Dymere Miller, Rutgers: 2025 NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report

Miller was a recruit from Coatesville Area Senior High School in Coatesville, Pa. and Salisbury School in Salisbury, Conn. in the class of 2020

A transfer to Rutgers by way of Monmouth, Miller is a former FCS All-American and team captain with game-changing track speed. The college veteran still needs to develop his frame to handle contact better, but he’ll be a handful for defensive backs on vertical routes. Miller is one of the fastest prospects in the 2025 NFL Draft cycle.

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Dymere Miller, WR Rutgers: 2025 NFL Draft Profile

Classification: Redshirt senior slot receiver from Coatesville, Pa.

Background: Miller was a recruit from Coatesville Area Senior High School in Coatesville, Pa. in the class of 2020. He attended Salisbury School, a private college-preparatory boarding school, in Salisbury, Conn. in 2019 for a post-graduate year after his time at Coatesville ended. Miller did not receive a star rating or grade from 247Sports, Rivals, On3.com, or ESPN. He transferred from Monmouth to Rutgers for the 2024 season. MaxPreps tracked eight of his games from his 2019 season. During those games, he amassed 27 receptions for 435 yards and three touchdowns. Miller also returned nine kicks for 326 yards and five punts for 79 yards, along with an interception, three passes defensed, two fumble recoveries, and a forced fumble on defense. During his final season at Coatesville (2018), he caught 26 passes for 523 yards and ten touchdowns in 13 games, including a seven-catch, 146-yard performance in the PIAA 6A semifinal. Miller earned First Team All-NEPSAC honors at Salisbury and was the Richard T. Flood Athletic Medal recipient, which goes to the best all-around athlete in each graduating class. He competed on the Coatesville track team, helping to set Pennsylvania’s 4x100-meter relay record with a 40.99. He also came in third place in the state 200-meter dash (21.63). Miller started for Coatesville’s basketball team, helping the squad go 29-3 in 2018, including an overtime loss in the state final. In 11 games in 2023, he set Monmouth program records for single-season receptions (90), single-season receiving yards (1,293), single-game receiving yards (333), and single-season 100-yard games (six). Miller’s father played football at Delaware State.

Injuries & Off-Field: Suffered a herniated disc in a car crash in high school that hindered him as a junior, missed two games with a shoulder injury in 2022

Awards: 2022 Second Team All-CAA, 2023 First Team All-CAA, 2023 FCS First Team All-American (Associated Press), 2023 Team Captain

Pros: Minor experience on the kick return and punt return units, experience operating in the slot and out wide, solid arm length, room on his frame to add weight, explosive burst off the line, instant juice, speed to blow by off-man coverage, stacks corners in soft-shoe press, quickly out-leverages zone coverage, special acceleration, angle erasing speed, awesome top and long speed, decelerates quickly for comeback and stick routes, solid whip route, makes sharp cuts on slants and posts, shoulder and head fakes, doesn’t lose speed through his route fakes, springy getting through his cuts, quickly re-routes when derailed by contact, QB underthrew him because of his speed, geared down to meet the ball and prevent easy interceptions, patient to set up blocks on sweeps, decent contact balance for his size, fully extends to make hands catches, only three drops on 120 targets in 2023, good effort on stalk blocks, hustles downfield to block on long run plays

Cons: Likely under 6'0", lean frame, more linear than twitchy, not the loosest lower half, competition level, ADOT below ten yards in 2022 and 2023, stride length appears small at times, underdeveloped release package, contact at the line slows his release significantly, stalled and hounded by press coverage with limited counters, bumped around by contact mid-route, could do a better job avoiding contact at the top of the stem, inside releases are easy for defensive backs to mirror, route fakes need to be more defined, jogs through some “for the love of the game” routes, inconsistent creating separation in condensed fields, lacks the size and physicality to dominate at the catch point, ability to create YAC in a crowd is limited, not very elusive, positioning as a blocker sometimes lets the defender get by

Overview: Miller has minor experience on the kick return and punt return units and was a return man in high school. He has experience operating in the slot and out wide for Monmouth. Monmouth listed him at 6'0", but he’s likely a little under that size. Miller has a lean frame with room to add weight. He is more of a linear than a twitchy athlete and doesn’t have the loosest lower body. The new Rutgers transfer displays his burst immediately off the line. He has the instant juice and speed to overtake off-man coverage or stack corners in press. Miller quickly out-leverages corners operating in zone. His acceleration and long speed are both excellent and reflect his track background. Monmouth ran a bunch of pop passes for Miller because they wanted to get him the ball when he already had some momentum built up. The former unranked recruit is an angle-eraser, but he also decelerates quickly to work back to the quarterback on comeback and stick routes. Despite not being a twitchy athlete, Miller runs a good whip route. He makes sharp cuts when snapping off slants and posts. The Pennsylvania native throws shoulder and head fakes at the top of the stem and is springy through his cuts, not losing any speed. He made good adjustments to frequently underthrown passes at Monmouth, but his lack of size and physicality prevent him from dominating at the catch point. Miller’s average depth of target was below ten yards in 2022 and 2023, but that number might’ve been driven down by all the pop passes. He is a true speedster, but his stride length seems to limit his ability to cut loose at times. Press coverage and early route contact are Miller’s greatest enemies. He doesn’t have a developed release package to combat heavy press, and contact at the line slows him down significantly. The FCS All-American struggles to get away from press-man corners and is bumped off his route mid-play by contact. Fortunately, he quickly re-routes when derailed by contact and gets back into the play. Miller must do a better job avoiding contact at the top of the stem so he can maintain his speed and burst. Polishing his route fakes will help with this process. His inside releases are currently too easy for defenders to mirror and match. Miller’s lack of high-end twitch sometimes makes it difficult for him to separate in condensed fields, like the red zone, or create after the catch in a crowd since he’s not very elusive. The redshirt senior sets up his blockers well on pop passes or sweeps and displays decent contact balance for his size. He fully extends for catches outside his frame and only dropped three passes out of 120 targets in 2023. Miller works hard as a stalk blocker and even hustles downfield to set up new blocks on long runs.

Overall, Miller’s elite speed and springy movement through cuts on vertical routes give him a handful of unteachable traits the NFL historically values. The league has become more skeptical of pure speedsters recently, which could impact Miller’s stock since his release package and ability to play through contact are questionable. He’s a must-watch, big-play-waiting-to-happen who is on Riser Watch for 2024.

Role & Scheme Fit: Slot receiver in an 11 personnel scheme; Return specialist

Round Projection: Fifth Round

Size: 6'0", 180 lbs. (Unofficial)

Submitted: 04-13-24