Omarion Miller

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Omarion Miller
Colorado Buffaloes–No. 4
Position Wide receiver
ClassSophomore
Personal information
Born: Vivian, Louisiana, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career history
College
High school North Caddo (Vivian, Louisiana)

Omarion Miller is an American football wide receiver for the Colorado Buffaloes. [1]

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Early years

Miller attended North Caddo High School in Vivian, Louisiana. He was a wide receiver for the football team, averaging 116.4 receiving yards per game and tallying a total of 3,492 receiving yards and 43 touchdowns in 30 games. [1] He was also a star in basketball and was named 2022 Male Athlete of the Year by the Shreveport Times . [2] [3] He initially committed to LSU, but flipped to Nebraska in July 2022, [4] and finally signed with Colorado after Deion Sanders was hired as the head coach.

Colorado

Against USC on September 30, 2023, Miller made his first collegiate reception for a gain of 65 yards. He followed up with his first touchdown reception later in the same game. He tallied a total of seven catches for 196 yards in the game. [5] [6] Miller's 196 receiving yards broke the Colorado single-game record for a freshman. The Denver Gazette wrote that "a star was born in the form of Miller" and described the game as Miller's "coming out party". [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Omarion Miller". University of Colorado. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  2. ↑ "2022 Male Athlete of the Year: 'Just one of the guys'; North Caddo's Omarion Miller, a basketball star and LSU football commit, is 'special'". The Times. May 29, 2022. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Miller fulfills 'Big D's' dream". Shreveport Times. August 13, 2022. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "North Caddo's Miller commits to Nebraska FB". Shreveport Times. July 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Treacy, Dan (September 30, 2023). "Who is Omarion Miller? True freshman WR shines for Colorado in loss to USC". Sporting News Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  6. ↑ Sean Keeler (September 30, 2023). "CU Buffs receiver Omarion Miller sealed place in Boulder lore with kiss from Michael Irvin and love from Michael Westbrook. "Y'all haven't seen nothing yet."". The Denver Post.
  7. ↑ Tyler King (September 30, 2023). "Omarion Miller delivers record-setting performance in breakout". Denver Gazette.
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