“American Dream Kind Of Story”
April 30th, 2019
Rookie Bucs receiver Scotty Miller
Kaelin Clay, Robert Herron, the Jason Licht regime has tried to find small and very speedy gems in the sixth round.
Heck, throw Dan Vitale into the mix on the speedy side of things from Round 6.
However, all three of those guys left the team in a hurry.
This year’s sixth-rounder, Bowling Green receiver Scotty Miller, checks in at 174 pounds plus his big smile and elite speed. Many folks drilled into Miller from a young age that he was too small for his NFL dream. And they were wrong.
Here he has landed in a loaded Bucs offense with excellent role models to learn from at his position. Miller’s Chicago-area high school coach calls him an “American dream kind of story,” so you’ll see in the ABC (Chicago affiliate) video below.
Fun stuff.
April 30th, 2019 at 1:22 pm
He’ll be snapped like a twig…certainly can not break a tackle…someone will one hand ragdoll him…chew toy is his nickname
April 30th, 2019 at 1:26 pm
Find the tweet video of Bunting ,or whatever our #2 picks names his….I’d like his style and confidence….he has his head on his shoulders unlike Sleepy Greedy
April 30th, 2019 at 1:26 pm
hope he makes the team. Does he return punts or kicks?
April 30th, 2019 at 1:36 pm
Bunting is going to be a stud.
April 30th, 2019 at 1:38 pm
joestang he does and does it very well
April 30th, 2019 at 1:38 pm
The Bucs do need a Slot WR!!
April 30th, 2019 at 1:42 pm
SCBucsFan Says:
April 30th, 2019 at 1:38 pm
joestang he does and does it very well
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not what I read….not that he doesn’t do it well…but that he really did not return often or was known as a returner and only had a few attempts…
April 30th, 2019 at 1:55 pm
Great story I hope he makes the team.
We should be in the market for a speedy type with the departure of DJAX, that miserable piece of human debris.
April 30th, 2019 at 1:57 pm
How can you not root for a kid like this?
April 30th, 2019 at 1:59 pm
I remember when Dan Vitale was the next Mike Alstott, according to the commenters on this site. Fun times.
April 30th, 2019 at 2:01 pm
I knew a little guy with speed that came to the Bucs as a UDFA. Name a Adam Humphries.
April 30th, 2019 at 2:06 pm
I am rooting for him against all odds….it is not his weight…it is his slight frame…in a perfect world the Bucs could stash him on the PS for a year of weight and training table build up….
I am also worried he is too fast for Jameis đ
April 30th, 2019 at 2:06 pm
SOE I bet when Hump got signed the board laughed at the signing. Its the Buc fan way.
April 30th, 2019 at 2:11 pm
Why does licht have to be crafty with this crap why not get a tested commodity that was available if he needs a WR, like Lil Jordan Humphrey, Hunter Renfrow, or Greg Dortch…licht and all his craft crap usually ends up as doo doo and a 5-11 and having to be #1 team in nfl with lack of playoff berths
April 30th, 2019 at 2:12 pm
Nfl paycheck can help put weight on. Just be able to catch the ball when it comes your way
April 30th, 2019 at 2:12 pm
AE I’m only going on what the ESPN guys said after he was drafted. Apparently he had some big returns but I’m going on what they said, not what I’ve seen.
April 30th, 2019 at 2:14 pm
Dusthty everyone was high on Renfrow as a cute pick but he’s slow and small with good hands. Practice squad guy if there ever was one. Nice guy though, from where I live.
April 30th, 2019 at 2:15 pm
Some of these guys may make great practice squad players. The better the practice squad the better our depth
April 30th, 2019 at 2:16 pm
Does anyone remember Muggsy Bogues…..5’3″ NBA player……made it work……miracles can happen…..
All he needs to do is beat out Bobo…..and maybe not even that.
Evans, Godwin, Perriman, Watson, Bobo & Miller
Long way to go before final roster.
April 30th, 2019 at 2:24 pm
From Bowling Green FB
Millers return
2015 KO 24 KO/457 yds—-no punt returns
2016 KO 336 yds—-19 punt return yds
2017- zero yds in return game
2018 zero KO yds and 4 punts 19 yds
April 30th, 2019 at 2:33 pm
don’t think he has return history in college…with that speed, why?
April 30th, 2019 at 2:38 pm
SCBucsfan…You ain’t gotta tell me. Have a feeling Gay is going to be legit. He’s gotta bomb and accuracy (in harsh snow and wind) and the band wagonders will jump on the round 5 Licht train in a hot minute. Have to wait and see.
April 30th, 2019 at 2:39 pm
Woogie from Borington High? He doesn’t have a shoe fetish, does he?
April 30th, 2019 at 2:50 pm
I can’t wait to watch this kid ball out!!
April 30th, 2019 at 2:52 pm
Championships matter not feel good stories….
April 30th, 2019 at 2:53 pm
Saw some article where a guy had him in his top 10 WR in the draft based on his analytics model used to predict success.
