Dejuan Miller
Encyclopedia
Dejuan Miller is an American football
wide receiver
for the Oklahoma Sooners
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and attended Metuchen High School
where he was all-state in 2007 as well as a finalist for the Gatorade Player of the Year Award. He completed high school with over 110 career receptions and over 1,600 yards receiving. He also played on the defensive side of the ball, amassing over 220 career tackles. In one game during his Junior year he had four interceptions. Also in his senior year he amassed 24 tackles in one game. In addition to football, Miller excelled at basketball and track. He lettered in all three sports since his freshman year, for a total of 12 letters during his career. He would become one of only a few athletes at his school to score over 1,300 career points in basketball. In the four years prior to Miller's arrival, the high school basketball team was a combined 16–75. During his four year career, they were 65–35. In track, Miller set school records for the 100-meter, 200-meter and second place in the 400-meter. He placed 2nd in the Group I state championship in the 200M as a Junior and Senior. He also placed 5th in the 200M at the NJ Meet of Champions (which includes the top 6 of each event among all group championships).
magazine The Source
while his mother, Cornelia is the former general manager of the southern hip hop magazine Down. Born in Oklahoma City, Miller moved to Brooklyn, New York at a young age with his parents. They settled in Metuchen, New Jersey when Miller was eight years old. His younger brother, Dorian, is currently a junior at Metuchen High School
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American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
wide receiver
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
for the Oklahoma Sooners
Oklahoma Sooners football
The Oklahoma Sooners football program is a college football team that represents the University of Oklahoma . The team is currently a member of the Big 12 Conference, which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association...
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Early years
Born Eric Dejuan Cunningham, Miller grew up in Metuchen, New JerseyMetuchen, New Jersey
Metuchen is a Borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, which is 8 miles northeast of New Brunswick, 18 miles southwest of Newark, 24 miles southwest of Jersey City, and 29 miles southwest of Manhattan, all part of the New York metropolitan area...
and attended Metuchen High School
Metuchen High School
Metuchen High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Metuchen in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Metuchen School District...
where he was all-state in 2007 as well as a finalist for the Gatorade Player of the Year Award. He completed high school with over 110 career receptions and over 1,600 yards receiving. He also played on the defensive side of the ball, amassing over 220 career tackles. In one game during his Junior year he had four interceptions. Also in his senior year he amassed 24 tackles in one game. In addition to football, Miller excelled at basketball and track. He lettered in all three sports since his freshman year, for a total of 12 letters during his career. He would become one of only a few athletes at his school to score over 1,300 career points in basketball. In the four years prior to Miller's arrival, the high school basketball team was a combined 16–75. During his four year career, they were 65–35. In track, Miller set school records for the 100-meter, 200-meter and second place in the 400-meter. He placed 2nd in the Group I state championship in the 200M as a Junior and Senior. He also placed 5th in the 200M at the NJ Meet of Champions (which includes the top 6 of each event among all group championships).
College career
Miller was recruited by several top schools with likes of Penn State, Oklahoma State, Florida, Michigan, Boston College, Mississippi and Cincinnati. Miller played in six games during his freshman year and had two receptions with the longest coming in the season opener. In 2009, Miller broke out against Kansas State with a career-best nine receptions for 93 yards and one touchdown. He also had his second best career game against Stanford in the Sun Bowl with 6 catches for 87 yards. In 2010, he played a huge roles against Texas and Cincinnati with 5 catches for 62 yards and 3 catches for 66 yards. Against Kansas State he recorded his second touchdown along with 3 catches for 46 yards. In his last home game vs Iowa State he tallied a game high 7 catches for 86 yards. He's started 13 games in his career.Personal life
Miller is the son of Jeremy Miller, the former CEO of the hip hopHip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
magazine The Source
The Source (magazine)
The Source is a United States-based, monthly full-color magazine covering hip-hop music, politics, and culture, founded in 1988. It is the world's second longest running rap periodical, behind United Kingdom-based publication Hip Hop Connection. The Source was founded as a newsletter in 1988...
while his mother, Cornelia is the former general manager of the southern hip hop magazine Down. Born in Oklahoma City, Miller moved to Brooklyn, New York at a young age with his parents. They settled in Metuchen, New Jersey when Miller was eight years old. His younger brother, Dorian, is currently a junior at Metuchen High School
Metuchen High School
Metuchen High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Metuchen in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Metuchen School District...
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