Miller Forristall

Position:
TE
Height:
6-5
Weight:
244
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Cartersville, Ga.
High School:
Cartersville

Senior (2020)

Caught 23 passes for 253 yards with one touchdown in his final season ... added one rush for a one-yard gain and Tide first down ... named to the Wuerffel Trophy Watch List ... selected as one of the Alabama coaching staff's offensive players of the week for his efforts at Ole Miss and at Arkansas. Missouri: Made the start at tight end ... hauled in one pass for a career-long 34-yard gain. Texas A&M: Registered two catches for 23 yards against the Aggies. Ole Miss: Finished with two catches for 16 yards against the Rebels, including a touchdown grab from three yards out ... provided blocks in the running game to help UA backs rack up 306 yards on the ground ... earned offensive player of the week recognition from the coaching staff for his play in Oxford. Georgia: Suffered an ankle injury on the Crimson Tide's first drive of the game but returned to action a quarter later ... finished with three catches for 29 yards ... converted a first down on all three of his receptions. Tennessee: Caught one pass for a gain of 25 yards and a first down before exiting the game due to injury. Mississippi State: Hauled in one catch for 14 yards and an Alabama first down. Auburn: Returned to the field after missing the Kentucky game ... caught one pass for a gain of nine in the Iron Bowl. LSU: Provided some big-time blocks to help the Tide running backs rack up 265 yards and three scores on the ground. Arkansas: Led all Crimson Tide receivers with six catches totaling 52 yards ... converted a first down for UA on three of his catches ... also added one tackle on punt coverage ... selected as one of the Alabama coaching staff's offensive players of the week for his efforts in Fayetteville. Florida: Caught three passes for 20 yards in the SEC Championship Game. Notre Dame: Totaled three receptions for 31 yards against the Fighting Irish. Ohio State: Saw time in the national title matchup.

Junior (2019)

Stepped into the starting role following the departures of Hale Hentges and Irv Smith Jr. ... caught 15 passes for 167 yards with four touchdowns to his name ... suffered an injury in the Arkansas matchup that held him out until the Citrus Bowl ... tabbed to the Mackey Award Watch List in the preseason ... selected as one of the Alabama coaching staff’s offensive players of the week for his play against Arkansas. Duke: Recorded his first career touchdown as part of his two catches for 33 yards. New Mexico State: Started against the Aggies but did not record a catch. South Carolina: Hauled in his lone target of the day, gaining seven yards on the play. Southern Miss: Secured one pass for a one-yard gain against the Golden Eagles. Ole Miss: Caught two passes for 41 yards and a touchdown in the Tide’s SEC home opener ... scored from 19 yards out for Tua Tagovailoa’s program-record sixth passing strike of the day. Texas A&M: Finished with one catch for 11 yards against the Aggies. Tennessee: Recorded his third touchdown of the season on a six-yard pass from Slade Bolden ... the score was part of his three catches to total 28 yards on the night. Arkansas: Earned offensive player of the week accolades from the Tide coaching staff for his play against the Hogs ... caught two passes for 11 yards ... also helped block for the Tide’s 179 yards in the running game. Michigan: Returned to the field for the first time since suffering an injury in the Arkansas matchup ... notched his fourth touchdown of the season, part of his three catches for 36 yards on the day ... scored from 20 yards out on a pass from Mac Jones.

Redshirt Sophomore (2018)

Had his sophomore campaign cut short after a knee injury ended his season through three games ... rehabbed during the offseason to get back to 100 percent ... did not tally a reception in his 15 games played during 2018 but returned a pair of kickoffs for five yards. Louisville: Targeted once on the night but did not record a catch in his first game back since surgery. Louisiana: Returned his first career kickoff for a gain of four yards. The Citadel: Returned one kickoff for a yard against the Bulldogs. Clemson: Earned time against the Tigers on offense and special teams.

Sophomore (2017)

Suffered a season-ending knee injury against Colorado State after just three games of action as a sophomore and received a medical redshirt at the end of the year ... finished with one reception for 12 yards in his limited playing time. Florida State: Came off the bench to help provide blocks for the Tide's 173 rushing yards by night's end. Fresno State: Saw time against the Bulldogs but did not record any stats. Colorado State: Caught his first pass of the season for a 12-yard gain ... suffered a season-ending knee injury on the play that cut his game short.

Freshman (2016)

Played in all 15 games in his first year with the Tide, starting the opener against USC for the first action of his collegiate career and then earning the starting nod against Florida in the SEC Championship Game ... hauled in his first career pass at Arkansas, going for 32 yards ... added a huge reception at LSU, gaining 22 yards and a first down as part of the Tide's go-ahead scoring drive late in the game. Mississippi State: Caught a career-high three passes for 19 yards with a long reception of eight yards.

High School and Personal Data

A January 2016 early enrollee who participated in spring practice ... received an invite to Nike's 2015 "The Opening" ... four-star recruit by Scout.com, the No. 11 tight end overall and rated No. 267 in the Scout300 ... the No. 11 tight end/H-back nationally by ESPN ... received a three-star grade by ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals ... named PrepStar All-Southeast Region ... No. 21 tight end nationally by Rivals.com ... ranked as the No. 17 tight end by 247Sports.com ... finished his senior season with 57 catches for 902 yards and 11 touchdowns ... earned 2015 first team All-State from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in Class 4A ... played quarterback as a junior ... was coached by Joey King at Cartersville High School ... chose Alabama over Cal, Mississippi State and Miami (Fla.).