Drew Miller (quarterback)

{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1978)}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Drew Miller

| image =

| number = 7

| position = Quarterback

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|3|14}}

| birth_place = Tacoma, Washington, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lbs = 200

| high_school = Lakes {{nowrap|(Lakewood, Washington)}}

| college = BYU (1997–1998)
Montana (1999–2000)

| undraftedyear = 2001

| pastteams =

BC Lions ({{CFL Year|2001}})*
Detroit Fury ({{AFL Year|2002}})

| aflstatlabel1 = Comp. / Att.

| aflstatvalue1 = 39 / 62

| aflstatlabel2 = Passing yards

| aflstatvalue2 = 473

| aflstatlabel3 = TD–INT

| aflstatvalue3 = 9–4

| aflstatlabel4 = Passer rating

| aflstatvalue4 = 95.70

| afl = 3129

}}

Drew Miller (born March 14, 1978) is an American former football quarterback. He played college football at Brigham Young University and the University of Montana. He played professionally for the Detroit Fury of the Arena Football League (AFL).

Early life

Miller played high school football and baseball at Lakes High School in Lakewood, Washington. He started three seasons at quarterback while also playing the role of kicker and punter. As a senior, he threw for 3,366 yards with 42 touchdowns, while earning the Player of the Year award. He recorded career totals of 9,003 passing yards and 103 touchdowns. Miller also earned various honors, including first-team

All-State, first-team All-Conference three times, and first-team All-American during his senior year. He helped his baseball team end a 15-year playoff drought.{{cite web|url=http://www.wiaa.com/ardisplay.aspx?ID=709 |title=Drew Miller |publisher=wiaa.com |accessdate=December 24, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225040201/http://www.wiaa.com/ardisplay.aspx?ID=709 |archivedate=December 25, 2014 }}

College career

Miller played for the BYU Cougars from 1997 to 1998.{{cite web|url=http://byucougars.com/athlete/m-football/drew-miller |title=Drew Miller |publisher=byucougars.com |accessdate=December 24, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225040202/http://byucougars.com/athlete/m-football/drew-miller |archivedate=December 25, 2014 }} He was the first true freshman in the school's history to start at quarterback. He transferred to play for the Montana Grizzlies from 1999 to 2000. Miller was named the 1999 Big Sky Conference Newcomer of the Year. He was also named first-team All-Big Sky as well as first-team All-American in 1999 and 2000. He played 22 games during his collegiate career for the Cougars and Grizzlies, completing 530 of his 812 passes for 7,211 yards and 52 touchdowns.

Professional career

Miller signed with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League on April 26, 2001.{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14019620/great_falls_tribune/ | title=Drew Miller signs with B.C. Lions | work=Great Falls Tribune | date=April 29, 2001 | agency=Associated Press | accessdate=September 26, 2017 | pages=42}} He was released by the Lions in June 2001.{{cite news | title=Caught in the middle: Lochbaum back with Lions trying to ignore mind games | work=The Province | date=June 17, 2001 | author=Ullrich, Lowell | pages=A79}} He played for the AFL's Detroit Fury during the 2002 Arena Football League season.{{cite web | url=http://www.arenafan.com/players/?page=players&player=3129&pageview=career | title=Drew Miller | publisher=arenafan.com | accessdate=December 24, 2014}}

Coaching career

Miller began his coaching career as an assistant for the University of Montana for one season. He then became the quarterbacks coach at Lakes High School and the offensive coordinator at Bellarmine Preparatory School. He then became the wide receivers coach at Central Washington University for three seasons. Miller then became the wide receivers and kick returners coach for Idaho State University.