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North Park University Athletics

2024 Football Roster

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6 Jaydin Miller

  • Position Linebacker
  • Ht./Wt. 5-10 / 195
  • Major Business - Administration
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown South Bend, Ind.
  • Highschool South Bend Adams
  • Prev School Ball State

Biography

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2024: Named Third Team All-Region 5 and First Team All-CCIW as a linebacker ... Earned CCIW Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 23 and again on Oct. 14 ... Honors elevated to D3football.com National Team of the Week status on Sept. 24 ... North Park's Male Athlete of the Year ... In 10 games, he tallied 65 total tackles (31 solo, 34 assisted, 7 tackles for loss, and 3 sacks), 1 interception, 4 pass breakups, and 3 forced fumbles.  In the two games where he was Player of the Week (Sept. 21 vs. Millikin and Oct. 12 vs. Carroll) he combined for 12 solo tackles, all 3 of his forced fumbles, a pass breakup in each game, and all 3 of his sacks on the year.

All-CCIW writeup: Miller, a fifth-year senior from South Bend, Indiana who is now a three-time All-CCIW pick, found his home with the Vikings as one of their premier playmakers in his playing career.  A 1st Team All-CCIW player in 2023 made it back-to-back years this year with his outstanding play and tenacity.  With more teams scheming and game planning their offense to try and take Miller out of the equation, he still was able to notch 65 total tackles and 30 assisted tackles which were both good for 7th in the league.  His versatility as a top linebacker in the CCIW was on full display this year as he was top 15 in solo tackles, top 20 in tackles for loss and sacks, and top 25 in pass breakups, not to mention he led the CCIW in forced fumbles with three, joining Wheaton's Nate Tofilon as the only player with more than two.


2023: Named to D3football.com’s All-Region 5 Team and was a First Team All-CCIW selection … Posted the second-most in-league tackles this season with 81 … Had 54 solo tackles and ranked in the league's top 15 in multiple defensive categories, including interceptions (3, t2), fumble recoveries (2, t2), forced fumbles, (2, t2), sacks (6.5, 5th), and TFL (10, t6) … Overall, he had 89 tackles (60 solo), 10 TFL, 3 picks, 6.5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries, 4 pass breakups and a 62-yard pick six … He ended his season by ripping the ball from a Wheaton ball carrier before returning it 38 yards, setting up North Park for an eventual score on the nation's 12th-ranked squad … Had five games with 10-or-more tackles, including 11 solo at Carthage (Oct. 7) … Season high 14 tackles in a win over Illinois Wesleyan (Oct. 14) … Had a tackle for loss in six different games and at least one sack in four different games … Three sacks against Millikin (Sept. 23 ... Became the first-ever Viking to repeat on the D3football.com Team of the Week: Sept. 26 and Oct. 10.


2022: Embraced a quality sophomore season as one of the league’s top linebackers, leading to Second Team All-CCIW honors … His 69 tackles were good for fifth-most and his 12 tackles for a loss of 49 yards was good for the ninth-most in the CCIW … Totaled 6.5 sacks for 47 yards (7th in CCIW) and he added an interception against Augustana (10/22) … Alongside teammate Juan Nieves, accounted for the only other punt return touchdown in the CCIW; a 62-yarder against Elmhurst (11/5).

Totaled 79 tackles, including 13.5 for a loss of 62 … Had 7.5 sacks to force opposing quarterbacks 54 yards backwards … Added a forced fumble against Carthage (10/8) and a fumble recovery at Illinois Wesleyan (10/15) … Intercepted a pass and returned it 33 yards against Augustana … Credited with two QB hurries and blocked a kick at Millikin (9/24).


2021: Appeared in all 10 games and amassed 49 tackles (25 solo, 24 assisted), the most among returning Vikings LBs … Registered 3+ tackles in all 10 games, including 3 games of 7+ tackles … Recorded 5 tackles for loss on the season for 14 yards, including 1 sack for 7 yards against Wheaton (9/25 … Made 6 solo tackles against Elmhurst (10/23) with 2 tackles for loss for total 4 yards, also breaking up a pass … Recorded a season-high 9 tackles (4 solo, 5 assisted) against Millikin (11/06), with 1 tackle for a loss of 2 yards 

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Historical Player Information

  • 30

    2021Freshman

    Linebacker
    5'10" 185 lbs
    30
  • 6

    2022Sophomore

    Linebacker
    5'10" 185 lbs
    6
  • 6 D

    2023Junior

    Linebacker
    5'10" 195 lbs
    6 D
  • 6

    2024Graduate Student

    Linebacker
    5'10" 195 lbs
    6