GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Four Furman Paladins are on National Football League (NFL) rosters, including three who made active 53-man rosters announced by league teams on Tuesday.

Wide receiver Ryan Miller '23 is entering his third season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.  Joining him in earning spots on 53-man rosters are rookie cornerback Micah Robinson '24 with the Green Bay Packers and rookie long snapper Julian Ashby '24 with the New England Patriots.  Tight end Mason Pline, now in his second season in the league, is on the New Orleans Saints' injured reserve roster.

Miller caught 12 passes for 128 yards and two touchdowns for Tampa Bay last season.  A native of Jackson, Tenn., and a three-time All-America selection for the Paladins, he played in 54 games and made 43 starts during his Paladin tenure (2019-22) on the way to recording 151 receptions (4th/Furman) for 2,146 yards (5th/Furman) and a school career standard 28 touchdown catches.  He signed as a free agent with Tampa Bay in the spring of 2023.

Robinson, from Atlanta, Ga., was a four-year letterman (2020-23) for the Paladins who saw playing time in 42 games and made 22 starts while registering 103 tackles, five interceptions, and 21 passes defensed.  As a senior he tallied 34 tackles and two pickoffs in helping the Paladins to a 10-3 record, SoCon championship, and quarterfinal round appearance in the FCS playoffs.  After securing his undergraduate degree in communications from Furman, he played the 2024 season at Tulane, where he totaled 33 tackles and a pair of interceptions.  He was selected by the Packers the seventh round of the 2025 draft.

Ashby was also a four-year letterman (2020-23) for Furman and one of the school's most highly decorated student-athletes.  The Lilburn, Ga., product received the Dr. John M. Block Academic Award, presented to the male senior with the highest GPA, and the Dr. Gary Clark Student-Athlete Achievement Award that "recognizes a senior, female or male, who has embodied throughout their entire Furman career what it truly means to be a Paladin student-athlete through academics, athletics, campus involvement, and community service."

A summa cum laude graduate with a 3.96 grade point average in physics, he landed both Phil Steele All-America honors and College Sports Coordinators Academic All-America laurels for Division I, encompassing both Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).  He handled snapping duties for all PATs, field goals, and punts over his four seasons and played a key role in Furman's 10-3 campaign in 2023 that was highlighted by the Paladins' SoCon championship and quarterfinal round appearance in the FCS playoffs.  Furman finished the campaign ranked sixth in the AFCA FCS Poll.

Ashby played the 2024 season at Vanderbilt, where he saw action in all 13 games and collected the second CSC Academic All-America citation of his collegiate career.

Pline played for Furman in 2023 after graduating from Ferris State.  As a Paladin the Fowler, Mich., product caught 32 passes and two touchdowns on the way to earning All-SoCon honors and helping Furman to a 10-3 record, SoCon title, and FCA quarterfinal round playoff appearance.  He inked a free agent deal with San Francisco in the spring of 2024 and was on the 49ers' practice roster all last season before being released in late July and signed by the Saints.  He suffered a season ending injury in a preseason game earlier this month.