Riley Miller

#86 · WR · Sr. · Ball State6′1″ · 200 lb · Yorktown, IN

Riley Miller: WR · Ball State · #86.

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Riley Miller

WR · Ball State · Sr · #86

Moves the chains on third down. Third year in the same receiving corps at Ball State. All-MAC in 2019 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 116 receiving yards and 6 receptions against Fordham — Week 2, 2019.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

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

Ball State in the news

Ball State coach criticizes CFP leadersYahoo Sports Oct 30
SGA calls for removal of Board chairOct 29
Ball State SGA seeks trustee chair removalOct 23

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2019	Ball State	43	612	14.2	6	46
2018	Ball State	61	878	14.4	7	52
2017	Ball State	30	300	10.0	1	23
Career		134	1,790	13.4	14	52

Season	Team
2019	Ball State	95
2018	Ball State	--
2017	Ball State	--
Career		95

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2019 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 24-34vs Indiana	5	51	10.2	0	16
Wk 2	W 57-29vs Fordham	6	116	19.3	2	38	Season-high 116 yds
Wk 3	L 31-41vs Florida Atlantic	3	69	23.0	0	46
Wk 4	L 23-34@ NC State	8	70	8.8	0	16
Wk 6	W 27-20@ Northern Illinois	1	15	15.0	0	15
Wk 7	W 29-23@ Eastern Michigan	3	22	7.3	0	11
Wk 8	W 52-14vs Toledo	4	87	21.8	2	39	2 TD catches
Wk 9	L 21-34vs Ohio	2	27	13.5	1	14
Wk 11	L 31-35@ Western Michigan	2	24	12.0	0	19
Wk 12	L 44-45vs Central Michigan	3	67	22.3	1	42
Wk 13	L 38-41@ Kent State	2	12	6.0	0	8
Wk 14	W 41-27vs Miami (OH)	4	52	13.0	0	19
Total		43	612	14.2	6	46

Signature game

Week 2 · 2019

W 57-29

vs Fordham

6 rec · 116 yds · 2 TD

Dominant 28-point win at home against Fordham.

With D. Plitt — 439 yds · 6 TD · 1 INT · QBR 95.5 · 14 rush yds (3 car) · J. Hall — 6 rec · 83 yds · 1 TD · 12 rush yds (2 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 3 · Florida Atlantic · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +4.00Drew Plitt pass complete to Riley Miller for 46 yds to the FlAtl 30 for a
Week 12 · Central Michigan · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.48Drew Plitt pass complete to Riley Miller for 42 yds to the CMich 21 for a
Week 12 · Central Michigan · 3rd and 14 · Q3 · EPA +3.43Drew Plitt pass complete to Riley Miller for 14 yds for a TD (Ryan Rimmler KICK)
Week 1 · Indiana · 4th and 14 · Q4 · EPA +3.27Drew Plitt pass complete to Riley Miller for 16 yds to the BalSt 48 for a
Week 8 · Toledo · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.14Drew Plitt pass complete to Riley Miller for 39 yds for a TD, (Ryan Rimmler KICK)
Week 9 · Ohio · 3rd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +3.13Drew Plitt pass complete to Riley Miller for 13 yds to the Ohio 41 for a

4 more plays

Week 8 · Toledo · 2nd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.97Drew Plitt pass complete to Riley Miller for 24 yds for a TD, (Ryan Rimmler KICK)
Week 2 · Fordham · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.76Drew Plitt pass complete to Riley Miller for 28 yds for a TD, (Ryan Rimmler KICK)
Week 2 · Fordham · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.58Drew Plitt pass complete to Riley Miller for 29 yds to the Fordh 28 for a
Week 9 · Ohio · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.55Drew Plitt pass complete to Riley Miller for 14 yds for a TD, (Ryan Rimmler KICK)

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under Mike Neu — 11-25 over that span.

2017Ball State2-10HC: Mike Neu · Run-leaning

2018Ball State4-8HC: Mike Neu · Balanced, fast tempo

2019Ball State5-7HC: Mike Neu · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2019 season

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rec tds (83rd percentile). Concern: catch rate (16th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#161 / 728 · 78th pct

8.3%

Yards / catch#206 / 728 · 72nd pct

14.2

EPA / target#317 / 728 · 57th pct

0.57

Explosive rate#466 / 728 · 36th pct

9.7%

Catch rate#610 / 728 · 16th pct

59.7%

Box-score rates (5)

Rec TDs#77 / 556 · 83rd pct

Rec yards#153 / 556 · 73rd pct

612

Receptions#161 / 556 · 71st pct

Yards / catch#208 / 556 · 62nd pct

14.2

Long catch#312 / 556 · 43rd pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

66th → 57th percentile

Explosive rate

72nd → 36th percentile

Catch rate

26th → 16th percentile

TD rate

59th → 78th percentile

Yards / catch

71st → 72nd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2019. 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

2019 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	3.7	69.7	18.8	1.0
Road5g	3.2	28.6	9.8	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.3	57.2	13.9	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	2.8	44.8	14.8	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2019 season

Head Coach

Mike Neu

Pass share

41.3%

372 pass / 528 run

Plays / game

75.0

12 games

Team sack rate

6.7%

416 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Riley Miller

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Style of play

Fans

Ball State in the news

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Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

All-Conference

Four seasons at Ball State

2018 12 games

2019 12 games