Temple University Athletics
2011 Football Roster
Roster
Miller, Deon

Jersey Number 86
Deon Miller
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Highland Springs, Va.
- High School:
- Highland Springs
Bio
2012: Played in eight games with three starts … also played on the kickoff return unit … finished the season with seven receptions for 101 yards … made an eight-yard reception at No. 12/10 Louisville … had two receptions for 16 yards at Pitt … made a 16-yard reception against No. 19/17 Rutgers … had a 33-yard reception in the fourth quarter drive en route to tying the game and forcing overtime in the win at Connecticut … returned to the starting line-up at Penn State … had a 12-yard reception … lettered.
2011: Played in all 13 games with 12 starts … also played on the kickoff return, punt return, and field goal units … had 18 receptions for 253 yards and three touchdowns on the season … had two receptions for 44 yards in the win over Kent State … made two catches for 19 yards and a 10-yard touchdown reception in the win over Miami … had a nine-yard touchdown reception at Ohio … led the Owls with three receptions for 39 yards at Bowling Green … had two receptions for 11 yards in the shutout of Buffalo … made a 12-yard reception in the win at Maryland … had three receptions for 45 yards against Penn State … also blocked a punt, a career first, against the Lions … led the Owls with 74 yards on four catches and his first career touchdown-- a 35-yard TD reception-- in the win over Villanova … lettered.
2010: Played in 11 games with one start … one of five true freshmen to play … had an eight-yard reception at Miami … made a nine-yard reception against Ohio … had two receptions for 25 yards in the win at Kent State … had a 19-yard reception in the win at Buffalo … made first reception of his career-- a four-yard catch-- at Northern Illinois … received the starting nod in the win at Army … lettered.
Postgraduate: Three-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com … played two seasons for coach John Shuman at Fork Union Military Academy … had 38 receptions and eight touchdowns in 2009 … joined FUMA teammates Elijah Grant and Shahid Paulhill at Temple.
High School: Team captain … attended the 2007 Temple Football Camp … played for coach Scott Burton at Highland Springs HS … ranked as a three-star recruit by Rivals … first-team All-Capital District and All-Region honoree … Richmond Times-Dispatch Honorable Mention All-Metro pick … as a senior, had 29 catches for 509 yards and six touchdowns …averaged 21 yards per catch in 2007 as a senior for the Springers … also ran track … finished first in the district in the 300 hurdles, second in the district in the long (21.7) and triple (47.7) jumps.
Personal: Deon Andre Miller … born September 18, 1989, in Virginia Beach, Va. ... mother is Latosha Lewis … has eight sisters and two brothers … siblings are Shaniqua Thoroughgood (22), Zhakia Haskins (21), Lafonte Thoroughgood (20), Isis Haskins (19), Lyric Thoroughgood (18), Demetrius Haskins (16), Odyesse Thoroughgood (14), Harmony Thoroughgood (12), Rhythm Thoroughgood (12), and Taylor Lewis (11) … sociology major.
2011: Played in all 13 games with 12 starts … also played on the kickoff return, punt return, and field goal units … had 18 receptions for 253 yards and three touchdowns on the season … had two receptions for 44 yards in the win over Kent State … made two catches for 19 yards and a 10-yard touchdown reception in the win over Miami … had a nine-yard touchdown reception at Ohio … led the Owls with three receptions for 39 yards at Bowling Green … had two receptions for 11 yards in the shutout of Buffalo … made a 12-yard reception in the win at Maryland … had three receptions for 45 yards against Penn State … also blocked a punt, a career first, against the Lions … led the Owls with 74 yards on four catches and his first career touchdown-- a 35-yard TD reception-- in the win over Villanova … lettered.
2010: Played in 11 games with one start … one of five true freshmen to play … had an eight-yard reception at Miami … made a nine-yard reception against Ohio … had two receptions for 25 yards in the win at Kent State … had a 19-yard reception in the win at Buffalo … made first reception of his career-- a four-yard catch-- at Northern Illinois … received the starting nod in the win at Army … lettered.
Postgraduate: Three-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com … played two seasons for coach John Shuman at Fork Union Military Academy … had 38 receptions and eight touchdowns in 2009 … joined FUMA teammates Elijah Grant and Shahid Paulhill at Temple.
High School: Team captain … attended the 2007 Temple Football Camp … played for coach Scott Burton at Highland Springs HS … ranked as a three-star recruit by Rivals … first-team All-Capital District and All-Region honoree … Richmond Times-Dispatch Honorable Mention All-Metro pick … as a senior, had 29 catches for 509 yards and six touchdowns …averaged 21 yards per catch in 2007 as a senior for the Springers … also ran track … finished first in the district in the 300 hurdles, second in the district in the long (21.7) and triple (47.7) jumps.
Personal: Deon Andre Miller … born September 18, 1989, in Virginia Beach, Va. ... mother is Latosha Lewis … has eight sisters and two brothers … siblings are Shaniqua Thoroughgood (22), Zhakia Haskins (21), Lafonte Thoroughgood (20), Isis Haskins (19), Lyric Thoroughgood (18), Demetrius Haskins (16), Odyesse Thoroughgood (14), Harmony Thoroughgood (12), Rhythm Thoroughgood (12), and Taylor Lewis (11) … sociology major.
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