Dre'lon Miller

Wyoming

Sep 20 (Sat)

TBA

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
6-1
Weight:
200
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Silsbee, Texas
High School:
Silsbee

AT COLORADO
2024 (Fr.)

Played in all 13 games as a true freshman, starting in three games.
Started the opening game against North Dakota State becoming the first wide receiver in 10 years since Shay Fields did so in 2014. He is the third receiver since 1980 to start a season opener as a true freshman alongside Fields and Greg Thomas in 2021.
Miller had the first two touches of the season, catching a pass from Shedeur Sanders in the first play from scrimmage and then getting a rush on the game’s second play.
With fellow true freshman Jordan Seaton who started the first game, they became the first pairing to start the season opener in CU history.
Finished the season with 32 receptions for 277 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Also chipped in four rushed for 10 yards on the ground.
Scored his first career touchdown on a one-yard pass from Shedeur Sanders on the road against Arizona.
Had his best game at home against Utah with six receptions for 108 yards and one touchdown. THis was Miller’s first career 100-yard game. He also caught a 49-yard touchdown, the longest of his career thus far.
Preseason No. 16 True Freshman Wide Receiver, Phil Steele.
No. 19 True Freshman Wide Receiver, No. 100 overall, No. 1 Big 12: Lindy’s.

RECRUIT RANKING SITES

A consensus four-star prospect by the recruiting services.
Rivals rates him at a 6.0 and the No. 39 player in the nation, the No. 12 best wide receiver in the class and No. 9 player from Texas.
ESPN gives him an 84 rating and ranks him as the No. 86 player on the ESPN300, the No. 4 wide receiver in the nation and No. 14 player from Texas.
247 Sports rates him at 94 and lists him as the No. 67 player nationally, the No. 15 wide receiver and No. 12 player from Texas.
On3 rates him at 92 and lists him as the No. 161 player nationally, No. 30 wide receiver and No. 29 player from Texas.
247 Composite: No. 65 player nationally, No. 14 wide receiver nationally and No. 11 player from Texas.
On3 Consensus: No. 68 player nationally, No. 15 wide receiver in the class and No. 12 player from Texas.
Ranked as the 77th overall prospect by PrepStar
Ranked as the No. 4 overall player in Texas by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football
According to 247 Sports, he is the ninth-highest-ranked player since 2000 to sign with Colorado.

AT SILSBEE HIGH SCHOOL

Played for coach Randy Smith for the Silsbee Tigers for four years on varsity.
Helped Silsbee to a 37-10 record in four years including a quarterfinals appearance in Texas 4A D2 State Championship Playoffs as a junior
Silsbee was 12-1 his senior season, 13-1 his junior season, 5-5 his sophomore season and 7-3 his freshman season.
In his career, he had 155 receptions for 3,571 yards and 43 touchdowns averaging 23.0 yards per reception and 85.0 yards per game.
Added 94 rushes for 778 yards, averaging 8.3 yards per rush and 18.5 yards per game with 5 touchdowns and one 100-yard rushing game.
Recorded 13 kickoff returns for 272 yards and 16 punt returns for 117 yards. In all, he had 4,772 all-purpose yards and 51 touchdowns.
Had 13 100-yard receiving games and three 200-yard games during his high school career.
Senior season Silsbee was 12-1 and he rushed 22 times for 220 yards and a touchdown, caught 52 passes for 1,010 yards and 11 touchdowns, returned three kickoffs for 31 yards and four punts for 56 yards racking up 1,327 all-purpose yards and 12 touchdowns.
Against Hamshire Fannet in a 39-21 win, he scored one touchdown and had a season-best 206 all-purpose yards rushing 3 times for 40 yards and added six receptions for 166 yards.
As a junior, he rushed 40 times for 350 yards and three touchdowns, hitting the 100-yard mark in one game. He added 59 receptions for 1,399 yards and 21 touchdowns amassing in all 1,922 all-purpose yards and 24 touchdowns.
Against West Orange-Stark in a 48-27 win his junior season, he scored five of the team’s seven touchdowns, running the ball 6 times for 131 yards and two scores, catching nine passes for 204 yards and three touchdowns amassing 346 all-purpose yards (the most in his career)
Became a starting wide receiver early in his sophomore season, helping Silsbee to a 5-5 record.
In his sophomore season, he rushed the ball 24 times for 171 yards and one touchdown while catching 41 passes for 1,128 and 13 touchdowns.
Against Hamshire Fannet in a 36-25 win during his sophomore year, he scored three of the team’s five touchdowns, running the ball four times for 94 yards and one score, and caught six passes for 214 yards and two touchdowns amassing 308 all-purpose yards.
All-American Bowl Invite following his senior year
Was the MVP of ISD District as a junior and earned Super Gold Offense MVP and First-Team All-Conference.
Was named to Max Preps All-American First Team as a junior
Was Texas 4A Player of the Year and All-State First Team as a Junior
Won the Willie Ray Smith Award and SETX Athlete of the Year Award in 2022
As a sophomore, he was Silsbee’s Offensive MVP and was nominated as the Willie Ray Smith nominee
Named as a First-Team Texas All-State Player in basketball and football in 2021
Named as a First-Team Texas All-Region Player in basketball and football in 2021
Was named to the Super Gold First Team as a sophomore

PERSONAL

Born August 26 in Silsbee, Texas.
Son of Chris and Latonia Miller and has one older sibling Janya Thomas and two younger siblings Camyra and Chloe.
His father Chris played college basketball at Texas Southern University
Also competed in basketball and track and field at Silsbee.
On the court, he was an All-State player in Texas during his first three years of high school.
He was a member of the National Honors Society in high school
Helped coach Little League football and basketball during high school
First name is pronounced dre-lin