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Nebraska Football’s All-Time Top 5 Tight Ends

By Oliver Vandervoort

Oct 17, 2015; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers tight end Cethan Carter (11) rushes towards the goal line after making a catch in the second half against the Minnesota Golden Gophers at TCF Bank Stadium. The Cornhuskers won 48-25. Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 17, 2015; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers tight end Cethan Carter (11) rushes towards the goal line after making a catch in the second half against the Minnesota Golden Gophers at TCF Bank Stadium. The Cornhuskers won 48-25. Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports /
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1. Junior Miller

Junior Miller is another one of those Nebraska football tight ends that was a better player than his numbers might have shown. Playing for the Huskers from 1977 to 1979, he had some decent statistics but didn’t realize his full potential until he was able to make the jump to the pros.

After catching just five passes for 78 yards in his first season, he took off in his second. In 1978 he caught 33 passes for 609 yards and six touchdowns. For quite a while, those numbers were among the best, or the best receiving statistics a Husker tight end had put up.

Miller had a bit of a dip in his third season with NU where he caught just 23 passes for 435 yards. He did see his touchdowns increase to seven in his final collegiate year. Over the course of his career, Junior caught 61 passes for 1,123 yards and 13 touchdowns.

Despite those rather pedestrian numbers, Miller caught the eye of pro scouts and was the seventh player taken in the 1980 NFL draft. Miller had a fantastic rookie year for the Falcons when he caught 46 passes for 584 yards and a whopping nine touchdowns.

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Junior Miller made the Pro Bowl his first year and he made it again his second year, despite less impressive numbers. Injuries took their toll on what was a promising career however and he was out of football by 1985. Despite a short NFL career, he’s still easily the best tight end to ever play for Nebraska football.

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