Basically a smaller version of 2nd round pick Mecole Hardman (185 lbs vs 170 lbs or whatever Miller is)
Extremely similar athleticism:
4.3 40 each
34″ vert to 36″ for Hardmon
15 reps on bench to 17 for Hardmon
123″ vs 119″ on broad jump
THey didn’t play the same competition but the school Miller is from produced 2 WRs currently playing in the NFL; the primary one being Roger Lewis who put up #’s at Bowling Green but did not have elite measurables or anything
April 30th, 2019 at 2:53 pm
There is return footage on YouTube.
April 30th, 2019 at 2:58 pm
Let me first say that I would LOVE for this dude to succeed. I am pulling for him a lot. Good person and he deserves it.
However playing devil’s advocate, watch his highlights. Dude is tiny. I think he weighs less than hump by like 30. Remember when Kenny bell got hit? Scared the career out of him.
He’s got hands and he’s got speed but he needs muscle. Dude isn’t far off from djax so it’s definitely possible but he needs to prepare for NFL safeties and linebackers more than anything.
April 30th, 2019 at 3:00 pm
He looks like Johnny Manzel.
April 30th, 2019 at 3:05 pm
Isnât Woogie the name of your favorite pillow?
Maybe thatâs Woobie?
April 30th, 2019 at 3:13 pm
tmaxcon, who hurt you as a child, and who is your favorite team? certainly doesn’t seem like the bucs.
April 30th, 2019 at 3:13 pm
Lol he does look like Johnny. Just a side note but one of my really good friends is banging johnnys mom right now after she got divorced. Absolutely hilarious.
April 30th, 2019 at 3:13 pm
I donât give a DAMN about âfeel goodâ stories! Not when we have SUCKED BIG TIME for the last 15-16 years! I just want WINS!!! I donât care if we do it with reform school kids. I just want us to WIN!!
April 30th, 2019 at 3:33 pm
I said it 5 minutes after he was drafted. If he makes the team he will be inactive when it comes to the game day 46.
April 30th, 2019 at 3:39 pm
joshbucsfan, if he’s a Bucs fan I’m a supermodel. And, trust me, I’m no supermodel.
April 30th, 2019 at 3:50 pm
They can easily bulk him up with muscle, but really not needed
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April 30th, 2019 at 4:00 pm
Billy “white shoes” Johnson was only 5’9″ and 170 lbs.
14 years in the league at wr and return man.
April 30th, 2019 at 4:00 pm
175? Twenty pounds of muscle on that frame should be no problem. We will see.
April 30th, 2019 at 4:02 pm
Eric Says:
April 30th, 2019 at 4:00 pm
Billy âwhite shoesâ Johnson was only 5â9âł and 170 lbs.
14 years in the league at wr and return man.
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true….but players in general were much slower than today…
April 30th, 2019 at 4:04 pm
Bruce…if he is your premier receiver, you likely aren’t going to use him for returns. Here he wouldn’t be that…but in HS, why would you put him out there on returns. Remember…this was the Midwest…corn fed boys. My son got his ACL taken out by a three hundred pound bowling ball in HS playing at a Midwestern school, by a guy as wide as he was tall.
April 30th, 2019 at 4:10 pm
The “he’s too small” argument is absurd.
There are many outstanding current NFL receiver with the same slender build as Miller, including the newly departed DeSean Jackson.
Off the top on my head Travis Benjamin, Ted Ginn, Jr., Emmanual Sanders, Will Fuller and even Antonio Brown are all close to his size vis-a-vis lbs. per inch of height.
A few more cheeseburgers and some extra lifting could put him at 180-185 with no loss of speed very easily.
I am not saying he will be a great receiver. But it’s not like his size condemns him to failure.
April 30th, 2019 at 4:25 pm
joshbucsfan Says:
April 30th, 2019 at 3:13 pm
tmaxcon, who hurt you as a child, and who is your favorite team? certainly doesnât seem like the bucs.
there is no place for feeling in business or sports. it’s about winning…. local feel good stories always fail and are nothing more than a distraction for low standard locals.
April 30th, 2019 at 4:27 pm
No speed back then?
Tell that to Bob Hayes , mercury Morris and Cliff Brsnch.
April 30th, 2019 at 5:41 pm
Djax registered at 178 lbs at his year’s combine.
April 30th, 2019 at 6:14 pm
How many kicks has kaelin klay returned for the ravens now?
April 30th, 2019 at 7:11 pm
He may not make the team but you can’t help but root for him. His pro day measurements at 5′ 9″ and 174 are more flattering than Bowling Green’s website that lists him as 5″ 11″ and 166. Also considered that his 40 time was hand timed. 4.3s was on the high end. Many scouts had him in the 4.2s according to Twitter. Watch his tape against the top schools. He blows by players from power 5 schools.
May 1st, 2019 at 11:06 am
TMAXCON;
Your a rough dude but your honest to a fault!