Temple University Athletics
2025 Football Roster
Roster
K.J. Miles
- Position:
- Defensive Tackle
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 295
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Orange, N.J.
- High School:
- St. Peter's Prep
2025 (Redshirt Junior, Temple): Part of the defensive line rotation ... recorded a career-high 2 solo tackles vs Oklahoma ... made first start of the season at Georgia Tech ... played against his brother, Xavier, also a defensive lineman, at Charlotte.
2024 (Redshirt Sophomore): Returning from injury that held him out of competition last season ... made his collegiate debut at Oklahoma and made first career tackle ... earned snaps in first four games at defensive tackle ... set career high in tackles with three against Coastal Carolina ... made first career start vs. Army ... set new career-high with four stops at UConn ... recorded his first career TFL at East Carolina ... lettered.
2023 (Redshirt Freshman): Transferred to Temple in May ... missed entirety of 2023 season due to injury.
2022 (Freshman): Spent his first season at Georgia Tech where he redshirted.
High School: Played offensive and defensive tackle at St. Peter’s Prep under head coach Rich Hansen III ... rated as a four-star prospect by Rivals and ESPN, ranked as the No. 28 defensive tackle in the nation and the No. 5-ranked player in the state of New Jersey by Rivals despite missing entire senior season due to injury … recorded 28 tackles in just six games as a junior in 2020, including 6.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, four hurries and a forced fumble … played in 10 games in 2019, amassing 27 total tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss, including 3.0 sacks and two quarterback hurries .
Personal: Born Keith Miles in Orange, N.J. ... father, Keith Miles, played collegiately at Georgia and then professionally for Seattle ... list of favorites include: “Can’t Hurt Me” by David Goggins (book), Transformers (movie), Green Bay Packers (sports team), Myles Garrett (professional athlete) ... business administration major.
