Jamal Miles
{{Short description|American football player (born 1991)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox CFL biography
| name = Jamal Miles
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|2|28|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Peoria, Arizona, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| team = Arizona Rattlers
| number = 2
| status = Active
| import = yes
| position1 = Wide receiver
| position2 = Kick returner
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 9
| weight_lb = 190
| college = Arizona State
| high_school = Peoria (AZ)
| playing_years1 = {{NFL Year|2013}}
| playing_team1 = Jacksonville Jaguars*
| playing_years2 = {{CFL Year|2013}}–{{CFL Year|2014}}
| playing_team2 = Edmonton Eskimos
| playing_years3 = {{IFL Year|2017}}–present
| playing_team3 = Arizona Rattlers
| career_highlights =
- United Bowl champion (2017)
- IFL National Champion (2024)
- Second-team All-Pac-12 (2011)
| NFL = 2539200
}}
Jamal Miles (born February 28, 1991) is an American football wide receiver for the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League (IFL). Miles played college football for Arizona State University. He was undrafted in the 2013 NFL draft and signed as an undrafted free agent by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Early life
Miles attended Peoria High School, where he was selected to the first-team All-4A conference as a senior after rushing for 2,168 yards on 231 carries.{{cite web |url=http://archive.azcentral.com/community/peoria/articles/2008/12/14/20081214spt-asufootrecruit-ON-CP.html |title=Peoria High School tailback Jamal Miles commits to ASU |author=Jeff Metcalfe |date=December 14, 2008 |publisher=azcentral.com |work=www.azcentral.com |accessdate=February 18, 2017}} He was rated a 4-star prospect and number 6 in the state of Arizona by Rivals.com.{{cite web |url=http://www.thesundevils.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30300&ATCLID=208250980 |title=Jamal Miles Profile |publisher=Sun Devils Athletics |work=www.thesundevils.com |accessdate=February 17, 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/87540 |title=Jamal Miles |publisher=Yahoo! Inc. |work=www.rivals.com |accessdate=February 18, 2017}}
College career
Miles was used primarily as a return specialist throughout college and became one of Arizona State's most prolific return men. He was also a contributor both in the backfield and as a receiver. He had 10 career receiving touchdowns, 2 rushing touchdowns, 1 passing touchdown and 4 return touchdowns.
=Statistics=
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| rowspan=2|Season
! colspan=4|Receiving ! colspan=3|Rushing ! colspan=4|Kickoff returns ! colspan=4|Punt returns | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Att | Yards | TD | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Att | Yards | Avg | TD |
| 2009
| 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 31 | 611 | 19.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| 2010
| 25 | 203 | 8.1 | 4 | 27 | 63 | 2 | 3 | 118 | 39.3 | 1 | 29 | 248 | 8.6 | 0 |
| 2011
| 60 | 361 | 6.0 | 6 | 29 | 237 | 0 | 30 | 788 | 26.3 | 2 | 14 | 232 | 16.6 | 1 |
| 2012
| 37 | 373 | 10.1 | 0 | 15 | 67 | 0 | 16 | 349 | 21.8 | 0 | 26 | 230 | 8.8 | 0 |
| NCAA Career Totals
! 128 | 995 | 7.8 | 10 | 74 | 380 | 2 | 80 | 1,866 | 23.3 | 3 | 69 || 710 || 10.3 || 1 |
Professional career
On April 28, 2013, Miles was added as an undrafted free agent by the Jacksonville Jaguars to their training camp roster.{{cite web |url=http://www.jaguars.com/news/article-JaguarsNews/Jaguars-agree-to-terms-with-23-Rookie-Free-Agents/2329af3f-5ef9-46f5-ae67-5b9baca2bdfe |title=Jaguars agree to terms with 23 Rookie Free Agents |date=April 28, 2013 |publisher=Jacksonville Jaguars, LLC. |work=www.jaguars.com |accessdate=February 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109010755/http://www.jaguars.com/news/article-JaguarsNews/Jaguars-agree-to-terms-with-23-Rookie-Free-Agents/2329af3f-5ef9-46f5-ae67-5b9baca2bdfe |archive-date=January 9, 2016 |url-status=dead }} On August 19, 2013, Miles was waived by the Jaguars.{{cite web |url=http://www.jaguars.com/news/article-JaguarsNews/Jaguars-release-Spitz-Massaquoi/847bca96-75dc-4919-8a63-a9311740b02f |title=Jaguars release Spitz, Massaquoi |date=August 19, 2013 |publisher=Jacksonville Jaguars, LLC. |work=www.jaguars.com |accessdate=February 18, 2017 |archive-date=February 19, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219121756/http://www.jaguars.com/news/article-JaguarsNews/Jaguars-release-Spitz-Massaquoi/847bca96-75dc-4919-8a63-a9311740b02f |url-status=dead }} After being released, Miles signed with the Edmonton Eskimos on September 4, 2013.{{cite web |url=http://www.esks.com/2013/09/04/esks-sign-import-wr/ |title=Esks sign import WR |date=September 4, 2013 |publisher=CFL ENTERPRISES LP. |work=www.esks.com |accessdate=February 18, 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://articles.aberdeennews.com/2013-09-05/sports/41774441_1_qb-geno-smith-qb-blaine-gabbert-marcedes-lewis/8 |title=Scoreboard -- Sept. 4, 2013 |date=September 5, 2013 |publisher=Aberdeen News |work=www.aberdeennews.com |accessdate=February 18, 2017 |archive-date=February 19, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219134043/http://articles.aberdeennews.com/2013-09-05/sports/41774441_1_qb-geno-smith-qb-blaine-gabbert-marcedes-lewis/8 |url-status=dead }}
On January 17, 2017, Miles was signed by the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League.{{cite web |url=http://goifl.com/transactions/2016-17/January_2017 |title=IFL Transactions January 2017 |date=January 31, 2017 |publisher=Indoor Football League |work=www.goifl.com |accessdate=February 17, 2017 |archive-date=January 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131182610/http://goifl.com/transactions/2016-17/January_2017 |url-status=dead }} On July 8, the Rattlers defeated the Sioux Falls Storm in the United Bowl by a score of 50–41.{{cite web | url=http://arizonasports.com/story/1170633/rattlers-sioux-falls-championship-ifl-united-bowl/ | title=Rattlers survive rally from Sioux Falls to capture IFL United Bowl title | publisher=arizonasports.com | date=July 8, 2017 | accessdate=August 20, 2017 | author=Marotta, Vince | url-status=bot: unknown | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821012547/http://arizonasports.com/story/1170633/rattlers-sioux-falls-championship-ifl-united-bowl/ | archivedate=August 21, 2017 }}
References
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External links
- [http://www.thesundevils.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30300&ATCLID=208250980 Arizona State profile]
- [http://www.jaguars.com/team/roster/Jamal-Miles/132f04f4-0d06-4816-82a3-9dba05771e3d Jacksonville Jaguars profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626064413/http://www.jaguars.com/team/roster/Jamal-Miles/132f04f4-0d06-4816-82a3-9dba05771e3d |date=2013-06-26 }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140604004936/http://esks.com/roster/show/id/6465 Edmonton Eskimos profile]
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Category:Sportspeople from Peoria, Arizona
Category:Players of American football from Arizona
Category:American football return specialists
Category:American football wide receivers
Category:Arizona State Sun Devils football players
Category:Jacksonville Jaguars players
Category:Arizona Rattlers players
Category:Players of Canadian football from Arizona
Category:Canadian football wide receivers