Member of the watch list for the 2010 Rimington Trophy.

2010: Elected a co-captain by his teammates ... led an offensive line that had 168 yards of rushing and three touchdowns against Hampton (9/2).

2009: All-MAC second team selection … starter in 10 games at center … part of an offensive line that helped CMU lead the MAC in scoring (33.9 ppg) and rank second in total offense (423.1 ypg).

2008: Started the season’s first five games at center … missed four games due to injury before starting at left guard against Northern Illinois (11/12) and Ball State (11/19) … started at center against Eastern Michigan (11/28) … moved back to left guard for the Motor City Bowl (12/26) … part of an offensive front that helped CMU rank second in the MAC in passing (289.8 ypg) and total offense (423.5 ypg).

2007: Freshman All-America honorable mention selection by Sporting News … also earned Freshman All-America honors from collegefootballnews.com … started all 14 games at center … replaced 2007 NFL draft pick Drew Mormino at center … part of an offensive line that ranked third in the MAC in sacks allowed per game (1.57) … line led the way for only offense to rank in top four in the MAC in scoring, rushing, passing and total offense.

2006: Redshirted.

High School: Three-year starter … earned first team all-state honors as a senior … part of an offensive line that led the way for a 47-point-per-game offense … second team all-state honoree as a defensive lineman as a senior … led his teammates with 77 tackles and recorded six sacks … named to the George Michael Golden 11 all-star team … four-year letterman in wrestling … posted 60-0 record and won state wrestling title as a senior … captain of wrestling team … twice placed at the state track and field meet in discus.

Personal: Chose CMU over Akron and Temple … prep coach was Mike Skinner … son of Elizabeth and Mark Miller … born Nov. 22, 1987 … father wrestled at Virginia Tech … uncle Doug Thompson competed in track and field at Tennessee and aunt Merredith Thompson played basketball at South Carolina … majoring in marketing.