Ray G @RayGQue
Kendre Miller is one of the best RBs in the #2023NFLDraft class.
His combination of speed, elusiveness, and physical running style at 220 pounds makes him an ideal candidate to be a lead back at the next level.
Some Rhamondre Stevenson to his game.
Kyle Yates @KyleYNFL
Don't be shocked if Kendre Miller is the biggest riser throughout this pre-draft process.
Russell Brown @RussNFLDraft
Studying the tape of TCU RB Kendre Miller has been an absolute joy. One of the more overlooked RBs in this class, Miller is a physical runner that has good contact balance & unique cutting ability. He plays with patience & sees the field well while running through tacklers.
Russell Brown @RussNFLDraft
Studying the tape of TCU RB Kendre Miller has been an absolute joy. One of the more overlooked RBs in this class, Miller is a physical runner that has good contact balance & unique cutting ability. He plays with patience & sees the field well while running through tacklers.
Agree with this. With the Internet, everything has to be a superlative. Most underrated, most overlooked, etc.Russell Brown @RussNFLDraft
Studying the tape of TCU RB Kendre Miller has been an absolute joy. One of the more overlooked RBs in this class, Miller is a physical runner that has good contact balance & unique cutting ability. He plays with patience & sees the field well while running through tacklers.
Good stuff as always…although I wish these guys would stop calling every RB not named Bijan or Gibbs overlooked.
Yes, after Gibbs it gets tough to sort them out but so many that look good.After that a lot of the guys all kind of blend together. That doesn't mean anyone is overlooked. It's just hard to differentiate them. Tucker is my favorite of the rest, but it's hardly a hill I'm about to die on.
PFF College @PFF_College
2023 NFL Draft Comparisons: Running Backs
Agreed. I am surprised by how low he is ranked by some fantasy and real NFL writersMy favorite from this class, maybe.
He might not test well. He had a late-season injury that might prevent him from doing so.
This might be a good chance to pick him up cheaply.
Daniel Harms @InHarmsWay19
Kendre Miller isn’t being talked about enough! Excellent contact balance, underrated vision, and burst/speed combination to grind out tough yards!
Russell Brown @RussNFLDraft
Studying the tape of TCU RB Kendre Miller has been an absolute joy. One of the more overlooked RBs in this class, Miller is a physical runner that has good contact balance & unique cutting ability. He plays with patience & sees the field well while running through tacklers.
Dante @Paydirt_Profile
As RB prospects we like to see pass catching ability, but it's rare that you have a back where it's truly a strength (route running chops, aligned out wide, etc.) For me it's a "strength," a "pass," or a "fail."
RB3 Kendre Miller
Pass
Curious minds want to know .... as I have him as a target at 2.01 or 2.03 picks ...Any thoughts what his 40 would have been? He’s not a burner but looks plenty fast to me. Doesn’t get caught from behind in the open field from what I’ve seen.
Maybe something like 4.48-4.54?
Curious minds want to know .... as I have him as a target at 2.01 or 2.03 picks ...Any thoughts what his 40 would have been? He’s not a burner but looks plenty fast to me. Doesn’t get caught from behind in the open field from what I’ve seen.
Maybe something like 4.48-4.54?
Not that 40 time is the primary value, it might make me move sooner than later pending the time.
FWIW - late Feb, I was hoping late 2nd would be a spot to acquire him, now he is making more "subtle noise" and rising some.
Curious minds want to know .... as I have him as a target at 2.01 or 2.03 picks ...
Not that 40 time is the primary value, it might make me move sooner than later pending the time.
FWIW - late Feb, I was hoping late 2nd would be a spot to acquire him, now he is making more "subtle noise" and rising some.
It's anybody's guess how those RBs go in both the NFL and fantasy drafts...if you like one better than the rest your best bet is to pull the trigger earlier than later.
You could not have summed up my thought process any more concisely.I plan to let the draft sort out RB3-RBX for the most part. Have a couple favorites I want to see land well but between draft capital and landing spot, figure there will be some clear tier breaks revealed soon enough.
There’s a good 12-15 backs I’m interested in or, to put it another way, I don’t really dislike any of the chalk names at this point. That will change after the draft I’m sure. Several will elevate, several will cross themselves off my list, and I’ll have to sort out like 6-8 guys.
Not doing all that work until the list gets smaller though.
Any thoughts what his 40 would have been? He’s not a burner but looks plenty fast to me. Doesn’t get caught from behind in the open field from what I’ve seen.
Maybe something like 4.48-4.54?
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports TCU RB Kendre Miller has top-30 visits lined up with the Giants, Bills, and Cardinals this week.
Miller has emerged as a possible Day 2 pick and one of the better running backs on the board after the seemingly-consensus top two of Bijan Robinson and Jhamyr Gibbs. His draft landing spot will need to be good for him to vault up the dynasty rankings, but he's got a chance to pull that off.
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SOURCE: Ian Rapoport on Twitter
Apr 11, 2023 at 3:58 PM ET
TCU RB Kendre Miller is making a top-30 visit with the Lions.
Miller has made pre-draft visits with the Jaguars, Bills, Giants, and Cardinals this month. Last year at TCU, Miller, 20, broke out with 1,399 rushing yards and 17 touchdowns, adding 16 catches for 116 yards. He was among the most elusive, efficient running backs in college football last season as a highly-productive part of the potent TCU offense. Miller landing in Detroit will be highly problematic for both D'Andre Swift and David Montgomery. It would be surprising if the Lions use much draft capital on their backfield.
