Ryan Miller (wide receiver)
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Jackson, Tennessee, U.S.
| No. 5 – New York Giants | |||||||||
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||
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| Born | February 20, 2000 Jackson, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 221 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Jackson (TN) | ||||||||
| College | Furman (2018–2022) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2023: undrafted | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||||
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Ryan McKnight Miller (born February 20, 2000) is an American professional football wide receiver for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Furman Paladins and was signed by the Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2023.
Miller was born on February 20, 2000, in Jackson, Tennessee.[1] His father and grandfather each played college baseball, while his other grandfather was a college tennis player and his mother a cheerleader.[2] He attended the University School of Jackson where he played football and basketball and ran track; he was also a member of the school band.[3] In football, Miller saw time at wide receiver, tight end, middle linebacker, running back and defensive end.[3] A team captain, he was three times named all-district, twice was selected all-state and All-West Tennessee and totaled 69 receptions for 1,149 yards and eight touchdowns, along with 520 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns, as a senior, capping off a career in which he caught 82 passes for 1,529 yards and 18 touchdowns.[3] A two-star recruit, he committed to play college football for the Furman Paladins over four other offers.[4][5]
College career
Miller appeared in nine games, one as a starter, as a true freshman at Furman in 2018, recording 10 receptions for 144 yards.[6] He then started 11 games in 2019 and made 11 receptions for 237 yards and three touchdowns.[3] He was named first-team All-American by Associated Press (AP) in the COVID-19-impacted 2020 season while having 15 catches for 254 yards and six touchdowns in seven games, also receiving first-team All-Southern Conference (SoCon) honors.[6] Miller repeated as an All-American selection and first-team All-SoCon choice in 2021, being a top FCS tight end with 43 receptions for 749 yards and seven scores, placing third in the conference in yards per catch, touchdown catches and receiving yards.[7] In his final year, 2022, Miller had a second-straight year as Furman's leading receiver with 72 catches for 762 yards and 12 touchdowns.[8] He earned another all-conference and All-American selection, setting the school record in single-season and career touchdown catches while being the first three-time All-American in Furman history.[9]
