Usage / Role
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Featured offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2011Miami
Lamar Miller
RB • 5'11" • Miami, FL, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Lamar Miller leans workhorse runner traits and 58.5 efficiency.
Impact Production
95
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
79
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
92
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Miami
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Miami
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Player Story
Lamar Miller built his college career from 2009 through 2011 as a running back from Miami, FL wearing No. 6, spending time with Miami. The clearest part of Lamar Miller's career was his backfield work: 1,918 rushing...
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- Committed To
- Miami
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2012
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 2
- Overall
- No. 97
- NFL Team
- Miami Dolphins
Lamar Miller, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Miami. Lamar Miller leans workhorse runner traits and 58.5 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,099
- Rushing yards
- 1,918
- Receiving yards
- 181
- Touchdowns
- 17
Quick Answers
Lamar Miller quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Miami · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,099
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2011 Regular Season · Miami
- Top game
- Virginia Tech
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Killian · Miami
- High school pipeline
- Killian · 24 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2012 · Round 4 · Pick 2 · Miami Dolphins
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Class 2011
- 2011 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,357 scrimmage yards · RB 20th (top 5%) · ACC 6th (top 3%) · National 38th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Miami | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2010 Postseason | Miami | 11 | 45 | 13 | 32 | 0 | 54.1 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Miami | 11 | 697 | 633 | 64 | 7 | 54.1 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Miami | 12 | 1,357 | 1,272 | 85 | 10 | 84.1 |
Related Context
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Lamar Miller played RB for Miami. Across 3 tracked seasons, Lamar Miller recorded 1,918 rushing yards, 181 receiving yards, and 17 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Miami.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season
Miami paired 1,357 primary output with 58.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 58.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2011 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Loss with 189 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2011 Regular Season · Miami
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
113.1
Efficiency
58.5
Usage
39.8
Consistency
77.8
Best Game by takeover score
Virginia Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Maryland: 122. Ohio State: 185. Kansas State: 117. Bethune-Cookman: 99. Virginia Tech: 189. North Carolina: 45. Georgia Tech: 93. Virginia: 77. Duke: 147. Florida State: 92. South Florida: 69. Boston College: 122
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Maryland: 20 by 66.7. Ohio State: 27 by 72.8. Kansas State: 20 by 61.2. Bethune-Cookman: 15 by 73. Virginia Tech: 21 by 87.5. North Carolina: 18 by 21.7. Georgia Tech: 27 by 35.9. Virginia: 18 by 45.2. Duke: 20 by 76.6. Florida State: 22 by 43.6. South Florida: 23 by 28.1. Boston College: 13 by 89.1
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins106.3 · Games = 6 · -13.5 vs Losses
Losses119.8 · Games = 6 · +13.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Virginia Tech
Best efficiency game
89.1 vs Boston College
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/25 | vs Boston College100 rush yards | L 17-24 | 12 | 114 | 9.50 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9.4 |
| Sat 11/19 | @ South Florida | W 6-3 | 20 | 50 | 2.50 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 3 |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Florida State | L 19-23 | 22 | 92 | 4.20 | 0 | — | — | 4.2 |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Duke100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 49-14 | 20 | 147 | 7.30 | 2 | — | — | 7.3 |
| Fri 10/28 | vs Virginia | L 21-28 | 16 | 70 | 4.40 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4.3 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Georgia Tech | W 24-7 | 27 | 93 | 3.40 | 1 | — | — | 3.4 |
| Sat 10/15 | @ North Carolina | W 30-24 | 16 | 29 | 1.80 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 2.5 |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Virginia Tech100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 35-38 | 18 | 166 | 9.20 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 9 |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Bethune-Cookman100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 45-14 | 14 | 102 | 7.30 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 6.6 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Kansas State100 rush yards | L 24-28 | 18 | 106 | 5.90 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5.8 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Ohio State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 24-6 | 26 | 184 | 7.10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Tue 9/6 | @ Maryland100 rush yards | L 24-32 | 18 | 119 | 6.60 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6.1 |
Player Story
Lamar Miller story
Lamar Miller built his college career from 2009 through 2011 as a running back from Miami, FL wearing No. 6, spending time with Miami. The clearest part of Lamar Miller's career was his backfield work: 1,918 rushing yards, 335 carries, 15 rushing touchdowns, and 181 receiving yards across 23 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2011 with Miami. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 181 receiving yards and 392 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 23 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Miami.
The arc is straightforward: Lamar Miller 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
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Miami
2009-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2009201020102011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Miami | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2010 Postseason | Miami | 742 | 56.3 | 18.9 | 742 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Miami | 742 | 56.3 | 18.9 | 0 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Miami | 1,357 | 58.5 | 39.8 | 615 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Virginia Tech
Week 6 · L 35-38 · Conference game
Loss with 189 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
95.8 takeover
189 scrimmage yards and 40.4 usage.
#2
vs Ohio State
Week 3 · W 24-6
185
Scrimmage Yards
90.2 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
185 scrimmage yards and 46.6 usage.
#3
vs Virginia Tech
Week 12 · L 17-31 · Conference game
163
Scrimmage Yards
90.1 takeover
Loss with 163 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
163 scrimmage yards and 26.3 usage.
#4
vs Duke
Week 10 · W 49-14 · Conference game
147
Scrimmage Yards
84.8 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
147 scrimmage yards and 37.7 usage.
#5
vs Maryland
Week 10 · W 26-20 · Conference game
145
Scrimmage Yards
83.2 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
145 scrimmage yards and 35.8 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2011 Regular Season · Miami
1,357 primary output · 58.5 efficiency · 39.8 usage
84.1
#2
2010 Postseason · Miami
54.1
742 primary · 56.3 efficiency · 18.9 usage
#3
2010 Regular Season · Miami
54.1
742 primary · 56.3 efficiency · 18.9 usage
Milestones
9
100+ rush yards
3
150+ scrimmage yards
3
2+ TD games
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