COLUMBUS, Ohio — When Braxton Miller announced his intentions of moving from quarterback to wide receiver to SI.com’s Pete Thamel on Thursday night, it sent shock waves through a college football world that was already having a hard enough time figuring out how anyone was going to defend Ohio State’s offense in 2015.
But for the Buckeyes’ newest wideout, this position switch was less about the fits the OSU offense is going to cause opponents in the coming year and more about an NFL future that may not have existed without it.
“The position change is a great idea for Braxton’s NFL future. He wasn’t going to be drafted as a quarterback—the accuracy just isn’t there,” said Bleacher Report NFL Draft Lead Analyst Matt Miller. “But as an offensive weapon—receiver, returner, sometimes runner—he has upside.”
While Miller proved to be one of the most dynamic players in all of college football in his three seasons as the Buckeyes’ starting signal-caller from 2011-2013, he was never viewed by scouts as an NFL-caliber passer. And that was before his draft prospects took their most significant hit last summer, when a torn labrum in his throwing shoulder ended his 2014 campaign before it even started.
With a three-man quarterback battle between himself, potential first-round pick Cardale Jones and J.T. Barrett brewing, Miller’s NFL hopes were only dimming as the 2015 season drew closer. But with his move to wide receiver on…
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