Six years ago, Blake Miller committed to Clemson on Oct. 28, 2020, becoming the first member of Clemson’s 2022 recruiting class to commit to the Tigers.
Miller enrolled at Clemson in January 2022, and now — four years later, after a stellar career as a Tiger — he has emerged as a potential late first-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.
The standout offensive tackle spoke with reporters on Saturday at the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, and reflected on why he chose to play for the Tigers and Dabo Swinney’s program.
“You know, it’s going to sound cliché, but there’s just something different about Clemson,” Miller said.
“I really loved it. Just the atmosphere there was amazing. I really trusted the program Coach Swinney had and kind of the guys he had built up there.”
Miller broke the Clemson record for career snaps from scrimmage, playing 3,778 offensive snaps over 54 career games from 2022-25.
A hard-nosed iron man, Miller started every game Clemson played in his entire four-year career and also set the Clemson record for consecutive starts by a non-specialist with 54.
He followed his 2022 freshman All-American season with three consecutive All-ACC seasons and joined Mitch Hyatt (four), Jeb Flesch (three) and Tyrone Crowder (three) as the fourth offensive lineman in school history to be a three-time All-ACC honoree.
NFL Network draft guru and former NFL scout Daniel Jeremiah is among those who are high on Miller. Jeremiah ranks the 6-foot-6, 315-pounder as the No. 24 overall prospect in this year’s draft class.
Jeremiah’s latest mock draft projects Miller to be selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round with the No. 23 overall pick.
The 2026 NFL Draft will take place from April 23-25 in Pittsburgh.
You can check out more from Miller’s media interviews at the NFL Combine below: