Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-51@ Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 51-10vs Texas Southern | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#19
Sterling Miles
Senior defensive end for UTEP. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 238 lb · West Bloomfield, MI
CFB Index 18 · #381 of 420 edge rushersMedium confidenceTransferred Eastern Michigan → UTEP for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
1
sack · 2026
1 TFL · 2 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 1 tackles, vs Texas Southern
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive end for UTEP. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Cincinnati in 2020.
- Transferred from Eastern Michigan to UTEP in 2026.
Sterling Miles
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Chris Creighton and Scotty Walden. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles, 1 sacks against Texas Southern, Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
2020
- Signed with Cincinnati3-star out of West Bloomfield
20223 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coaches2022
UTEP
Coaching transition mid-career: Dana Dimel → Scotty Walden. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UTEP
2025Eastern Michigan
2026UTEP
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Eastern Michigan9-4HC: Chris Creighton · Run-leaning
2024Eastern Michigan5-7HC: Chris Creighton · Run-leaning
2025Eastern Michigan4-8HC: Chris Creighton · Balanced
2026UTEP1-1HC: Scotty Walden · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: sacks (87th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scotty Walden
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
18 · #381 of 420 edge rushers
Three-star recruit. Now #381 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UTEP | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Eastern Michigan | 34 | 9 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 49 | 13 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 51–10
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
EDGE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Aquan Robinson’s 2025 season.
Matches Aquan on
Class year
Weight
Hurry rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Wade Woodaz's junior season at Clemson (2024).
87%match
NFL Rd 4
Matches Wade on
TFL rate
Weight
Sack rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Sterling Miles
The defensive line · UTEP
- #19Sterling Miles4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #90Ashton Coker4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #3Shakaun Bowser3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #6Ekow Taylor2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #98Preston Hickey1 game · 2026
16 more on the roster · UTEP team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology