Kolton Miller

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Kolton Miller

| image = File:Kolton Miller.jpg

| image_size =

| alt =

| caption = Miller with the UCLA Bruins in 2017

| current_team = Las Vegas Raiders

| number = 74

| position = Offensive tackle

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|10|9}}

| birth_place = Redwood City, California, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 9

| weight_lb = 325

| high_school = Roseville {{avoid wrap|(Roseville, California)}}

| college = UCLA (2014–2017)

| draftyear = 2018

| draftround = 1

| draftpick = 15

| pastteams =

Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders ({{NFL Year|2018}}–present)

| status = Active

| highlights =

Second team All-Pac-12 (2017)

| statleague = NFL

| statseason = 2024

| statweek =

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 109

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 107

| pfr = MillKo00

}}

Kolton Daniel Miller (born October 9, 1995) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins.

Early life

Miller was born the oldest of two children to Karrie and Dan Miller.[https://uclabruins.com/sports/football/roster/kolton-miller/5477 "UCLA Bruins"]Profile. Retrieved November 28, 2024. Born in Redwood City, California, Miller attended high school in Roseville, California where he played tackle and defensive tackle positions with the Roseville Tigers.[https://www.hudl.com/profile/2316818/Kolton-Miller/about "HUDL"] Profile. Retrieved November 28, 2024. Rated a four-star recruiting prospect, Miller was ranked the 31st offensive tackle in the nation and 35th offensive lineman prospect in the state. He received numerous collegiate offers including Wyoming, Washington State, Washington, Texas Tech, San Jose State, San Diego State, Oregon, Nevada, Arizona State, Nebraska, Fresno State, California, Arizona, Oregon State, Wisconsin and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).[https://247sports.com/recruitment/kolton-miller-32668/ "247Sports"] Recruitment Profile Retrieved November 28, 2024.

College career

After redshirting in 2014, Miller made his first career start at UCLA in 2015 after Conor McDermott was injured against California. Miller took over as starting tackle for UCLA from that game on.{{Cite web |last=Wang |first=Jack |date=November 10, 2015 |title=UCLA freshman tackle Kolton Miller making presence felt |url=https://www.dailynews.com/2015/11/10/ucla-freshman-tackle-kolton-miller-making-presence-felt/ |access-date=July 10, 2024 |website=Los Angeles Daily News}} He later started the first five games of the 2016 season, but was injured against Arizona and was out for the rest of the season.{{cite web | last=Nguyen | first=Thuc Nhi | title=UCLA OT Kolton Miller in cast after injury vs. Arizona | website=Daily News | date=October 4, 2016 | url=https://www.dailynews.com/2016/10/04/ucla-ot-kolton-miller-in-cast-after-injury-vs-arizona/ | access-date=October 21, 2024}} After the 2017 season, Miller announced that he would declare for the 2018 NFL draft.{{cite web | last=Goldberg | first=Rob | title=Kolton Miller Declares for 2018 NFL Draft After 3 Years at UCLA | website=Bleacher Report | date=January 2, 2018 | url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2752114-kolton-miller-declares-for-2018-nfl-draft-after-3-years-at-ucla | access-date=October 21, 2024}} While at UCLA, Miller made the Athletic Director's academic honor roll for the Fall 2014, Winter 2015, Spring 2015 semesters. He majored in political science.

Professional career

At the NFL combine, Miller set a combine record for an offensive lineman with a 10'1" broad jump.{{cite web|title=NFL Combine results: Offensive line winners and losers in the bench press, 40-yard dash, and other workouts|url=https://www.sbnation.com/2018/3/1/17063840/nfl-combine-2018-results-offensive-line|website=SBNation.com|date=March 2, 2018|access-date=April 16, 2018}}

{{NFL predraft

| height ft = 6

| height in = 8+5/8

| weight = 309

| arm span = 34+1/8

| hand span = 10+3/4

| dash = 4.95

| ten split = 1.67

| twenty split = 2.82

| shuttle = 4.49

| cone drill = 7.34

| vertical = 31+1/2

| broad ft = 10

| broad in = 1

| bench = 24

| wonderlic =

| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web | url = https://www.nfl.com/prospects/kolton-miller?id=32462018-0002-5602-2851-0259114994f8 | title = NFL Draft Prospect Profile - Kolton Miller | work = NFL.com | date = March 1, 2018 | access-date = March 1, 2018}}{{cite web |url=http://www.draftscout.com/ratings/pyrnotes.php?pyid=131185&draftyear=2018&genpos=OT | title = UCLA OT Kolton Miller : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile | work = NFLDraftScout.com | access-date = May 12, 2018}}

