Sam Miller: DL · Northwestern · #91.
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Sam Miller
Wins the gap play after play. Four seasons in the Northwestern defensive front to date. On tape: 11 tackles against Duke, Week 3, 2021.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Northwestern | 27 | 14 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 2019 | Northwestern | 29 | 18 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2018 | Northwestern | 53 | 27 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 2017 | Northwestern | 32 | 16 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 1 |
| Career | 141 | 75 | 20.5 | 9.0 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-38vs Michigan State | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 23-30@ Duke | 11 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 7-56@ Nebraska | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 21-7vs Rutgers | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-33@ No. 6 Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-41vs Minnesota | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 12-17vs No. 19 Iowa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 14 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
9%2 TFLSack rate
6%2 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries27 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
4 seasons under Pat Fitzgerald — 25-26 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Pass share
45.1%
365 pass / 444 run
Plays / game
67.4
12 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
391 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
More tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Northwestern, 9 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Pat Fitzgerald.
