Ventrell Miller

49 tackles as a rookie, 17 in year two — a sophomore slip in Jacksonville.

Miller was a 7th-round pick by Jacksonville in 2023, sat out his rookie year, and broke into the lineup in 2024 as a backup/spot starter: 49 tackles, 4 TFL, 3 PDs. The 2025 season has reset that trajectory — only 17 tackles through the year suggests his snap share has dropped sharply.

He's still producing in the ball-skills columns (4 PDs, 2 FFs) — better than his rookie totals — which means the role change isn't a benching, it's a specialization.

2 forced fumbles in 2025 — double his rookie total in roughly a third of the snaps.

Miller's tackle column collapsed in 2025, but his PD and FF totals both increased — typical of a player whose role narrowed from base linebacker to coverage/sub-package specialist. 2 forced fumbles is also a strong rate for a backup LB; only a handful of off-ball linebackers post multi-FF seasons in any given year.

Florida product — same school as fellow Jaguars LB Devin Lloyd.

Miller spent his college career at Florida, where he was a captain in his senior year (2022) and the team's leading tackler. The Jaguars drafting him in the 7th round of 2023 was a value pick — and they get a rotational LB on a rookie contract through 2026.

The ceiling case for Miller is matching what Foye Oluokun gives Jacksonville on early downs, while continuing to spike ball-skills numbers (4 PDs, 2 FFs in 2025 with limited snaps).

3 career forced fumbles in 32 active games — a strong per-game pace.

Across his two NFL seasons (32 active games combined), Miller has 3 forced fumbles — a rate of roughly 1 FF per 10-11 games. League-average for off-ball LBs is closer to 1 per 16-20 games. The ball-out-on-contact tendency is the most consistent part of his profile.

Zero TFL in 2025 after posting 4 as a rookie — sign of a coverage-first role swap.

Miller had 4 TFL as a rookie in 2024, all coming from base-down run defense work. In 2025 he's posted 0 TFL — a clear signal that his snaps are concentrated in pass-defense packages where ball-skills (PDs, FFs) replace box-score tackles for loss.

For depth-chart watchers, this is the kind of season where the counting stats undersell the role — he's playing different football, not less football.