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SOURCE: Ian Rapoport on Twitter
Apr 19, 2023, 9:23 AM ET
Saints selected TCU RB Kendre Miller with the No. 71 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft.
Miller (5’/11/215) didn’t get the ball much during his first two years at TCU but emerged as an explosive option between the tackles. He rushed 244 times for 1,399 yards and 17 touchdowns. Miller isn’t a bruiser, but he’s quick to put his foot in the ground and shows incredible burst at the line of scrimmage and when turning the corner to work upfield. He also doesn’t go down on first contact. Pro Football Focus charted him with 816 yards after contact last year. Miller wasn’t used as a pass-catcher at TCU and isn’t likely to add that skill to his repertoire in the NFL. With his size and tenacity, he should be able to handle the bulk of a team’s carries in the NFL. With things uncertain for Alvin Kamara, Miller could position himself to be the team’s running back of the future.
Apr 28, 2023 at 9:42 PM ET
NFL Network @nflnetwork
"Oh yeah, @KyleBrandt is gonna get to know him a little bit."
@MoveTheSticks breaks down "angry runner" Kendre Miller going to the @Saints
You better go into hiding after that steal.He fell to pick 18 in my 1qb. I had been trying to move up to get him from 14 onwards.
Felt like exceptional value. Thought he'd be long gone before pick 12
Saints assistant GM Jeff Ireland said Kendre Miller has "huge upside."
"It all goes back to height, weight and speed. Loved his running style. He’s a down-hill runner, runs with great pad level. He's got explosive breakaway speed in the open field. He's creative. He makes people miss ... And we just felt like, man, this is too good to be true," Ireland told Jeff Duncan of the Times-Picayune. With Alvin Kamara at least somewhat likely to draw a suspension this year, Miller could be relevant in fantasy leagues quickly. Ireland did concede that Miller would have to "clean up" his pass protection, but that he thought it was just a matter of "coaching him up."
SOURCE: Times-Picayune
May 7, 2023, 1:19 PM ET
While I don't disagree, and also have him as a late 1st value, he's a prime example of why I love trading late 1sts for future 1stsI ended up loading up on him a bit more then I anticipated heading into my drafts this weekend. I know I had pick 10 in one league I have Kamara and picks 9/11 in another league I have Kamara and both of those teams only carry 3 other RB's, some who are shaky so RB was a major need. I was targeting him in those leagues and did end up drafting him in those places but also ended up drafting him in 3 other leagues so went super heavy on him, to a point I finally had to go against my rankings a tad and deviate, was just getting to heavy.
A lot to like here if you ask me. Young, won't turn 21 until June. Only one season as a full time player so the usage is low. Good size, power, and I don't know how fast he runs but when I watch his games he's pulling away most of the time.
He's probably not a great option for 2023. Any games Kamara might get suspended or there is an injury to Jamaal or Kamara he'd probably share in a RBBC and be ok. But decent chance they move on from Kamara after next season. They'll still have Jamaal likely in 2024 but he'll be 29 and he's not that good anyway IMO.
My money is on him being the primary Saints RB in 2024 while providing suspension insurance for Kamara and injury insurance to both AK and Jamaal for this season. In this draft class that was pretty appealing to me as a late round one option.
I don't know how fast he runs but when I watch his games he's pulling away most of the time.
Is the main reason people aren't jazzed about him because of Kamara and Williams?
I've got him as my RB3 and in TE premium single QB leagues my 6th ranked player overall but would be 5th in non-TE premium.I like his youth, style and situation more than most seem to. In a vacuum I prefer him to Achane, Kincaid and all the WRs outside of JSN, even though I typically value first and second round receivers over mid round runnning backs.
Is the main reason people aren't jazzed about him because of Kamara and Williams? Those seem like low, short-term bars to clear. I wouldn't be surprised if he's a viable starter by week 10. Though I also think NO's offense could be sneaky good this year.
If you are wrong we are both are because I saw the same thing. He was not only not getting caught but he jumped on his high horse and rode off from the pack.Is the main reason people aren't jazzed about him because of Kamara and Williams?
I think people see him as a bit of a lumbering runner, which is where I think the mainstream press has really missed the boat on him. Constantly pulling away in videos. I could be totally wrong or just have really whiffed on that assessment, but TCU played a respectable schedule and he seems to be dusting guys.
I've got him as my RB3 and in TE premium single QB leagues my 6th ranked player overall but would be 5th in non-TE premium.
I have been so happy to NOT SEE THIS THREAD BUMPED DAILY… as my draft starts tomorrow and he is my RB3 in this class (target 1.07 pick 1QB PPR TE-P)I've got him as my RB3 and in TE premium single QB leagues my 6th ranked player overall but would be 5th in non-TE premium.
This is where I drafted him. 1.05. 1 QB, non-TE premium. Moved up to get him because I figured he'd be gone by pick number twelve. I might be wrong about that and his talent, but I got who I wanted. Let's see if that was stupid or not. I can live with being wrong if the process was okay, and I think it was. He was the one guy all along in the process I thought I wanted that I had a realistic chance at getting. Passing on QJ and his value that will hold for a year was tough, but in the end...hey...made my decision and shot my shot.
Got him at 1.12 in a 12 team 1QB. Was pleasantly surprised he dropped to me.