}}

Miller was selected by the Oakland Raiders with the 15th overall pick in the first round of the 2018 NFL draft.{{cite web|title=Raiders Select Kolton Miller In First Round Of 2018 NFL Draft|url=http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Raiders-Select-Kolton-Miller-In-First-Round-Of-2018-NFL-Draft/b5a43bce-850d-4c03-b41f-0e44bb98c542|website=Raiders.com|date=April 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427070346/https://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Raiders-Select-Kolton-Miller-In-First-Round-Of-2018-NFL-Draft/b5a43bce-850d-4c03-b41f-0e44bb98c542|archive-date=April 27, 2018|url-status=dead}} On May 18, 2018, Miller signed a four-year rookie deal.{{cite web|title=Raiders sign Kolton Miller|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/oakland-raiders-sign-first-round-pick-kolton-miller-0ap3000000933372|publisher=NFL|access-date=May 18, 2018}} He was named the Raiders starting left tackle to start the 2018 season, beating out veteran Donald Penn, who was moved to right tackle.{{cite web|title=Raiders' Kolton Miller solidifying starter status at left tackle|url=http://www.espn.com/blog/afcwest/post/_/id/82019/raiders-top-pick-kolton-miller-solidifying-starter-status-at-left-tackle|author=Gutierrez, Paul|website=ESPN.com|date=August 22, 2018|access-date=October 3, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Raiders' Donald Penn activated off PUP, moved to right tackle|url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/24376281/oakland-raiders-donald-penn-activated-pup-moved-right-tackle|author=Gutierrez, Paul|website=ESPN.com|date=August 14, 2018|access-date=October 3, 2018}} In Week 5 against the Los Angeles Chargers, Miller allowed 3 sacks on quarterback Derek Carr in a 26–10 loss.{{cite web |last1=Bair |first1=Scott |title=Injury-riddled Raiders offensive line struggles vs. Chargers pass rush |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/injury-riddled-raiders-offensive-line-015125012.html |website=Yahoo! Sports |access-date=October 10, 2018 |date=October 7, 2018}}

In week 6 against the Seattle Seahawks, Miller allowed another three sacks on Carr. In Week 8 against the Indianapolis Colts, Miller and the offensive line bounced back and did not allow a single sack in the game.

Despite the signing of veteran Trent Brown, head coach Jon Gruden announced that Miller would remain at left tackle with Brown moving to right.{{cite web|title=Jon Gruden: Trent Brown will play RT; Kolton Miller LT|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001029903/article/gruden-trent-brown-will-play-right-tackle-for-raiders|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504003315/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001029903/article/gruden-trent-brown-will-play-right-tackle-for-raiders|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 4, 2019|author=Teope, Herbie|website=NFL.com|date=May 3, 2019}}

Miller was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on October 22, 2020,{{cite news |author=Dubow, Josh |title=Raiders place 5 more players on COVID-19 list |url=https://apnews.com/article/nfl-virus-outbreak-denzelle-good-gabe-jackson-kolton-miller-15385ce115d5a4f6cd8edc2a646f1597 |website=APNews.com |date=October 22, 2020 |access-date=November 1, 2020}} and was activated two days later.{{cite news |author=Gutierrez, Paul |title=Las Vegas Raiders activate offensive linemen Kolton Miller, Denzelle Good, Rodney Hudson, Gabe Jackson off COVID-19 list |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30183553/las-vegas-raiders-activate-offensive-linemen-kolton-miller-denzelle-good-rodney-hudson-gabe-jackson-covid-19-list |website=ESPN.com |date=October 24, 2020 |access-date=November 1, 2020}}

On April 2, 2021, Miller signed a three-year, $54.015 million contract extension with $42.6 million guaranteed with the Raiders, keeping him under contract through the 2025 season.{{cite web|title=Raiders extend LT Kolton Miller for three years, $54.015M|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/raiders-extend-lt-kolton-miller-for-three-years-54-015m|author=Patra, Kevin|website=NFL.com|date=March 30, 2021}}{{cite news |author=Edwards, Levi |title='It doesn't stop here' for Kolton Miller after signing multi-year extension with the Raiders |url=https://www.raiders.com/news/it-doesn-t-stop-here-for-kolton-miller-after-signing-multi-year-extension-with-t |website=Raiders.com |date=April 2, 2021 |access-date=April 5, 2021}}

Personal life

Miller has a younger brother named Chad. He named Tedy Bruschi as his favorite athlete. Outside of football, Miller enjoys fishing and watching movies.

During June 2023, Miller hosted his first youth football camp assisted by Raiders teammates Josh Jacobs, Brandon Parker and Dylan Parham. The camp was held at Miller's high school in Roseville.Tafur, Vic (June 30, 2023). [https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4653309/2023/06/30/raiders-kolton-miller-football-camp/ "Now the old man on the Raiders, tackle Kolton Miller is showing kids the way"]. NY Times.com. Retrieved November 28, 2024. He held his second football camp in July 2024 again at Roseville High, where it was attended by 360 children between ages 5 and 14.Long, Matt (July 1, 2024). [https://goldcountrymedia.com/news/310337/kolton-miller-football-camp-brings-300-plus-campers-to-roseville-high/ "Kolton Miller football camp brings 300-plus campers to Roseville High"] Gold Country Media.com. Retrieved November 28, 2024.

References

External links

[http://uclabruins.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5477 UCLA Bruins profile]
[https://www.raiders.com/team/players-roster/kolton-miller/ Las Vegas Raiders bio]

Category:1995 births

Category:Living people

Category:Sportspeople from Roseville, California

Category:Players of American football from Placer County, California

Category:American football offensive tackles

Category:UCLA Bruins football players

Category:Las Vegas Raiders players

Category:Oakland Raiders players

Category:Players of American football from Redwood City, California