Benjamin Thomas Miller (born August 18, 1979) is an American football coach and former player who is serving as an assistant for Illinois.
Prior to being hired at Illinois, he was the special teams coordinator for his alma mater Air Force.
After completing active service for the Air Force and being made a reserve, Miller signed a contract with the Cleveland Browns[3] where he was used as a fullback/tight end/long snapper/H-back.
In the fall of 2005, he joined the practice squad for the Philadelphia Eagles after a stint in NFL Europe in Hamburg.
In 2012 he was named Air Forces’ special teams coordinator and running backs coach a position he held until the end of the 2020 season.