College Career
Miller attended the University of Virginia, where he played for coach Al Groh's Virginia Cavaliers football team from 2001 to 2004. Originally signed to play quarterback, Miller made the transition to the tight end position during his redshirt freshman year. He did throw one pass during his college career, connecting with fellow tight end Patrick Estes for a score in a prime-time game against the South Carolina Gamecocks.
Nicknamed "Big Money" for his ability to gain first downs and score touchdowns, Miller became a three-year starter at tight end for the Cavaliers. He scored touchdowns in each of his first five games at Virginia thereby school season-record for tight ends, and led Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) tight ends in receiving all three seasons of his college career. He was a first-team All-ACC selection in 2003 and 2004, and an unanimous first-team All-American in 2004. Miller became the first ACC player to win the John Mackey Award in 2004, which is presented annually to the top college tight end of the season.
In his freshman season, Heath set an ACC record for freshmen tight ends with 9 touchdown receptions in a season. He followed that up with a sophomore campaign that saw him set ACC tight end records for receptions (70) and yards (835) in a season. In his junior season, Heath was awarded the John Mackey Award and was only the second player in Virginia history to be a unanimous All American.
Heath concluded his career holding ACC records for most career receptions (144), yards (1,703) and touchdowns (20) by a tight end. In Virginia history, these totals place Heath second in receptions, seventh in yards, and fourth in touchdown receptions, regardless of position. He also shares the school record for most 100-yard games by a tight end (3), and he caught at least one pass in 32 of his final 33 games. He majored in sociology.
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