TR's Take: Braxton Miller

By Nick Leach | 07.26.2010

Braxton Miller
QB | 6'3", 200
Huber Heights Wayne (Ohio) High School
Committed to Ohio State

TR Ranking:

6.1 |

State: #2 in Ohio

Position: #3 QB

Scouting Report:

Size/Body Structure: 7
Arm Strength: 8
Accuracy: 7
Touch: 8
Athleticism: 9
Throwing Motion: 8
Footwork: 8
Poise: 9
Leadership: 10
Understanding an offense: 8
Durability: 8
Intangibles: 9

Braxton Miller has been one of the highest sought after QB's for some time and for good reason. He is the epitome of a true dual-threat QB. Braxton has a combination of great speed/acceleration and not only fantastic vision but great patience. His ability to get the edge and evade arm tackles makes him special rushing the ball. As far as in the pocket, his 5 and 7 step drops show strong footwork and very good velocity. The issues that do arise are on quick patterns when he doesn't set himself and the velocity noticeably drops and his footwork starts to fall apart. It's more of a push pass in the sense he uses all arm and not his upper body to help generate power. Miller also has a tendency to throw across his body while out of the pocket and attacking down field, which isn't rare for a talented HS QB to take the risk but should be noted as something to work on in the film room. What makes him especially dangerous though as a dual threat QB is when he's forced out of the pocket; his first reaction is to look down field where he consistently finds the open man. Overall his fundamentals are already sound and he maintains that even on the run. The issues that do need adjustment though, such as the quick pattern velocity, should be improved as he grows and gets stronger in a college strength and conditioning program (he is on the leaner side at under 200 but has the frame to add on). He's a natural leader and will be a 4 year starter at Wayne HS and is known as a leader in the recruiting process for OSU.


Translation to College:

Ideally you'd like to see him get a year to get bigger in the weight room and tidy up some minor footwork details while learning the offense. With a year of learning under his belt, the offense should be suited well for him with Troy Smith and Terrelle Pryor preceding him. The depth chart is extremely favorable with Pryor having a year of eligibility left if he returns and only Kenneth Guiton likely ahead of him after that. There is a very strong chance that Miller could be a 3 year starter with the outside chance of starting as a RS-Fr.


Film: