000
Sat 9/2vs Unknown76000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Buffalo

    2019-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Kansas

    2021-2023

    Final stop

Season Progression

2019202020202021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonBuffalo04.71
2020 PostseasonBuffalo110.72.51
2020 Regular SeasonBuffalo110.72.50
2021 Regular SeasonKansas934.29.88
2022 Regular SeasonKansas5337.7-4
2023 PostseasonKansas6.523.56.31.5
2023 Regular SeasonKansas6.523.56.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

West Virginia

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.

#2

Oklahoma State

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 59.8 takeover score.

#3

Texas Tech

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 57.9 takeover score.

#4

Iowa State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 57.1 takeover score.

#5

Texas Tech

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Regular Season · Buffalo

0 primary output · 4.7 efficiency · 1 usage

35.2

#2

2021 Regular Season · Kansas

23.4

9 primary · 34.2 efficiency · 9.8 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Kansas

14.4

5 primary · 33 efficiency · 7.7 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

2

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.8304

Martin Luther King · Detroit, MI

Committed To
Buffalo
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

2

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

236

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 50 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Rich Miller quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
236