Former Tyler Legacy High School football star Jamarion Miller was selected by the New England Patriots with the 245th selection in the seventh round of the 2026 NFL Draft on Saturday. Miller, who starred on the gridiron for the Red Raiders from 2018 to 2022, recently wrapped up his collegiate career at The University of Alabama, where he played four seasons for the Crimson Tide.
Miller played under both Nick Saban and Kalen DeBoer at Alabama, appearing in 51 career games. He rushed for nearly 16,000 yards during his career, scoring 15 total touchdowns and totaling just shy of 2,000 career scrimmage yards. He had the opportunity to play at Alabama alongside former Tyler Legacy standout Jordan Renaud for the last three seasons.
His best season at Alabama came as a junior in 2024-25, where he ran for 668 yards, scoring eight total touchdowns. He was named to the Doak Walker Award Watch list, presented annually to the nation’s best collegiate running back in both 2024 and 2025. Other accolades include being named to the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List and Honor Roll, as well as the East-West Shrine Bowl Offensive Player of the Week in 2025.
During his time at Tyler Legacy, Miller re-wrote the record books, becoming the school’s all-time leading rusher with nearly 5,000 career yards, and leading his team to three straight playoff appearances. He ran for 4,685 yards on 577 career rushing attempts, scoring 47 touchdowns on the ground. Combined with receiving, Miller notched 6,176 career yards and 61 touchdowns.
During his collegiate recruitment process, he was ranked as the 78th best player nationally in the Class of 2022 by 247Sports, coming in as the fourth-best running back in the country.
Miller hopes to be the 11th player in Red Raider history to appear in an NFL game and would be the second active player on an NFL roster, joining former high school teammate Beaux Limmer (Los Angeles Rams) in the National Football League. He would also be the second Red Raider to appear in a game for the New England Patriots, joining Leonta Rheams (1998).