Miller Moss
American football player (born 2002)
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Miller Moss (born March 19, 2002) is an American college football quarterback for the Louisville Cardinals. He previously played for the USC Trojans.
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Moss with the Louisville Cardinals in 2025 | |
| No. 7 – Louisville Cardinals | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 19, 2002 Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Bishop Alemany (Los Angeles, California) |
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| Awards and highlights | |
| Stats at ESPN | |
Early life
Moss was born on March 19, 2002, in Santa Monica, California.[1][2] His father is architect Eric Owen Moss, the founder of Culver City-based Eric Owen Moss Architects.[3][4][2] His mother is a managing partner at the firm as well as a former architecture professor at the University of Southern California (USC).[2][5] Moss attended Loyola High School in Los Angeles, becoming the school's first freshman to start at quarterback. Moss later transferred to Bishop Alemany High School in Mission Hills, California. A four-star prospect, he committed to play college football at the University of Southern California.[6][7]
College career
USC
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Moss played in two games his first year at USC in 2021 and took a redshirt.[8] In 2022 and 2023, he was Caleb Williams's backup. After Williams sat out, Moss made his first start in the 2023 Holiday Bowl against Louisville.[9][10] Moss led the Trojans to a 42–28 win and was named offensive MVP after throwing a Holiday Bowl-record six touchdowns.
Named the starter for the 2024 season, Moss led his team to a Vegas Kickoff Classic win against the LSU Tigers, completing 27 of 36 passes for 378 yards and a touchdown.[11] He started for the first nine games of the season, throwing for 2,555 yards with 18 touchdowns and nine interceptions. He was replaced as starting quarterback by Jayden Maiava following a loss to Washington where Moss threw three picks in a 26-21 loss.[12] He entered the transfer portal at the conclusion of the 2024 regular season.
Louisville
On December 14, 2024, Moss committed to the Louisville Cardinals.[13] He started all 12 games for Louisville in 2025 and was named the MVP of the 2025 Boca Raton Bowl, in which Moss and Louisville defeated Toledo 27–22.
Statistics
| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2021 | USC | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 74 | 8.7 | 1 | 0 | 134.7 | 3 | -14 | -4.7 | 0 |
| 2022 | USC | 5 | 0 | — | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 159 | 11.4 | 1 | 0 | 204.7 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | USC | 5 | 1 | 1–0 | 46 | 65 | 70.8 | 681 | 10.5 | 7 | 1 | 191.2 | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 2 |
| 2024 | USC | 9 | 9 | 4–5 | 233 | 362 | 64.4 | 2,555 | 7.1 | 18 | 9 | 135.1 | 21 | -18 | -0.9 | 2 |
| 2025 | Louisville | 12 | 12 | 9–3 | 244 | 380 | 64.2 | 2,679 | 7.1 | 16 | 7 | 133.6 | 54 | -65 | -1.2 | 9 |
| Career | 33 | 22 | 14–8 | 543 | 834 | 65.1 | 6,148 | 7.4 | 43 | 17 | 140.0 | 85 | -56 | -0.7 | 13 | |
Personal life
Moss is the son of Los Angeles-based architect Eric Owen Moss and Emily Kovner Moss.[14]
