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  Josh Miller
Josh Miller

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Manning, SC

High School:
Manning

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 230

Position:
LB

Experience:
3VL

Major:
PRTM (Sport Management)

Miller Fact: Only linebacker on the 2008 team who has earned three letters.
Years Lettered: 2005,06,07
Bowl Participation: Special teams player in the 2005 Champs Sports Bowl against Colorado; played special teams in the 2006 Music City Bowl against Kentucky; reserve linebacker in the 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl against #21 Auburn.
Fall 2008 Depth Chart Position: Second-team middle linebacker

Overview: Reliable linebacker and special teams player who has missed just one game the last three years...has 35 career tackles in 37 games and has played 260 snaps...has never started...has missed just one game in his career (Florida State in 2007)...played a career-high 39 snaps against Louisiana Tech in 2006 and totaled four tackles.

2007: Played seven games on defense and 12 on special teams...had three tackles against Central Michigan in 15 snaps...played 13 snaps and had four tackles against #21 Auburn in his top game...played nine snaps against Wake Forest.

2006: Reserve linebacker who played 121 snaps...saw his most action against Louisiana Tech when he had four tackles in 39 snaps...played 29 snaps in the against Florida Atlantic and had three tackles...played on special teams only in the last five games.

2005: Played all 12 games as a first-year freshman...played special teams in every game and defensive snaps in seven games...saw his most action against Temple when he had five tackles in 31 snaps...played 20 snaps against Duke and had three tackles...six of his 13 tackles were special teams stops...recorded his first career tackles at N.C. State; he had two stops in six snaps.

Before Clemson: Two-way star at Manning High School...rushed for 2,271 yards and 32 touchdowns as a senior, and over 5,500 yards with 66 scores during his career...had 232 career tackles and three interception returns for scores...three-time all-region and two-time all-state pick...Shrine Bowl starter...SuperPrep Mid-Atlantic team member as the #6 prospect in South Carolina...all-state pick by High School Sports Report...honorable mention All-Southern team by Orlando Sentinel...SuperPrep All-American and #24 linebacker in the nation...#55 prospect on the East Coast by SuperPrep...#17 outside linebacker in the nation and #3 prospect in the state by Rivals.com...#2 prospect in South Carolina by The State...went 68 yards for a touchdown on his first carry in high school...#5 on Spartanburg Herald-Journal's Fab-50 list...Florence Morning News Player-of-the-Year, Pee Dee Player-of-the-Year, and Sumter Daily Item Player-of-the-Year...coached by Robbie Briggs...chose Clemson over Florida State, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia Tech...born Dec. 12, 1986...majoring in sport management.


 
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