Tanner Miller is an American football offensive guard for the Michigan State Spartans. He previously played for the Oregon State Beavers.
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| Position | Offensive guard |
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| Born: | Valencia, California |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 296 lb (134 kg) |
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| High school | Valencia (Santa Clarita, California) |
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Early life and high school
editMiller attended high school at Valencia. Coming out of high school, Miller decided to walk-on to play for the Oregon State Beavers.[1][2]
College career
editOregon State
editIn Miller's first two seasons in 2019, and 2020 he redshirted and played in two combined games.[3] In the 2021 season, Miller was awarded a scholarship by the Beavers.[4] Miller finished the 2021 season by breaking onto the scene for the Beavers playing in all 12 games.[5] In the 2022 season, Miller appeared in 13 games where he made his first career start against Arizona State.[6] During the 2023 season, Miller was named a second team mid season all-American.[7] In 2023, Miller played in and started all 13 games for the Beavers.[8] For his performance on the season, Miller was named first team all Pac-12 by the AP News and second team all-American by ESPN.[9]
Michigan State
editMiller decided to transfer to play for the Michigan State Spartans.[10][11]
References
edit- ^ Wenzel, Matt (April 4, 2024). "Meet Michigan State football's latest walk-on turned All-American". MLive.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ Chengelis, Angelique (April 3, 2024). "Oregon State transfer Tanner Miller looks to be team leader this year at Michigan State". The Detroit News. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ "Tanner Miller". Michigan State University Athletics. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ Lounsberry, Matthew (April 3, 2024). "Oregon State transfer OL Tanner Miller sounds like a Dantonio-era Spartan". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ Killop, Jason (January 7, 2024). "Michigan State lands transfer portal IOL Tanner Miller". On3.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ Moore, Brenden (January 7, 2024). "Oregon State IOL Tanner Miller to transfer to Michigan State". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ Daschel, Nick (November 2, 2023). "Grit, smarts turn Oregon State's Tanner Miller from former walk-on to All-American". OregonLive.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ Solari, Chris (January 7, 2024). "Michigan State football adds transfer OL Tanner Miller from Oregon State". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ Wenzel, Matt (January 7, 2024). "Michigan State lands All-American OL transfer from Oregon State". MLive.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ Daschel, Nick (January 7, 2024). "Oregon State right guard Tanner Miller transfers to Michigan State, third Beaver to leave for Spartans". OregonLive.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ Lounsberry, Matthew (January 7, 2024). "Michigan State lands offensive lineman out of transfer portal". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 5, 2024.