Miles Battle: CB · Utah · #1.
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Miles Battle
Jams receivers off their route at the line. The six seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Matt Luke, Lane Kiffin and Kyle Whittingham. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Washington — Week 11, 2023.
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
32 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 0.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Salt Lake Tribune Nov 2
KJZZ Oct 29The Salt Lake Tribune Oct 27
KUTV Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-11vs Florida | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-7vs Weber State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 14-7vs No. 22 UCLA | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-21@ No. 19 Oregon State | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-14vs California | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-32@ No. 18 USC | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 6-35vs No. 8 Oregon | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 55-3vs Arizona State | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 11 | L 28-35@ No. 5 Washington | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 18-42@ No. 19 Arizona | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 7-14vs Northwestern | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 32 | 23 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
32tackles this season32 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 4.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Pass share
37.3%
328 pass / 551 run
Plays / game
67.6
13 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
350 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #222 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Ole Miss and Utah, 93 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Matt Luke, Lane Kiffin and Kyle Whittingham.
