Kolton Daniel Miller (born October 9, 1995) is an

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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College career

After redshirting in 2014, Miller made his first career start at UCLA in 2015 after

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was injured against

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. Miller took over as starting tackle for UCLA from that game on. He later started the first five games of the 2016 season, but was injured against

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and was out for the rest of the season. After the 2017 season, Miller announced that he would declare for the

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Professional career

At the NFL combine, Miller set a combine record for an offensive lineman with a 10'1" broad jump. Miller was drafted by the

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with the 15th overall pick in the first round of the

. On May 18, 2018, Miller signed a four-year rookie deal. He was named the Raiders starting left tackle to start the 2018 season, beating out veteran Donald Penn, who was moved to right tackle. In Week 5 against the

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, Miller allowed 3 sacks on quarterback

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in a 26–10 loss. In week 6 against the

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, Miller allowed another three sacks on Carr. In Week 8 against the

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, Miller and the offensive line bounced back and did not allow a single sack in the game. Despite the signing of veteran Trent Brown, head coach

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announced that Miller would remain at left tackle with Brown moving to right. Miller was placed on the reserve/

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list by the team on October 22, 2020, and was activated two days later. On April 2, 2021, Miller signed a three-year, $54.015 million contract extension with $42.6 million guaranteed with the Raiders, keeping him under contract through the 2025 season.

References

External links

UCLA Bruins profileLas Vegas Raiders bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Kolton 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Roseville, California Players of American football from California American football offensive tackles UCLA Bruins football players Las Vegas Raiders players Oakland Raiders players People from Redwood City, California