Miller becomes second C-N alum to head to CFL in a week

Miller becomes second C-N alum to head to CFL in a week

CALGARY, Canada - Carson-Newman football alum and former Jacksonville Jaguar receiver Dorren Miller will join former C-N safety Darius Williams as a member of a Canadian Football League team.

Miller has signed with the Calgary Stampeders, becoming Carson-Newman's ninth CFL player.  Prior to Williams' signing with Edmonton last week, Carson-Newman's last CFL player was a Stampeder and a wide receiver. James Banks signed with the club in 2008.  

Miller signed with the Philadelphia Eagles after he finished his C-N career and spent a season with the program.

Miller carved his name into the Carson-Newman record books as a senior.  Miller's 868 yards receiving are the second most for Carson-Newman during the option era (1972-present) and the sixth highest single-season total in school history.  He came within four yards of besting Reggie Hubbard's option era single-season receiving yards mark.  

He joined Hubbard as the only other receiver in the option era with four, 100-yard receiving efforts in one season.  He became the fourth player of the option era with a 150-yard receiving effort, turning that in against Wingate when he caught six passes for 151 yards and two scores.  Miller snagged eight passes for 102 yards against Lenoir-Rhyne, matching an option-era record for single-game receptions that Braxton Westfield was break in 2019.  He finished his senior season fifth in the country in yards per catch.