Justin Miller (football player)

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Justin Miller
Date of birth	February 14, 1984 (age 23)
Place of birth	Owensboro, KY
Position(s)	Cornerback/ Kick returner
College	Clemson
NFL Draft	2005 / Round 2 / Pick 57
Pro Bowls	2007
Statistics	CBS.com DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
2005-present	New York Jets

Justin Miller (born February 14, 1984), is an NFL cornerback/return specialist for the New York Jets.

1 High school and college career
2 NFL combine results
3 NFL career
4 External links

[edit] High school and college career

Justin Miller attended Owensboro High School in Owensboro, Kentucky. While there, he was a two time All-State, All-Area, All-Conference, and All-Region pick, and as a senior, he won USA Today All-American Honorable Mention honors. He also starred in track, and was the state long jump champion as a junior, along with running a personal best of 10.6 seconds on the 100 meter dash. He played cornerback at Clemson University after high school for three years before declaring early for the NFL Draft.

[edit] NFL combine results

40 yard dash: 4.43 seconds
Vertical jump: 36 inches
Bench press: 330 pounds
Powerclean: 260 pounds

[edit] NFL career

Justin Miller was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2005 NFL draft(25th pick) by the New York Jets. As a rookie, Justin Miller made his impact as kick returner. He compiled 1,577 yards with a 26.3 yard average along with a touchdown. In 2006, Miller averaged 30.1 yards with 2 touchdowns. On October 1, 2006, in a game versus the Indianapolis Colts, Miller scored the longest touchdown in Jets history, on a 103 yard kick return kicked off by Martin Gramatica. For his efforts, Miller earned a Pro Bowl selection as the AFC's kick returner. He is currently the youngest player on the Jets roster. During the 2007 Pro Bowl festivities, Miller won the Fastest Man Competition. This was won by running the fastest 40 yard dash.