Zach Miller Hype a Long Time Coming

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Published: July 7, 2009

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... is gaining prowess with columnists from CBSSports.com and ESPN that tout him as the player to fill the void left by Tony Gonzalez.

Drafted by Oakland in 2007, Miller had 44 catches in his rookie season, which he then bumped up to 56 last season. Entering his third season with the troops, the words "AFC Pro Bowl" are starting to float around.

Miller was taken on the same draft year as JaMarcus Russell and, as ESPN reports, Al Davis is hoping the two "grow old together."

Miller, at 6'5" and 225 pounds, is not only a great target, but a dominant runner once he does make a catch. This puts him in the top 10 of Pete Prisco's list of tight ends on CBSSports.com. Prisco says Miller, assuming Russell gets him the ball consistently in 2009, can only move up from the No. 9 spot he secured on the list.

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