Jamal Miles

Jamal Miles
No. 2     Arizona Rattlers
Born: (1991-02-28) February 28, 1991 (age 33)
Peoria, Arizona, U.S.
Career information
StatusActive
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)WR, KR
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
CollegeArizona State
High schoolPeoria (AZ)
Career history
As player
2013Jacksonville Jaguars*
2013–2014Edmonton Eskimos
2017–presentArizona Rattlers
Career highlights and awards
Career stats

Jamal Miles (born February 28, 1991) is an American football wide receiver for the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League (IFL). Miles played college football for Arizona State University. He was undrafted in the 2013 NFL draft and signed as an undrafted free agent by the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Early life

Miles attended Peoria High School, where he was selected to the first-team All-4A conference as a senior after rushing for 2,168 yards on 231 carries.[1] He was rated a 4-star prospect and number 6 in the state of Arizona by Rivals.com.[2][3]

College career

Miles was used primarily as a return specialist throughout college and became one of Arizona State's most prolific return men. He was also a contributor both in the backfield and as a receiver. He had 10 career receiving touchdowns, 2 rushing touchdowns, 1 passing touchdown and 4 return touchdowns.[2]

Statistics

Source:[4]

Arizona State Sun Devils
Season Receiving Rushing Kickoff returns Punt returns
Rec Yards Avg TD Att Yards TD Att Yards Avg TD Att Yards Avg TD
2009 6 58 9.7 0 3 13 0 31 611 19.7 0 0 0 -- 0
2010 25 203 8.1 4 27 63 2 3 118 39.3 1 29 248 8.6 0
2011 60 361 6.0 6 29 237 0 30 788 26.3 2 14 232 16.6 1
2012 37 373 10.1 0 15 67 0 16 349 21.8 0 26 230 8.8 0
NCAA Career Totals 128 995 7.8 10 74 380 2 80 1,866 23.3 3 69 710 10.3 1

Professional career

On April 28, 2013, Miles was added as an undrafted free agent by the Jacksonville Jaguars to their training camp roster.[5] On August 19, 2013, Miles was waived by the Jaguars.[6] After being released, Miles signed with the Edmonton Eskimos on September 4, 2013.[7][8]

On January 17, 2017, Miles was signed by the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League.[9] On July 8, the Rattlers defeated the Sioux Falls Storm in the United Bowl by a score of 50–41.[10]

References

  1. ^ Jeff Metcalfe (December 14, 2008). "Peoria High School tailback Jamal Miles commits to ASU". www.azcentral.com. azcentral.com. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Jamal Miles Profile". www.thesundevils.com. Sun Devils Athletics. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  3. ^ "Jamal Miles". www.rivals.com. Yahoo! Inc. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  4. ^ "Jamal Miles". www.sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  5. ^ "Jaguars agree to terms with 23 Rookie Free Agents". www.jaguars.com. Jacksonville Jaguars, LLC. April 28, 2013. Archived from the original on January 9, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  6. ^ "Jaguars release Spitz, Massaquoi". www.jaguars.com. Jacksonville Jaguars, LLC. August 19, 2013. Archived from the original on February 19, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  7. ^ "Esks sign import WR". www.esks.com. CFL ENTERPRISES LP. September 4, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  8. ^ "Scoreboard -- Sept. 4, 2013". www.aberdeennews.com. Aberdeen News. September 5, 2013. Archived from the original on February 19, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  9. ^ "IFL Transactions January 2017". www.goifl.com. Indoor Football League. January 31, 2017. Archived from the original on January 31, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  10. ^ Marotta, Vince (July 8, 2017). "Rattlers survive rally from Sioux Falls to capture IFL United Bowl title". arizonasports.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)