Patriots running backs have proven to be frustrating for Fantasy, which is why Miller doesn't figure to be someone most folks will chase in rookie-only drafts. A seventh-rounder out of Alabama, Miller offers size and power to go along with coordinated feet, but he's played with impatience previously and seemed to lose a step in terms of speed last year (3.9 yards per carry). Miller is also unpolished in his pass protection. In a perfect world, he replaces Rhamondre Stevenson, but the veteran is under contract for at least one more season, if not three. Miller probably won't be a prominent pick in any league.
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Patriots' Jam Miller: Competing for backup role
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Miller is in line to compete for depth slotting in the Patriots backfield behind Rhamondre Stevenson and TreVeyon Henderson, Evan Lazar of the team's official site reports.
While there is clarity at the top of the team's RB depth chart, the pecking order behind the top duo has yet to be established. Also in the mix for complementary backfield work are Terrell Jennings, Lan Larison and Myles Montgomery. Miller, who was taken by New England in the seventh round of the 2026 NFL Draft, was a core special-teamer early on in his college career at Alabama, which could help his chances of securing a role as a rookie. Per Lazar, the No. 3 job behind Stevenson and Henderson figures to go to "whoever offers the most juice as a returner and can fill in when needed in the offensive backfield."
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Patriots' Jam Miller: Headed to New England
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The Patriots selected Miller in the seventh round of the 2026 NFL Draft, 245th overall.
Miller spent his entire four-year college career at Alabama, taking over a regular role on offense in 2024, resulting in 15 starts over the last two seasons. He possesses the size to handle the rigors of an NFL campaign at 5-foot-10, 209 pounds and does a good job with ball security (two fumbles in his college career) and falling forward on runs. On top of that, he put up an impressive 4.42 40-time at the NFL Combine. That said, he doesn't typically play as fast as his time and can struggle in pass blocking, hence his seventh-round selection. Miller will be tasked with etching out a role somewhere on the depth chart behind the two players locked in atop the running back room in Rhamondre Stevenson and TreVeyon Henderson.
