Miles Fox (born January 23, 1997) is an American football defensive tackle for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Was invited to Mini Camp with the Buffalo Bills in 2022. He played college football for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Prior to playing for Wake Forest as a graduate transfer, he attended and played football for the Old Dominion University Monarchs of Conference USA (C-USA). At Old Dominion, he earned 2017 All-Conference USA Honorable Mention honors. In 2020, at Wake Forest, he was named to the Associated Press’ (AP) All-ACC First Team, ACC Media and Coaches’ All-ACC Third Team, Phil Steele’s All-ACC Fourth Team, as well as nominated for the ACC's Piccolo Award, which recognizes the Conference's Comeback Player of the Year, based on Fox's 2020 season performance after having suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon in Spring 2019 and missing the entire 2019 season due to the injury. In 2021, he was named to the All-ACC Second Team by the AP, Phil Steele, Athlon Sports, and Lindy's Sports.
High school career
Fox attended and played football at Collins Hill High School in Suwanee, Georgia, where he was a team captain for both his junior and senior seasons.
As a senior, he earned Gwinnett Daily Post Defensive Player of the Week honors for his performance against Central Gwinnett High School, in which he posted nine tackles, three tackles for loss, three sacks, and two quarterback hurries. He also recorded 16 tackles and four tackles for loss against Norcross High School. He earned Class 7A First Team All-County and First Team All-Region 6 honors after recording 80 tackles, eight sacks, and one fumble recovery.
As a part of the class of 2015, he was a three-star college football recruit prospect. He committed to attend and play college football at Old Dominion University of Conference USA in Norfolk, Virginia, over scholarship offers from Arizona State, Iowa, Georgia Tech, Middle Tennessee, Georgia State, Kent State, and South Alabama.
College career
2015
In his college football debut against Eastern Michigan, Fox made two solo tackles and one tackle for loss as a freshman reserve defensive tackle for Old Dominion. His best freshman season performance came against Appalachian State, in which he recorded four tackles (one solo), 1.5 tackles for loss, and 0.5 sack. The following game, he made his first career start at defensive tackle against Marshall and recorded four tackles. He forced his first career fumble against Florida International. He finished his 2015 freshman season with appearances in all 12 games, starting one, and recorded 25 tackles (nine solo), three tackles for loss, three quarterback hits/hurries, one forced fumble, and 0.5 sack.
2016
As a sophomore, Fox played in 11 games, starting 9, at defensive tackle for Old Dominion. His best games of the season came against Appalachian State, in which he posted eight tackles (four solo) and one tackle for loss, and UTSA, in which he recorded one solo tackle, one tackle for loss, one sack, and one forced fumble. Fox helped the Monarchs to its first postseason bowl and first bowl victory in program history as they defeated Eastern Michigan 24–20 in the 2016 Bahamas Bowl in Nassau, Bahamas. He finished the 2016 season with 27 tackles (13 solo), seven quarterback hurries, 4.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, and one forced fumble. His seven quarterback hurries mark is tied for the fifth-most all-time in a single season in Old Dominion program history.
2017
In Old Dominion’s season-opener against Albany, Fox recorded seven tackles (four solo), 1.5 sacks, and 1.5 tackles for loss. Against Massachusetts, he recorded six tackles (two solo), career-high two sacks (tied for single-game team-high on the season), and two tackles for loss. He recorded six tackles (three solo) against then-No. 13-ranked Virginia Tech. Against Florida Atlantic, in which he made seven tackles (two solo), one forced fumble, one sack, and one tackle for loss. In the final game of the season against Middle Tennessee, he recorded eight tackles (tying his career-high), including six solo tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss (single-game team-high on the season), and one sack.
As a junior, Fox started all 12 games at defensive tackle, and finished the 2017 season with the fourth-most tackles (57), second-most sacks (5.5), and third-most tackles for loss (9) on his team. His 5.5 sacks are tied for the eighth-most in a single season in Old Dominion history.