2021
Did not see any action as a sophomore defensive back … Contributed to the scout team.
2020
Season canceled due to COVID pandemic.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2020 graduate of Central High School in Springfield, Mass., where he played three years of varsity football for Head Coach Valdamar Brower … Second Team Mass Varsity All-State selection as a senior … First Team All-Western Massachusetts selection as a senior … Named to the Western Massachusetts All-Academic Team … Helped his school teams capture six state championships (four in wrestling and two in football) … Guided the Golden Eagles to back-to-back state Division III football championships in 2018 and 2019 … Saw action as a quarterback, cornerback, running back, wide receiver, safety, kicker, and punter on the football field … As a senior, made 31 total tackles, intercepted three passes, recovered one fumble, averaged 29.4 yards per punt (25-735) with a long of 51 yards and seven inside the 20-yard line and converted 15 point after attempts … Led the Golden Eagles to a 10-2 record, 5-0 league record, state and district titles as a senior … Captured state title with a 38-13 win over Duxbury at Gillette Stadium … Threw for 693 yards and nine touchdowns while completing 41 of 61 passes (67 percent), rushed 12 times for 63 yards and four touchdowns as a junior … Led the Golden Eagles to an 11-1 record and 5-0 league record en route to the state title as a junior … Helped team register a 20-7 state final victory over Tewksbury Memorial … Threw for 95 yards and two touchdowns, completed nine of 13 passes as a sophomore … Led the Golden Eagles to an 8-3 overall record and 5-0 league record as a sophomore … Competed in wrestling, where he helped the Golden Eagles win four straight state titles … 2-Time State champion wrestler … Three-year wrestling team captain … Involved in community service as he volunteered to help autistic students at school.
PERSONAL
Born Mahari Nathaniel Miller, Jr. on December 29, 2001 in Springfield, Mass. … Son of Mahari Miller and Shanetia Chapman … Has nine brothers and sisters … Hobbies and interests include music and graphic design … Played the drums at his father’s church … Role model is his father because of his intelligence and drive to be closer to God … If he could compete in another sport at Columbia, it would be wrestling … Favorite sports figure: Michael Phelps … Chose Columbia for its location in New York City, the fact that it is the best place for him to better himself academically and athletically, the endless opportunities that Columbia presents, and the fact that it felt like home … Committed to Columbia on October 16, 2019 … Selected Columbia over offers from Brown, Cornell, and Bryant … Enrolled at Columbia College … Intends to major in Computer Science.
ARTICLES
https://www.masslive.com/highschoolsports/2019/10/central-footballs-mahari-miller-commits-to-columbia-university.html
https://medium.com/@christianmccollum/signing-day-for-three-413-stars-ce150a18a30f
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BjEFrPbwz4&list=PL9UcS9TysOQI59hkxoRlwh1HNlVXZ0-OD&index=12
https://www.masslive.com/high_school_sports/2018/02/how_central_wrestling_star_mah.html
