Name: Ventrell Miller
Number: 52
Position: Linebacker
Class: Redshirt Junior
Height: 6’1″
Weight: 230 pounds
Hometown: Lakeland, Fla.
High School: Kathleen
Twitter: @ventrell_miller
2020 statistics:
| TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | PD |
| 86 | 52 | 34 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Overview:
A three-star recruit coming out of Kathleen High School, Miller originally committed to and signed with former coach Jim McElwain in 2017, becoming a part of the Lakeland-to-Gainesville pipeline.
He had to wait until his second season on campus to see the field, though, as he spent the entire 2017 season suspended for his role in the credit card fraud incident. He finally rejoined the team in 2018, and he appeared in all 13 games playing on special teams and as a reserve linebacker, finishing with 15 tackles, a sack and a pick.
Miller’s role increased considerably as a redshirt sophomore in 2019. He appeared in 12 games and started 11 of them, eventually finishing second on the team in tackles with 55. He also had three sacks.
He entered his redshirt junior season in 2020 expected to be one of the leaders on defense, and though the unit as a whole struggled considerably, he had a solid season. He played in 11 of Florida’s 12 games, and he started 10 of them.
Miller led the team in tackles last season with 88 in addition to notching 3.5 sacks and 7.5 tackles for loss (all career-highs). Though he certainly could have been selected in the 2021 NFL draft, he decided to return for a fifth season in Gainesville, where he should be one of the best players on defense.
Video:
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— InAllKindsOfWeather.com (@AllKindsWeather) September 26, 2020
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