Kolton Miller
Las Vegas RaidersModel Score
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
Draft & College
He went earlier than consensus.
Of the 220 players taken as a late first-rounder between 2012 and 2021, 70% earned a second contract and 72% became starters. The median one started 58 career games.
STM Take
Eight straight years as the Raiders' starting LT plus the 2021 Pro Bowl plus the UCLA 15th overall draft pedigree puts Miller in the rare durability-and-stability LT class. The UCLA Pac-12 15th overall draft pedigree plus the Pro Bowl recognition give him real career foundation. The 2026 question is whether Miller returns to tier 4-5 territory post-ankle recovery or whether the structural late-career decline closes the elite chapter.
Miller came out of UCLA as the Oakland Raiders' 1st-round pick (15th overall) in 2018. He has been the Raiders' starting left tackle for eight straight seasons. He made the 2021 Pro Bowl and signed a three-year, $54M extension that locked him in as the long-term LT. He missed extensive time in 2025 with an ankle injury.
Strengths
- Eight straight years as the Raiders' starting LT plus the 2021 Pro Bowl plus the UCLA 15th overall draft pedigree establishes durable LT career résumé.
- UCLA Pac-12 15th overall draft pedigree plus the long-term LT extension gives him the rare durability-and-stability career foundation.
Concerns
- 2025 ankle injury plus the missed time puts continued durability question on every 2026 projection.
- $22M 2026 cap hit creates major contract-value risk if Miller cannot return to tier 4-5 territory.
What to watch: Whether Miller returns to tier 5 (top 40) in 2026 post-ankle recovery, the threshold for confirming the late-prime ceiling holds.