Oliver Miles

2024 SEASON (FRESHMAN) Redshirt season … played the maximum of four games in the regular season to preserve his redshirt … also appeared in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl matchup against Arkansas to close the season. Made his collegiate debut midway through the season against Baylor (10/19) before seeing time at TCU (1026) and Iowa State (11/2) as well as at home versus Colorado (11/9) … did not record a tackle in those appearances … inserted on special teams in all five games, primarily as part of the punt return unit … saw brief time on kick returns and kickoff coverage as well. Scout team member … recognized as the defensive scout team player of the week following Texas Tech’s season-opening win over Abilene Christian (8/31). HIGH SCHOOL Attended El Campo High School near the Gulf Coast of Texas, roughly an hour southwest of the greater Houston area … one of the top overall athletes in the 2024 class, both in football and in track and field. Started on both sides of the ball for the Ricebirds as a quarterback as well as a key member of the secondary … projected as a defensive back at the collegiate level … limited his senior season due to an injury for an El Campo program that advanced to the area round of the Class 4A Division I playoffs. Previously was one of the most dynamic athletes in South Texas his junior season, earning District 12-4A Utility Player of the Year honors … threw for 237 yards and three touchdowns that season on only 37 attempts … also rushed for 743 yards and six touchdowns on the ground, while picking off three passes in the secondary … named a second team All-District selection that season as El Campo’s punter … El Campo finished 9-3 overall his junior season with another appearance in the area round of the playoffs. Four-sport athlete at El Campo, starring in baseball, basketball and track and field as well as football … was the Class 4A state champion in the triple jump as a junior after leaping an impressive 50 feet, 10 inches, the second-longest measurement in UIL 4A history … that jump would have placed fifth at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships in 2023. Consensus three-star prospect by the likes of Rivals, ESPN, 247Sports and On3 … was a consensus top-100 prospect in the state of Texas by all four publications as well … ranked as high as No. 34 among cornerbacks nationally by Rivals and at No. 38 by On3 … listed as the No. 59 recruit in the state of Texas by 247Sports. CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Baylor, Houston, Nebraska, North Texas, Notre Dame, Stanford, Tulane, Utah, Vanderbilt, among others. PERSONAL Oliver Miles III … son of Oliver Miles and Priscilla Miles … has three siblings, Christian, Kiannsh and Riannah. A kinesiology major at Texas Tech.