Youngstown State · W 45-13 · FCS
No catches.
Alabama · L 17-45
No catches.
South Alabama · W 45-21
No catches.
South Carolina · W 35-34
No catches.
Miller has catches in 4 of Kentucky’s 8 games: none in the other 4.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
“Did DJ Miller sleep with a refs wife or something?”
3 stories in the last 30 days, from 3 outlets.
DJ Miller
Played for two head coaches in two seasons at Kentucky. A game that shows it: 96 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Texas A&M — Week 3, 2026.
221 receiving yards · 18 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 3 outlets
Kentucky vs. LSU Injury Report: Good news on DJ Miller, while Kalen Edwards is likely out
A Sea Of Blue +1 Oct 8 · 2 outlets
from 5 outlets
Kentucky vs. LSU Injury Report: Good news on DJ Miller, while Kalen Edwards is likely out
A Sea Of Blue +1 Oct 8 · 2 outlets
On3On3
Sports IllustratedEach week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
Fans first named DJ Miller vs Alabama.
Against Vanderbilt on Oct. 24: 5 catches for 43 yards, 3 of 6 on third and fourth down. In the 4 games drawn here: 18 catches for 221 yards. Kentucky has thrown to him 29 times in 107 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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Last game (Wk 8): 43 receiving yards, 5 catches, 1 receiving TD.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 31-21@ No. 9 Texas A&M | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | 0 | 53 | Season-high 96 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 35-34vs No. 10 LSU | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 7 | W 21-13@ Oklahoma | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-17vs Vanderbilt | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 1 | 12 | |
| Total | 18 | 221 | 12.3 | 1 | 53 |
Week 3 · 2026
W 31-21
at Texas A&M
5 rec · 96 yds
With K. Minchey — 252 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · T. O'Hara — 42.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
390th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -12 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
3415% of team targetsCatch rate
53%18 of 34 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
53% catch rate on 34 targets · 15% of the team's targets · 14% catch rate on 7 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 4.5 | 48.5 | 11.1 | 0.5 |
| Road2g | 4.5 | 62.0 | 13.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.3 | 59.3 | 13.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 5.0 | 43.0 | 8.6 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Stein
Pass share
46.1%
233 pass / 272 run
Plays / game
63.1
8 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
257 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mark Stoops → Will Stein. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
