Blake Miller 2026 NFL Draft: scouting report for Clemson, OT

Everything you need to know about Clemson Tigers standout RT’s game, from pros and cons to a pro player comparison ahead of the upcoming 2026 NFL Draft.

Kyle Crabbs — NFL National Writer
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Clemson Tigers quarterback Cade Klubnik (2) follows offensive lineman Blake Miller (78) block down field against the Virginia Cavaliers at Memorial Stadium.
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Height: 6’6
Weight: 315 pounds
Year: Senior
Pro Comparison: Roger Rosengarten

2026 NFL Combine Results

Blake Miller, OT, Clemson

  • Hand Size: N/A
  • Arm Length: N/A
  • 40-Yard Dash: N/A
  • Vertical Leap: N/A
  • Broad Jump: N/A
  • 20-Yard Shuttle: N/A
  • 3-Cone: N/A

Pros of Blake Miller

  • Tenacious play demeanor gives him an ‘in your face’ style of play with good urgency and displacement ability
  • Offers a good initial surge out of the blocks and illustrates the balance and vision to redirect off his initial path when working up to the second level
  • Quick, smooth, methodical feet in his pass sets to take the air out of an opposing rush
  • Good vision & football IQ to find work on reps in which he’s untested and, alternatively, being attacked with stunts, twists, and games up front
  • Durable player with an extensive playing history at Clemson

Cons of Blake Miller

  • Pads do have a habit of raising upon him at times, leaving him dangerously vulnerable to power rushers to take him down the middle
  • Hand combat can feel like a bar room brawler at times instead of a precision striker
  • Can be guilty of an overactive base when engaged, costing him framing and control of the block

Background

Miller is from Strongsville, OH, and played his high school football at Strongsville HS. There, he was an accomplished two-way talent on both sides of the line of scrimmage, garnering significant interest on the recruiting trail. As a 3-star recruit (247Sports), Miller collected offers from programs such as Auburn, Ohio State, Michigan, LSU, Florida, and others. He committed to Clemson in 2020 and enrolled in the program in January of 2022.

The right tackle job was his from the jump, making him just the fourth true freshman to start on the offensive line in the last 50 years of the Clemson program. He would go on to log 54 career starts and nearly 3,800 career snaps with Clemson — all but 125 of those snaps came at right tackle. Miller was named First-Team All-ACC in both of his final two seasons with the program, including a senior year that saw him elect to play in the Tigers’ bowl game against Penn State.

Player Evaluation

Miller isn’t a perfect prospect but he is an easy player to love, at least through my eyes. He’s a tough, scrappy, tenacious blocker who generally gets the job done with a combination of baseline physical skills and an any means necessary mentality. You saw progression on tape as the season unfolded. I thought his least effective game of the season came in the season opener against LSU, where second-level pressures and stunts caught the Tigers off guard as a whole. Some of his best work of the season came late in the year against South Carolina and in the bowl game against Penn State.

Miller is quick out of his upright stance as both a run blocker and a pass protector. He has enough lateral mobility to execute cutoff blocks or get width quickly against a wide rusher. The further his landmarks are, the more stressed he can become with secondary agility and foot speed. But he’s got enough length and reach and just enough functional athleticism and strength to typically find ways to attach and ride defenders past a possible block deconstruction. And when everything is flush and he’s catching defenders clean, he’s capable of mauling and eliminating defenders with an enforcer mentality. He’s good for a few good pileups a game.

Miller offers good punch power when he’s aligned and framed on blocks, but the precision of those blows can be more consistent to offset rushes and allow him to clamp, sit down and anchor faster. When Miller’s hands don’t fit in the strike zone, he does do well to work to find the fit needed to seize control to steer the defender. NFL defenders who boast three-dimensional power will threaten to work him off his platform as is in these situations, so there will need to be further refinement.

I see enough versatility in his style of play to translate to zone or gap concepts alike, in spite of some of the warts. I’m not sure that Miller profiles as a dominant player in either situation but rather I’d suspect he becomes a sufficient level starter with universal appeal. If he’s going to ascend to a higher level, it will be because he’s mastered his angles and his punch precision while relying less on that tough, scrappy play demeanor in recovery situations.

A to Z Rankings

A to Z Big Board Ranking: 57th overall, OT9

A to Z Draft Grade: 7.60/10.00

Draft projection: Day Two

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