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Kendre Miller New Orleans Saints · #5

Running Back · 6' 0", 220 lbs · Mount Enterprise, TX · Age 24

Kendre Miller is a Running Back for the New Orleans Saints, drafted 71st overall, 2023. In 2026 he ran for 53 rushing yards and 1 touchdowns, adding 4 receptions.

Running BackDrafted 71st overall4-yr veteran
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New Orleans Saints · #5 · Running Back
Kendre Miller
Season avg53 rush yds · 1 td · 4 rec
Career avg550 rush yds · 4 td · 24 rec
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
53rush yds
1td
4rec
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Scouting report

Kendre Miller — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

C+
Running Back · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Kendre Miller is a Running Back for the New Orleans Saints, drafted 71st overall, 2023. In 2026 he ran for 53 rushing yards and 1 touchdowns, adding 4
C+
Rushing
C
Receiving
B+
Scoring
C+
Rushing volume
Solid · offense
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B+
Scoring
Excellent · offense
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C
Receiving
Solid · offense
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C
All-purpose
Solid · offense
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B-
Volume share
Strong · offense
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Act II

Where Kendre Miller stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #540 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
88Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Kendre Miller — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A-
Rushing
53 YDS
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A
Scoring
1 TD
drill in ↓
B+
Receiving
15 YDS
drill in ↓
A-
All-purpose
68 YDS
drill in ↓
The engine

How the model sees Kendre Miller

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
118
rush yds
62–174
1
td
1–1
5
rec
4–5
23
rec yds
16–31
5
games
3–6
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 4-season history below.
What moves the rush yds line vs last season
Last season 53 → projected 118 rush yds
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+62.5
Age curve
+2.3
Net vs last season+64.8 rush yds
Everything it reads
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4 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 24 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 6 / 7 / 3
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Kendre Miller career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRushTDRecRec ydsScrim
20238156110117273
202461481533181
202571931530223
2026 in progress · 3 games353141568
Career24550424195745
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the New Orleans Saints built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record
82off index
98def index
+46net
95%playoff odds
66roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B+ (82), defense A+ (98) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 71, pass rush 99, coverage 97.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Kendre Miller

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2002-06-11

The beginning

Kendre Miller is a Running Back for the New Orleans Saints, in his 4th NFL season.

New Orleans Saints

Turning pro

Drafted 71st overall, 2023 as a Running Back.

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Kendre Miller is a New Orleans Saints running back, drafted 71st overall, 2023.

Chapter

Across 4 seasons (2023–2026) he has rushed for 550 yards and 4 touchdowns and caught 24 passes.

Chapter

Most recently he ran for 53 yards with 1 touchdown and added 4 receptions in 2026.

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Miller's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 0"
Weight
220 lbs
Draft
71st overall, 2023
Born
Mount Enterprise, TX
Age
24
Jersey
#5
Background

Kendre Miller is from Mount Enterprise, TX and is 24 years old. He was drafted 71st overall, 2023 and plays running back at 6' 0", 220 lbs.

Over 4 seasons (2023–2026) he has run for 550 yards and 4 touchdowns while adding 24 catches. Miller is currently on the New Orleans Saints roster.

The person

Kendre Miller is a committee and depth back who has amassed 745 scrimmage yards and 4 rushing touchdowns over 4 seasons (2023–2026).

Rushing550 career rushing yards and 4 touchdowns.
Receiving back24 receptions for 195 yards out of the backfield.
Best seasonRan for 193 yards in 2025.
Draft pedigree71st overall, 2023.
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FAQ

Kendre Miller — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Kendre Miller, answered.

What position does Kendre Miller play?
Kendre Miller is a Running Back for the New Orleans Saints.
When was Kendre Miller drafted?
Kendre Miller was drafted 71st overall, 2023.
How many seasons has Kendre Miller played?
4 (2023–2026).
What are Kendre Miller's career stats?
He has rushed for 550 yards and 4 touchdowns and caught 24 passes.
Kendre Miller career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
RB2
behind the starter
Snap share
25%
of offensive snaps
Target share
4%
WOPR 0.05
Rush share
19%
of team carries

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ DET
Week 1 · Neutral
Season outlook
41
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
3 / 10
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
16
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ DETW2 @ BALW3 vs LVW4 vs ATLW5 vs MINW6 @ NYGW7 vs PITW8 · BYEW9 vs CLEW10 vs CARW11 @ CHIW12 @ CINW13 vs GBW14 @ CARW15 @ TBW16 vs ARIW17 @ ATLW18 vs TB

Each week grades Kendre Miller's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
7
since 2023
Games missed
7
listed Out
Lower-body
3
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
1
head, reported
Most recent reports
2026 Wk3 · Illness2024 Wk18 · Concussion (Out)2024 Wk14 · Hamstring (Questionable)2024 Wk9 · Hamstring (Out)2024 Wk6 · Hamstring (Questionable)2024 Wk5 · Hamstring (Doubtful)

Home surface: sportturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 3 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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Kendre Miller head-to-head

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