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Eli Miller - Football - University of Iowa Athletics

#31 Eli Miller

Position FB
Height 6-1
Weight 233 lbs.
Class Jr.
Hometown Sedalia, Colo.
High School Lipscomp Academy
Previous School Valor Christian

2024 – – Played in six games, but had no statistics.

2023 Honors – – Academic All-Big Ten… 2023 – – Did not see any game action due to injury.

2022 Honors – – Academic All-Big Ten… 2022 – – Saw action in two games, earning first career start in 13-10 win at Minnesota, but had no statistics… moved from linebacker to fullback… letterwinner.

2021 Honors – – Dean’s List student (2021 fall)… 2021 – – Redshirted after joining the program as a walk-on.

 

 

High school honors – – Earned all-conference honors and was second in voting for defensive MVP as a junior and senior… earned all-conference honors as a sophomore… National Honor Society member… Career – – Four-year football letterman as linebacker and tight end… helped prep teams post 34-5 record over his final three years, including 14-0 mark as a sophomore… prep teams reached state semifinals as a freshman, won state championship as a sophomore, reached quarterfinals as a junior and reached state championship again as a senior… recorded 109 tackles as a senior, with 12.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, one interception, one forced fumble and one recovered fumble… 82 tackles as a junior, including 14 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, four forced fumbles and two recovered fumbles… five receptions for 47 yards and a touchdown on offense as a junior… 76 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, and two recovered fumbles as a sophomore, with two receptions for 27 yards and two scores on offense… three-year team captain… also lettered in track and wrestling as a prep.

Personal – – Born 9/11/2002… human physiology major… parents are Peg and Brian Miller… high school coaches were Trent Dilfer and Ed McCaffrey.