2022 Stats Perform FCS All-America Team

GREENVILLE, S.C -- Furman tight end Ryan Miller has been named to the Stats Perform FCS All-America Team, it was announced today.

A first team selection, Miller has previously earned first team All-America laurels on squads announced by the FCS Athletics Directors Association, The Associated Press, and Hero Sports.  The 2022 AFCA FCS All-America squad will be announced on Thursday.

He is the first three-time All-America football player in Furman history, which dates from 1889 and spans 117 seasons of play.

Furman football has produced 70 All-Americans through the years.

The Jackson, Tenn., product caught 72 passes for 762 yards and a school season record 12 touchdowns this season in helping Furman to a 10-3 record and second round appearance in the FCS Playoffs.  The Paladins posted a 7-1 Southern Conference mark and finished the regular season ranked No. 11 in both AFCA and Stats Perform Top 25 Polls.

Miller played in 54 games and made 43 starts during his Paladin tenure on the way to recording 151 receptions for 2,146 yards and a Furman career standard 28 touchdown catches.  He tied a 53-year-old Furman standard when he caught 13 passes, including a 25-yard touchdown grab, against then-FBS fifth-ranked Clemson on Sept. 10.  He recorded 15 touchdown catches in his last 16 games.

He is scheduled to play in the 2023 Hula Bowl on Jan. 13 in Orlando, Fla.