5 things to know about Saints RB Kendre Miller

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The New Orleans Saints for the third straight pick address a major need. DT, DE and now RB. The Saints have had a really solid couple days and now selecting RB Kendre Miller. Here is five things to know about the Saints new RB Kendre Miller.

Miller has 2,410 career rushing yards

Kendre Miller is a workhorse and helped carry TCU to a national championship appearance. He had 1,399 yards and 17 touchdowns this past season. He joins a backfield with Alvin Kamara and Jamaal Williams. That's a lot of touchdowns.

Miller averages 3.64 yards after contact and averaged 7.2 yards per carry

Outrageous numbers for Miller, averaging almost four yards AFTER contact. Miller is an angry runner and loves to find contact and run through it.

Miller added a ton of awards in 2022

- 2022 First-Team All-Big 12

- 2022 Associated Press First-Team All-Big 12

- 2022 Doak Walker Award Semifinalist

- 2022 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Semifinalist

Miller wears a size 14 shoe

The 5-11 running back wears a size 14 shoe. His feet size reflects the way he runs because he runs angry. It helps explain how Kendre Miller had a 95th percentile in explosive run rate in college.

Miller is from Texas

Miller won't have to travel far, he was born and raised in Texas, played his high school and college ball in Texas. He now will play his pro ball in Louisiana.


He is coming off of a Meniscus injury but there is so far nothing negative in his recovery so I added a link to an article about it.
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We’ll file this one under “Not worth worrying about, but still newsworthy.” The New Orleans Saints will gather for rookie minicamps this coming weekend but don’t expect to see much from running back Kendre Miller.

The team’s third-round draft pick is still recovering from a meniscus injury that kept him out of TCU’s College Football Playoff National Championship bid (though he said at the time his knee was at 50% of where it should be, while weighing his options, officially listed as questionable for the game), and ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports that the Saints aren’t in a rush to get him on the field:

Saints GM Mickey Loomis said pre-draft that running back Alvin Kamara‘s potential suspension wouldn’t influence which players the Saints draft. But the flexibility third-round back Kendre Miller out of TCU provides the position isn’t lost on the team. New Orleans ranked Miller highly in the running back class, believes in his game and loves the promise, once he figures out the pass-catching and pass-blocking components. He’s already a vicious downhill runner, and though the Saints are eager to see him in action, they will likely take it easy with him in offseason workouts and leading up to training camp while he recovers from his meniscus injury. But New Orleans might need Miller sooner than expected.
Miller is on track to return for training camp, but there’s a chance he hits the field at the same time Kamara flies out to Las Vegas for his next court appearance. The rookie has already made his intentions of coming for the top spot very clear, and he’s poised to help his case by continuing to recover from his injury so he can join the team for practice at full health.
He’s an exciting prospect. Despite this injury, Miller brings fresh legs to a running backs room that badly needs it — he’s one of the youngest players in this draft class (he doesn’t turn 21 until June) and he only has 361 career carries behind him. For context, Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry led the NFL with 349 rushing attempts last season. Miller needs more reps in pass protection and receiving drills, but he’ll have every opportunity to succeed once his body is right.