| Michigan State Spartans – No. 61 | |
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| Position | Offensive guard |
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| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 296 lb (134 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Valencia (Santa Clarita, California) |
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Tanner Miller is an American football offensive guard for the Michigan State Spartans. He previously played for the Oregon State Beavers.
Early life and high school
Miller attended Valencia High School in Santa Clarita, California. Coming out of high school, he decided to walk-on to play for the Oregon State Beavers.
College career
Oregon State
In Miller's first two seasons in 2019 and 2020 he redshirted and played in two combined games. In the 2021 season, he was awarded a scholarship by the Beavers. Miller played in all 12 games for the Beavers in 2021. In 2022, he appeared in 13 games where he made his first career start against Arizona State. During the 2023 season, Miller was named a second-team mid-season all-American. In 2023, Miller started all 13 games for the Beavers. For his performance on the season, Miller was named first-team all Pac-12 by the AP News and second team all-American by ESPN.
Michigan State
Miller transferred to play for the Michigan State Spartans.
References
- Wenzel, Matt (April 4, 2024). "Meet Michigan State football's latest walk-on turned All-American". MLive.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- Chengelis, Angelique (April 3, 2024). "Oregon State transfer Tanner Miller looks to be team leader this year at Michigan State". The Detroit News. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- "Tanner Miller". Michigan State University Athletics. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- Lounsberry, Matthew (April 3, 2024). "Oregon State transfer OL Tanner Miller sounds like a Dantonio-era Spartan". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- Killop, Jason (January 7, 2024). "Michigan State lands transfer portal IOL Tanner Miller". On3.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- Moore, Brenden (January 7, 2024). "Oregon State IOL Tanner Miller to transfer to Michigan State". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- Daschel, Nick (November 2, 2023). "Grit, smarts turn Oregon State's Tanner Miller from former walk-on to All-American". OregonLive.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- Solari, Chris (January 7, 2024). "Michigan State football adds transfer OL Tanner Miller from Oregon State". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- Wenzel, Matt (January 7, 2024). "Michigan State lands All-American OL transfer from Oregon State". MLive.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- Daschel, Nick (January 7, 2024). "Oregon State right guard Tanner Miller transfers to Michigan State, third Beaver to leave for Spartans". OregonLive.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.