2019 Football Roster
Riley Miller
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 200
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Yorktown, Ind.
- Prev School:
- Yorktown HS
- High School:
- Yorktown
- Major:
- Exercise Science
Awards and Honors:
2019 CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team
2018, 2019 All-Mid-American Conference Second Team
2019 Ball State Willie Snead True Cardinal Award
2018 Ball State John Magnabosco Award (most outstanding player)
2017, 2018, 2019 Academic All-Mid-American Conference
Career: Started 34 of his final 36 games for Ball State, including 33 straight to wrap up his collegiate career … his 14 touchdown catches rank ninth on Ball State’s all-time list.
2019 (R-Sr.): Started all 12 games at wide receiver … also utilized as the team’s primary punt returner … tied for the team lead with six touchdown catches, including two in the win over Toledo on Oct. 19 … finished second on the squad in receptions (43), receiving yards (612) and yards per reception (14.2) … tallied multiple receptions in 11 of 12 games … posted a season-high eight catches for 70 yards at NC State on Sept. 21 … piled up 116 receiving yards, the second highest of his career, and two touchdowns in the win over Fordham on Sept. 7 … returned a fourth quarter punt 40 yards against Florida Atlantic on Sept. 14 to set up a Ball State touchdown … a 2019 Blietnikoff Award preseason candidate.
2018 (R-Jr.): Started all 12 games at wide receiver … ranked third in the MAC in receptions per game (5.1) and fourth in receiving yards per game (73.2) … led the team in receiving yards (878) ant touchdown catches (7) … had back-to-back career highs in receptions and receiving yards – eight catches for 112 yards against WKU on Sept. 22 and then 11 receptions for 208 yards in the win over Kent State on Sept. 29 … his 208 receiving yards against KSU were the eighth most in a game in Ball State history … registered a personal-best 52-yard catch on the first offensive play of the game against KSU to set up a Ball State touchdown … recorded a game-high 101 yards receiving and a touchdown at Toledo on Oct. 31 … his one-handed touchdown catch at Miami (Ohio) on Nov. 20 was selected as the No. 1 play on ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays … tallied a touchdown catch in each of the final six games.
2017 (R-So.): Played in all 12 games with 10 starts at wide receiver … earned the start in the final nine games of the season … finished second on the team in receptions (30) and receiving yards (300) … tallied his first collegiate touchdown catch in the first quarter at Northern Illinois on Nov. 9 … led all players in receptions (7) and receiving yards (86) in the opener at Illinois on Sept. 2 … registered multiple receptions in nine games … awarded a scholarship in the latter stages of preseason camp.
2016 (R-Fr.): Saw limited action in three games … made his collegiate debut in the opener at Georgia State … did not record any statistics.
2015 (Fr.): Took a redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Mike Wilhelm at Yorktown High … earned three varsity letters for the Tigers … helped team to an 11-2 mark and 6-1 in the Hoosier Heritage Conference as a senior … helped team to a 27-9 record in his career … first team all-conference three times … AP all-state first team as a senior … IFCA all-state as a junior and senior …North-South All-Star selection … led the state of Indiana in receptions and yards … helped team to the 2014 sectional title … earned three varsity letters in basketball … first team all-conference as a junior and senior … earned three letters in track.
PERSONAL: Son of Greg and Yvonne Miller … father played basketball at Ball State … two sisters … born on Sept. 28, 1996, in Muncie, Indiana … carries a 3.662 cumulative GPA following the 2019 fall semester … full name is Riley Miller.
