Jam Miller

Jam Miller is an interesting prospect who saw his role diminished throughout the season and was never able to fully separate himself from the other Alabama RBs. While he was still the RB1, his role was limited by Daniel Hill's emergence. Miller struggled to stay healthy in 2025, but was always available in his previous seasons. However, in 2025, he broke his collarbone during a scrimmage, which kept him out of the first 3 games of the season. Miller also sustained an injury against Auburn, which kept him out of the SEC Championship game. Miller doesn’t really do anything that special, and nothing actually jumps out at you. He has very good vision and instincts, an above-average frame, great ball security, and good pass protection and straight-line speed. Aside from vision, he doesn’t excel at any major skills; he relies on the little things. Miller is a pure downhill runner; he doesn’t stay in the backfield for long. If he sees an opening, he bolts for it, even if there are other opportunities. If the line is standing up, he simply ducks his head and tries to get 2-3 yards. While his jump cuts are impressive, his ability to juke out defenders in a box is very lackluster; he doesn’t break very many tackles, and his yards after contact per attempt metric is pretty bad. On top of that, while he ran a 4.42 40, that definitely doesn’t show up on tape. Miller consistently gets caught from behind by defenders on the few breakaway opportunities he gets. Paired with his subpar lateral speed, it makes for a pretty unexplosive runner, only gonna get 15-yard rips at the max. I would project Miller as an RB3 or RB4, which, looking at the Patriots' current depth chart, is exactly where he fits. In order for him to become a 3rd down back, he will need to greatly improve his receiving ability because right now, it is pretty average, and after the catch, there isn’t much to be desired. However, I think the Patriots got good value from their 245th pick in the 7th round with the selection of Jam Miller. Miller will be battling Terrell Jennings for that 3rd-down back role, and I am curious to see how it pans out.