Dean Miller is a defensive end who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Kansas.
Miller holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Third year in the same defensive front at Kansas. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Missouri — Week 2, 2025.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 46-7vs Wagner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 31-42@ Missouri | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-10vs West Virginia | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 34-37vs Cincinnati | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-20@ UCF | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-42@ No. 9 Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-42vs Kansas State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-21vs Oklahoma State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 20-24@ Arizona | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-38@ Iowa State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 21-31vs No. 14 Utah | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 14 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 4 · 2025
W 41-10
1 sack · 1.5 tackles for loss · 7 tackles
Dominant 31-point win at home against West Virginia.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
3%1 sackTFL rate
14%4 TFLHurry rate
14%4 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
20%1 of 5 pressures29 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack.
3 seasons under Lance Leipold — 19-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Pass share
45.1%
344 pass / 419 run
Plays / game
63.6
12 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
371 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #307 at the position.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under Lance Leipold.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to UCF
