Oakland Raiders 2018 Draft Pick Bio
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OAKLAND RAIDERS 2018 DRAFT PICK BIO Kolton Miller Tackle UCLA 6-foot-8 310 pounds First Round, Pick No. 15 15th Overall KOLTON MILLER 6-8 / 310 / Redshirt Junior Offensive Line Roseville, Calif. 77 Roseville HS 2017 Starter in all 13 games at left tackle ... Named second-team All-Pac-12 Conference by the league coaches ... The offensive line group helped to improve the team's rushing output by almost a full yard per carry from 2016 ... Rushing yardage, rushing touchdowns and rushing fi rst downs all went up for the Bruins ... UCLA ranked third in the conference in total offense in 2017. 2016 Starter at right tackle in the fi rst fi ve games of the season … Missed the balance of the season due to an injury suffered in the week fi ve Arizona game. 2015 Starter at offensive tackle in fi ve games (Cal, Colorado, Oregon State, Washington State, Nebraska) … Also saw action on special teams … Team surrendered just 14 quarterback sacks, the second-lowest total in school history … Helped pave the way on the ground for running back Paul Perkins, the third-leading rusher in school history who posted a second straight 1,000-yard season. 2014 Did not see game action in his fi rst season in the program. High School Four-star recruit according to Rivals.com … Rivals’ No. 31 offensive tackle in the nation and the No. 35 prospect in the state of California … Four-stars from 247Sports … Three-stars according to Scout.com, the No. 28-rated offensive tackle in the nation, No. 44 prospect in the state of California and No. 63 recruit in the West … PrepStar All-West Region … Named fi rst-team Sierra Football League and fi rst-team All-Metro by the Sacramento Bee … Cal-Hi Sports All-Northern California fi rst-team and all-state selection … Named a team captain for the Sacramento Optimist All-Star game. Personal Full Name: Kolton Daniel Miller … Born in Redwood City, Calif. … Parents: Dan and Karrie Miller… Has one younger brother, Chad … Lists his biggest thrill in sports as winning his high school league title despite losing a number of players to injuries during the year … Lists former NFL standout Tedy Bruschi, now with ESPN and another Roseville High alum, as the athlete he admires the most … Hobbies include fi shing and watching movies … Earned a spot on the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll in Fall 2014 … Political Science major. OAKLAND RAIDERS 2018 DRAFT PICK BIO P.J. Hall Defensive Tackle Sam Houston State 6-foot-1 310 pounds Second Round, Pick No. 25 57th Overall P.J. Hall Height: 6-foot-1 Weight: 310 Position: Defensive Lineman Hometown: Seguin, Texas High School: Seguin High School 2016 Season Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year … 2016-17 First Team All-Southland Conference … finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award (nation’s top defensive player), finishing second in the voting … two-time Southland Conference Player of the Week (9/19, 11/7) … first won it after picking up nine tackles, including 4.5 tackles for loss and two pass breakups in win at Lamar (9/17) … that effort also earned him STATS FCS National Player of the Week honors … also was named the SLC Defensive Player of the Week after picking up seven tackles, including four sacks and five tackles for loss, in win over McNeese (11/5) … the four sacks against the Cowboys tied the Sam Houston single-game record, making him just the fourth player in program history with four sacks in a single games … led Southland with 13.0 sacks … led Southland with 24.5 tackles for loss … was fifth in the league with three forced fumbles … played in and started all 13 games for the Kats , finishing with 56 total tackles … had three sacks, four tackles for a loss and a forced fumble in win over Houston Baptist (9/24) … had a pair of sacks and a forced fumble in win at Nicholls (10/22) … racked up eight tackles and a pair of sacks in FCS Playoffs quarterfinals at James Madison (12/9) 2015 Season STATS FSC All-America second team and Associated Press and CollegeSportsMadness third team All- America selection … All-Southland Conference first team defensive end … 15th in voting for STATS FCS “Defensive Player of Year” … Bearkats’ all-time leader in tackles for loss (52 career stops for 205 yards) … No. 2 all-time at SHSU in QB sacks (23) and kick blocks (10) … led team with 75 tackles (50 solo), 22 tackles for 87 yards in losses and 11 sacks … posted season best 11 stops in regular season game at McNeese State 2014 Season First team All-Southland Conference defensive end … third-team Sports Network and Associated Press All-America … Southland “Freshman of the Year” … College Football Performance Awards FCS “Defensive End of the Year” … finished third in voting for the Jerry Rice Award presented by Sports Network to FCS “Freshman of Year” … top defensive player in the Rice award final standings … totaled 30 tackles for loss, one short of the SHSU season record and No. 4 highest total in FCS … tied school mark and ranked No. 1 in FCS in blocked kicks with five … field goal block in fourth quarter versus Southeastern Louisiana set up winning TD drive in opening round FCS playoff game … three-time Southland Conference “Defensive Player of the Week” … two-time FCS national “Defensive Player of the Week” … single game bests included 11 tackles in McNeese win and eight solo stops in playoffs quarter-final victory at Villanova 2013 Season Redshirted Seguin High School First team all-district defensive end and running back for coach Wayne Walker Personal Criminal Justice major ... Born April 5, 1995 OAKLAND RAIDERS 2018 DRAFT PICK BIO Brandon Parker Tackle North Carolina A&T 6-foot-7 310 pounds Third Round, Pick No. 1 65th Overall Brandon Parker College: North Carolina A&T Height: 6-foot-7 Weight: 309 Position: Offensive Lineman Hometown: Kannapolis, N.C. High School: A.L. Brown A top of NFL prospect, the 2017 preseason accolades poured in … Earned STATS first-team All-American honors after the 2016 season … Earned his second straight MEAC Offensive Lineman of the Year award … Also earned his second straight Black College Football All-American honor from the American Urban Radio Networks … He is a three-time All-MEAC selection, twice being named first-team all-conference … Behind Parker the Aggies have the MEAC’s No. 1 rushing offense for three straight seasons … In 2017, the Aggies ranked No. 1 in the conference in 3rd down conversion, total first downs, rushing offense, scoring offense, fewest tackles for loss allowed, fewest sacks allowed and total offense … Has never surrendered a sack in his career … Enters his fourth straight season as the Aggies starting left tackle … Has only been called for four penalties in his career … Has played in 35 straight games with 35 straight starts … Was the first Aggie to win MEAC Offensive Lineman of the Year since Qasim Mitchell did it in 2001 … He and Mitchell are the only two linemen in program history to win the honor from the MEAC … Has good speed, good length and plays hard on each down … Has the longest reach on the team at 107 ½ inches … Has gotten stronger and increased his weight during his time at N.C. A&T … Can bench press 225 pounds 20 times in one set … Improved his bench press max from 340 to 360 pounds … Also has a squat max of 510 pounds … Came to N.C. A&T with a talented class that also included record-breaking players such as Tarik Cohen, Denzel Keyes and Cody Jones … His sister Jasmine played for the Aggies women’s basketball team ... Has started all 36 games played. 2016 Season: Started all 12 games … Earned offensive lineman of the week five times from the MEAC … Was in on 779 gradable plays with 48 total knockdowns and an average grade of 87 percent. He graded out at higher than 90 percent five times … Offensively, the Aggies had the No. 1 total offense, rushing offense and third rated passing offense in the conference … A&T also allowed the fewest sacks, had running back Tarik Cohen break the school’s single-season rushing record (1,583) and quarterback Lamar Raynard break the school’s single-season completion percentage record (64.6) while leading the conference in completion percentage and passing efficiency (140.8). 2015 Season: Started all 12 games… Earned first-team All-MEAC honors along with being named MEAC Offensive Lineman of the Year … Also earned All-American honors from American Urban Radio Networks and Boxtorow … Led the Aggies in pancake blocks and graded out well throughout the season… Graded out well at Florida A&M (Oct. 31) and against Alcorn State (Dec. 19). 2014 Season: Played in 12 games in 12 starts…Earned third-team All-MEAC honors as an offensive lineman…Graded out well against Florida A&M on Oct. 25 and Morgan State on Nov. 8…Helped quarterback Kwashaun Quick have his best passing season of his career by keeping him from being sacked. High School: Led his team to an 8-4 record as a senior…Played three varsity seasons under Mike Newsome and Ron Massey at A.L. Brown, where he was a starter for two years...Ranked 46th in the state by Max Preps…His team averaged 287 yards rushing per game, and completed 62.4 percent of its passes...Graduated Cum Laude from A.L. Brown. Personal: Full name is Brandon Malik Parker...He is the son of Curtis and Regina Parker...Was born on Oct.