Ohio State’s Braxton Miller was selected by the Houston Texans with the 85th pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. (Photo: Noah K. Murray, Custom) BEREA, Ohio — The Houston Texans selected former Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Braxton Miller with the 85th overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. The 6-foot-2, 215-pound Miller was a third-round pick despite playing wide receiver for just one season with the Buckeyes after spending the first three years of his collegiate career as a quarterback. “I love it,” Miller said of the switch at the 2016 NFL Scouting Combine. “I’m just thankful to play football again, just out here playing, what I love to do. Put everything in God’s hands and that’s what I’ve been doing, just working, perfecting my craft. I want to be one of the best, period. That’s what I’ve been doing since I’ve switched my position. “I’ve been a receiver since the day I switched. That was before camp, so that was like July. I’ve been a receiver since then.” Leading into what became a National Championship season in 2014, Miller suffered an injury to his throwing shoulder and a second surgery coupled with the development of J.T…
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