Anthony Miller

#3 · WR · Memphis5′11″ · 190 lb · Memphis, TN

Anthony Miller: WR · Memphis · #3.

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Anthony Miller

WR · Memphis · #3

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. The three seasons at Memphis span two head coaches: Justin Fuente and Mike Norvell. The first one came in 2017: All-America (Athlon). A game that shows it: 224 receiving yards and 15 receptions against UConn — Week 6, 2017.

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Memphis in the news

NCAA grants Popovic eligibility after six gamesAudacy Oct 26

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2017	Memphis	96	1,462	15.2	18	89
2016	Memphis	95	1,434	15.1	14	84
2015	Memphis	47	694	14.8	5	82
Career		238	3,590	15.1	37	89

Season	Team
2017	Memphis	10	25	31	11
2016	Memphis	12	69	--	97
2015	Memphis	9	54	105	28
Career		31	148	136	136

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 37-29vs UL Monroe	2	23	11.5	0	23
Wk 3	W 48-45vs No. 25 UCLA	9	185	20.6	2	41	2 TD catches
Wk 4	W 44-31vs Southern Illinois	6	47	7.8	1	16
Wk 5	L 13-40@ UCF	3	37	12.3	0	16
Wk 6	W 70-31@ UConn	15	224	14.9	4	40	Season-high 224 yds
Wk 7	W 30-27vs No. 25 Navy	10	90	9.0	2	28	2 TD catches
Wk 8	W 42-38@ Houston	10	178	17.8	0	52	178-yard receiving day
Wk 9	W 56-26vs Tulane	6	75	12.5	1	21
Wk 10	W 41-14@ Tulsa	6	46	7.7	1	18
Wk 12	W 66-45vs SMU	8	163	20.4	2	48	2 TD catches
Wk 13	W 70-13vs East Carolina	3	144	48.0	1	89	144-yard receiving day
Wk 14	L 55-62@ No. 12 UCF	14	195	13.9	3	68	3 TD catches
Bowl	L 20-21vs Iowa State	4	55	13.8	1	25
Total		96	1462	15.2	18	89

Signature game

Week 14 · 2017

L 55-62

at UCF

14 rec · 195 yds · 3 TD

With R. Ferguson — 471 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 85.3 · T. Pollard — 6 rec · 72 yds · 1 TD · 71 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 13 · East Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +6.76Riley Ferguson pass complete to Anthony Miller for 89 yds for a TD, (Riley Patterson KICK)
Week 14 · UCF · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +6.24Riley Ferguson pass complete to Anthony Miller for 68 yds for a TD, (Riley Patterson KICK)
Week 3 · UCLA · 2nd and 24 · Q3 · EPA +4.03Riley Ferguson pass complete to Anthony Miller for 35 yds to the UCLA 41 for a
Week 3 · UCLA · 2nd and 12 · Q2 · EPA +3.96Riley Ferguson pass complete to Anthony Miller for 41 yds to the UCLA 33 for a
Week 7 · Navy · 3rd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +3.68Riley Ferguson pass complete to Anthony Miller for 28 yds to the Navy 36 for a
Week 6 · UConn · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.48Ferguson to Miller: a 32-yard touchdown pass.

4 more plays

Week 12 · SMU · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.35Riley Ferguson pass complete to Anthony Miller for 48 yds to the SMU 12 for a
Week 12 · SMU · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +3.21Riley Ferguson pass complete to Anthony Miller for 17 yds to the SMU 39 for a SMU Penalty, roughing passer (Delontae Scott) to the SMU 46 for a
Week 6 · UConn · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.19Ferguson to Miller: a 40-yard touchdown pass.
Week 6 · UConn · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +3.17Riley Ferguson pass complete to Anthony Miller for 23 yds to the 50 yard line for a

Teams and coaches

2015Memphis9-4HC: Justin Fuente · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2016Memphis8-5HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced

2017Memphis10-3HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2017 season

13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (89th percentile). Strength: rec tds (100th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#82 / 709 · 89th pct

9.7%

Yards / catch#180 / 709 · 75th pct

14.8

Explosive rate#183 / 709 · 74th pct

15.7%

EPA / target#199 / 709 · 72nd pct

0.64

Catch rate#335 / 709 · 53rd pct

67.9%

Box-score rates (8)

Rec TDs#1 / 539 · 100th pct

Rec yards#3 / 539 · 100th pct

1462

Receptions#5 / 539 · 99th pct

Long catch#7 / 539 · 99th pct

Yards / catch#153 / 539 · 71st pct

15.2

Rush yards#101 / 283 · 63rd pct

Fumbles lost#64 / 223 · 42nd pct

Rush TDs#54 / 283 · 41st pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

87th → 72nd percentile

Explosive rate

82nd → 74th percentile

Catch rate

65th → 53rd percentile

TD rate

89th → 89th percentile

Yards / catch

79th → 75th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2017. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home8g	6.0	97.8	17.9	1.2
Road5g	9.6	136	13.3	1.6

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	7.0	94.4	12.8	1.4
Weeks 8+6g	7.8	134	20.1	1.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2017 season

Head Coach

Mike Norvell

Pass share

52.8%

488 pass / 436 run

Plays / game

71.1

13 games

Team sack rate

4.2%

523 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Impact starter

96 catches, 10 carries and 3 pass attempts in 13 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Anthony Miller

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Style of play

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Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

Impact starter

Five seasons at Memphis, drafted

2018