Terik Miller: DB · Louisiana · #38.
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Terik Miller
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for two head coaches at Louisiana: Mark Hudspeth and Billy Napier. A game that shows it: 8 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Miami (OH) — Bowl, 2019.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
36 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 28-38vs Mississippi State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-14vs Liberty | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 77-6vs Texas Southern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-25@ Ohio | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 37-24@ Georgia Southern | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-17vs App State | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 37-20@ Arkansas State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-3vs Texas State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 48-7@ Coastal Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 37-27@ South Alabama | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 31-30vs UL Monroe | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 38-45@ No. 20 App State | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Bowl | W 27-17vs Miami (OH) | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 19 | 5.0 | 1.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
36tackles this seasonTFL rate
14%5 TFL36 tackles · 5 for loss · 1 sack · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
Pass share
42.0%
410 pass / 566 run
Plays / game
69.7
14 games
Team sack rate
3.1%
446 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Louisiana, 103 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mark Hudspeth → Billy Napier. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
