Blake Miller | |
School: | Clemson Tigers |
Pastschools: | Clemson (2022–present) |
Currentnumber: | 78 |
Position: | Offensive tackle |
Class: | Junior |
Highschool: | Strongsville (Strongsville, Ohio) |
Birth Date: | 25 February 2004 |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 6 |
Weight Lb: | 310 |
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Espn: | 5081450 |
Blake Miller (born February 25, 2004) is an American football offensive tackle for the Clemson Tigers.
Miller was born on February 25, 2004, and grew up in Strongsville, Ohio.[1] [2] He attended Strongsville High School and became a two-way starter as a lineman as a 14-year-old.[3] He was named all-state, all-region and all-district in both his junior and senior seasons for his play on the offensive line, where he did not allow a single sack.[3] He was ranked by 247Sports as the ninth-best player in the state and the 23rd-best offensive tackle nationally.[4] He committed to play college football for the Clemson Tigers over a number of other offers that included the Ohio State Buckeyes.[5]
Miller enrolled at Clemson in January 2022 and impressed early on.[6] [7] [8] He won a starting job at right tackle to begin the season, becoming only the fourth true freshman on the offensive line to start for the team since 1972.[3] He ultimately started all 14 games – being the third true freshman for the school to accomplish that feat since 1944 – and was named a Freshman All-American.[9] The following year, he started 13 games and was named third-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).[2]