Mr. Football in Ohio, two-time offensive player of the year in the Big Ten and back-to-back top-10 finishes in Heisman Trophy voting. Those accolades and more are what Ohio State’s Braxton Miller can boast as he reflects on his college career.
But those all came at quarterback. After an injury before the 2014 season that kept him out for the year, Miller saw not one but two Buckeye quarterbacks pass him on the depth chart.
After being the Big Ten’s best passer for two consecutive seasons in 2012 and 2013, Miller entered 2015’s spring practice as the third-string quarterback. Instead, on the advice of his coaches and with his NFL career in mind, he chose a different route: a position change.
Miller’s athleticism was never questioned in his transition, but his ability to adapt and generate production as a true receiver became the scouting story early in the Buckeyes’ season. His 2015 numbers aren’t jaw-dropping: 26 receptions, 341 receiving yards and three touchdowns, along with 260 yards rushing.
But NFL teams don’t draft on college production; they draft on potential, athletic ceiling and impact at the NFL level. Miller’s development into a full-time receiver isn’t complete yet, but his 2015 campaign proved he’s much further along than any quarterback-receiver convert in recent NFL draft history.
And as he’ll show throughout the NFL draft process, Miller’s uniqueness as an athlete, his big-play threat in…
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