Jarvis Miller

Photo by: Jon Crispin - UMass Athletics

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-2
Weight:
225
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Suffield, Conn.
High School:
Suffield
Prev School:
Penn State

2019 • Graduate Student

• Phil Steele All-Independent Second Team (Linebacker)
• Phil Steele Preseason All-Independent First Team (Linebacker)
• Appeared in all 12 games and made 11 starts at linebacker
• Fourth on the team with 60 tackles (26-34)
• Also had 4.5 TFLs for 10 yards lost, 1.0 sacks and one quarterback hurry
• Totaled 10 tackles against UConn (10/26), his single-game most on the year
• Had his 4.5 TFLs - which tied for the second-most on the team - against Southern Illinois (1.5 TFLs), FIU (1.0) and UConn (2.0)

At Penn State (2015-18)

• Played in 33 games over the 2016-18 seasons with 23 total tackles, 2.0 TFLs, 1.0 sacks, one pass defended and a fumble recovery
• Helped Penn State go 40-15 over his four seasons with the program (2015-18), including 33-9 during his three active seasons (2016-18)
• Member of the Penn State teams that made the 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl, 2016 Rose Bowl, 2017 Fiesta Bowl and 2018 Citrus Bowl
• Made 11 appearances as a redshirt junior in 2018 with eight tackles, a TFL and one fumble recovery
• Saw time in eight games as a redshirt sophomore in 2017 and posted 10 tackles on the year, including a sack and TFL, along with one pass defended
• Appeared in all 14 games as a redshirt freshman in 2016 and primarily played on special teams
• Totaled five tackles on the year and made the switch from defensive back to linebacker during the season
• Redshirted his true-freshman season in 2015

Before College

• Played for the Windsor Locks/Suffield/East Granby High School team and head coach Jason Qua
• Earned first-team All-Hartford Courant as a senior after recording 81 tackles and six interceptions on defense and rushing for 1,714 yards and 21 touchdowns on offense
• Totaled 161 tackles and seven interceptions as a defensive back and over 3,300 yards of total offense and 38 touchdowns as a running back during his scholastic career
• Ranked as a three-star prospect and top-6 prospect in the state of Connecticut by all four major recruiting services – 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout
• Ranked as the third-best player in the state by 247Sports
• Finished third at the Nike SPARQ Combine in New Jersey in February 2013

Personal

• Son of Marvin and JoAnn Miller
• Has one sister, Andrea
• Originally hails from Springfield, Massachusetts
• Pursuing a Master's of Education in Learning, Media, & Technology from the University of Massachusetts' College of Education