Player Profile: Tyrone Miller, Jr.
#22 Tyrone Miller, Jr.
Rivals.com: Profile as recruit
Position: Safety
Height: 6-0
Weight: 182
Class: Senior
Hometown: Ann Arbor, Mich.
High School: Saline HS
2017 (Jr.): Played in 12 games … Started eight contests at safety … Posted 47 tackles, which ranked sixth on the team … Recorded 2.0 tackles-for-loss … Broke up three passes … Recovered one fumble ... Central Michigan: Contributed four tackles ... at Ohio: Had one stop ... West Virginia: Posted three solo hits ... Texas Tech: Collected four total tackles, including three by himself ... at Iowa State: Turned in six tackles against the Cyclones ... Also had a pass breakup ... at TCU: Recorded six solo tackles and 1.0 TFL ... K-State: Registered three solo stops and recovered a fumble ... Baylor: Had five total tackles, 1.0 TFL and a pass breakup ... at Texas: Turned in a season-high 10 tackles, including eight solos ... Oklahoma: Credited with two tackles ... at Oklahoma State: Posted three tackles.
2016 (So.): Saw time in eight games … Contributed 15 tackles … Made one tackle behind the line-of-scrimmage … Broke up a pass … Rhode Island: Contributed two tackles – one behind the line-of-scrimmage … Ohio: Notched three tackles … at Texas Tech: Posted four tackles … Oklahoma State: Returned from injury to contribute one tackle … at Oklahoma: Saw extended time in the secondary and recorded two tackles, while breaking up a pass … at West Virginia: Assisted on one tackle.
2015 (Fr.): Started the first seven games of the season at cornerback… Played in all 12 contests… The team’s fifth-leading tackler with 56 stops… KU’s third-leading tackler in the secondary… After the opening game against South Dakota State became the first freshman to lead Kansas in single-game total tackles since 2009… Also made two tackles for loss and forced two fumbles… Posted a career-high 11 tackles at Rutgers… Secured consecutive games in double digits with 11 tackles at Rutgers and 10 stops at Iowa State… South Dakota State: Debuted in his freshman season as one of the Jayhawks’ starting cornerbacks… Led the team with eight tackles, while breaking up two passes intended for Jackrabbit receivers… Memphis: Came away with seven tackles… at Rutgers: Led the Jayhawks in tackles for the second time in 2015 notching 11 stops, while forcing and recovering a fumble… at Iowa State: Tackled in double digits for the second-consecutive game after wrapping-up 10 tackles and a stop behind the line-of-scrimmage… Baylor: Totaled five tackles and made one tackle in the backfield… Texas Tech: Started his sixth-straight game at cornerback and recorded four tackles… at Oklahoma State: Started at corner and contributed four tackles… Oklahoma: Posted three tackles and forced a fumble… at Texas: Made two tackles… at TCU: Saw time on special teams, but did not record any statistics… West Virginia: Started at cornerback and contributed two tackles… K-State: Logged one tackle and broke up a pass.
High School: Earned a three-star rating by 247Sports.com and a two-star evaluation from Rivals… Lettered four years at Saline High School in Saline, Michigan… Credited with 35 tackles, six pass breakups and one interception in 2014… Tallied 26 stops and recovered three fumbles in 2013... Named to the Ann Arbor News Dream Team as a junior and a senior... Earned All-SEC Red First Team honors three-straight years... Also lettered in track for the Hornets… Chose Kansas over offers from Ball State, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Indiana State, Toledo and Western Michigan.
Personal: Son of Rose Joiner and Tyrone Miller, Sr... Has a brother, Anthoney Coby, and a sister, Kendra Coby... Undecided on an academic major.