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Tanner Miller

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Tanner Miller
Michigan State Spartans – No. 61
PositionOffensive guard
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Senior
Personal information
Born:Valencia, California
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight296 lb (134 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolValencia (Santa Clarita, California)
Career highlights and awards

Tanner Miller is an American football offensive guard for the Michigan State Spartans. He previously played for the Oregon State Beavers.

Early life and high school

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Miller attended high school at Valencia. Coming out of high school, Miller decided to walk-on to play for the Oregon State Beavers.[1][2]

College career

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Oregon State

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In Miller's first two seasons in 2019, and 2020 he redshirted and played in two combined games.[3] In the 2021 season, Miller was awarded a scholarship by the Beavers.[4] Miller finished the 2021 season by breaking onto the scene for the Beavers playing in all 12 games.[5] In the 2022 season, Miller appeared in 13 games where he made his first career start against Arizona State.[6] During the 2023 season, Miller was named a second team mid season all-American.[7] In 2023, Miller played in and started all 13 games for the Beavers.[8] For his performance on the season, Miller was named first team all Pac-12 by the AP News and second team all-American by ESPN.[9]

Michigan State

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Miller decided to transfer to play for the Michigan State Spartans.[10][11]

References

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  1. ^ Wenzel, Matt (April 4, 2024). "Meet Michigan State football's latest walk-on turned All-American". MLive.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  2. ^ Chengelis, Angelique (April 3, 2024). "Oregon State transfer Tanner Miller looks to be team leader this year at Michigan State". The Detroit News. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "Tanner Miller". Michigan State University Athletics. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  4. ^ Lounsberry, Matthew (April 3, 2024). "Oregon State transfer OL Tanner Miller sounds like a Dantonio-era Spartan". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  5. ^ Killop, Jason (January 7, 2024). "Michigan State lands transfer portal IOL Tanner Miller". On3.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  6. ^ Moore, Brenden (January 7, 2024). "Oregon State IOL Tanner Miller to transfer to Michigan State". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  7. ^ Daschel, Nick (November 2, 2023). "Grit, smarts turn Oregon State's Tanner Miller from former walk-on to All-American". OregonLive.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  8. ^ Solari, Chris (January 7, 2024). "Michigan State football adds transfer OL Tanner Miller from Oregon State". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  9. ^ Wenzel, Matt (January 7, 2024). "Michigan State lands All-American OL transfer from Oregon State". MLive.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  10. ^ Daschel, Nick (January 7, 2024). "Oregon State right guard Tanner Miller transfers to Michigan State, third Beaver to leave for Spartans". OregonLive.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  11. ^ Lounsberry, Matthew (January 7, 2024). "Michigan State lands offensive lineman out of transfer portal". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
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