2012 Scouting Report: Ryan Miller, OL, Colorado
By Editorial Staff
This is our Ryan Miller Scouting report. Miller is playing for the Colorado Buffaloes who are not a very good team, but Miller makes them watchable. For all of our other scouting reports go to our scouting report page
Measurables
6’7 321 pounds, 33 1/8 inch long arms, 9.5 inch hands
5.27 forty yard dash, 32 bench press reps, 28 inch vertical jump, 100 inch broad jump, 7.72 3 cone drill, 4.78 20 yard shuttle
Pros:
Able to put on weight without losing athleticism
Able to play guard and RT at a high level
Athletic and can block well on the move
Very strong lower body and great hand usage
Intelligent blocker and rarely is out of position
Pretty good initial punch
Cons:
Too tall? 6’7 is huge for a guard, and even a little bit for a tackle
Has a very difficult time gaining and maintaining leverage
Susceptible at tackle versus speed rushers
Does not have great foot speed
Needs to put on bulk if he is to play early in his NFL career
Player Comparison: Andy Levite, OL, Buffalo Bills (plays like him)
Jesse Player comparison: I see him different than Reggie does a bit, more of a developmental RT, I can’t even think of another 6’8 under 300 pounds offensive linemen.
Round Projection: Late 2nd to mid 3rd
(again I see him differently a developmental RT-should be drafted 4th to 5th round)
Summary:
Ryan Miller would be a great zone blocker. He has great pulling ability, is able to block well on the move, and has versatility. In a power run blocking game he needs to play RT but I believe his best fit is OG on a pass first offense. His blocking on Alemeda Ta’Amu was impressive in their matchup, so there is hope with increased bulk he can be effective in the run game. Miller’s problems are that he could stand to get stronger and at 6’8 he’d be very large for an offensive guard and might have to play right tackle where he might need to get stronger. I think teams like the Colts, Cowboys, Texans, Cardinals, Redskins, Lions, Bears, and Falcons will be lining up for his services
AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)-CU’s starting right guard, he was selected as a preseason first-team All-American by Blue Ribbon College Football, College Sports Madness and Phil Steele’s College Football; Athlon Sports and The Sporting News selected him to their third-team preseason squads (the same five publications selected him on their preseason first-team All-Pac 12 squads). He is one of 65 players on the official preseason watch list for the Outland Trophy, which is presented to the nation’s most outstanding interior lineman (one of 14 guards to make the list); he also is on the official watch list for the Lombardi Award, which has 15 guards among its 125-man list. Phil Steele’s ranked him as the No. 1 guard in the entire nation, with Rivals.com ranking him as the No. 63 overall player (all positions) on its preseason season National Top 100 team. He enters the season with a team best 35 career starts, and tied for the longest streak of consecutive starts at 24. He will become the ninth player at Colorado to earn five letters in a football (a rare opportunity in any single sport), since he earned one his sophomore year in 2008 which came to an end after four games due to a broken fibula. Being a fifth-year senior, with the coaching change, he is now being coached by his third position coach in five years (Jeff Grimes for his first two, then Denver Johnson for two, and now Steve Marshall). The coaches selected him as the Iron Buffalo Award winner following spring practice, the honor going to the player with the most outstanding strength and conditioning numbers.
Video
He’s not highlighted big #73 (Josh MTD on youtube)