TribLive is highlighting the top prospects leading up to the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh. The three-day event is April 23-25.
Blake Miller
Position: Offensive tackle
Height/weight: 6-foot-6/317 pounds
College: Clemson
Durability is one of Miller’s best attributes.
The 22-year-old ironman started all 54 games over his four-year career at Clemson. He set a team record for career snaps from scrimmage with 3,778 and earned All-ACC honors three years in a row.
Miller is viewed as the most NFL-ready of the tackles because of his experience.
He also has the measurements of a first-round offensive tackle. Draft analyst Lance Zierlein highlighted Miller’s “long arms, big hands and quick feet” in his NFL.com player bio.
Zierlein added that Miller has “unusual lateral quickness and fluidity in space despite playing too upright.” He projects as a right tackle in the NFL.
Miller allowed 14 total pressures, including two sacks and two quarterback hits in 529 pass protection snaps last season, according to Pro Football Focus. He was penalized five times in 875 total snaps.
At the NFL combine, Miller ran the 40-yard dash in 5.04 seconds. He recorded a 32-inch vertical leap and a 9-foot, 5-inch broad jump.
Key stat
34 1/4 — Miller’s arm length in inches as measured at the combine. Only seven of the 56 other offensive linemen had longer arms.
Did you know?
Clemson hasn’t had an offensive lineman selected in the first round of the NFL Draft since the Giants picked Lou Cordileone in 1960.
On draft
Here is a look at where the top NFL Draft analysts rank Miller among players at his position and prospects overall:
Draft expert — OTs/Overall
Mel Kiper Jr. — fourth/NA*
Daniel Jeremiah — third/19th
Todd McShay — third/13th
Field Yates — sixth/32nd
*Not listed among Kiper’s top 25 players
Quotable
“He’s NFL ready. He could’ve come out after his junior year and been a second-round pick. He went back and became a first-round pick.”
— ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr.