2019 Football Roster
Alex Miller
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 300
- Position:
- DL
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Stratford
2019: Posted four total tackles, a tackle for loss and a quarterback hit against Stanford (8/31).
2018: Appeared in 11 games for the Wildcats in his junior season … Finished with a season-high tying three tackles against Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship (12/1) ... Also recorded a sack, his first of the season and third of his career, in the third quarter against the Buckeyes (12/1) … Registered three total tackles against No. 17 Utah in the Holiday Bowl (12/31) … Academic All-Big Ten.
2017: Appeared in all 13 games as a backup defensive lineman ... Set a career-high 22 tackles for the season ... Had at least two tackles in six games, with three or more against Duke and in wins over Iowa, Michigan St., and Illinois ... Recorded his first career sack versus Penn State, and a second in win over Minnesota ... Posted his first career tackle for loss in victory over Bowling Green, finishing the season with 4.5 for a total of 22 yards ... Tallied three quarterback hurries and five pass breakups ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2016: One of three true first years to see the field ... Appeared in all 13 games as a backup defensive lineman ... Made his collegiate debut with two tackles in the season opener versus Western Michigan ... Had a season-high three tackles in wins at Purdue and versus Illinois ... Assisted on a tackle in the Wildcats’ victory over No. 23 Pittsburgh in the 2016 Pinstripe Bowl.
High School: Earned a three-star rating from 247Sports ... Registered 183 tackles, 11 sacks, 16 tackles for loss, four forced fumbles and four pass breakups during his varsity career at Stratford ... 2015 District Defensive MVP ... 2015 Houston Chronicle All-Greater Houston Second Team ... Three-time First Team All-District ... 2015 Academic All-District ... National Honor Society.
Personal: Born Alexander Wangdi Miller in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia ... Parents Greg and Yeshey ... Father was an All-Conference defensive lineman at the University of Nevada-Reno ... Mother is from the Kingdom of Bhutan and the family lived overseas for eight years in Saudi Arabia and Azerbaijan ... Plays with brother, Samdup ... Major is learning & organizational change.
