Miller Moss (born March 19, 2002) is an American professional football quarterback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans and Louisville Cardinals and he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Chicago Bears in 2026, where he spent the off-season.
Early life Moss was born on March 19, 2002, in Santa Monica, California. His father is architect Eric Owen Moss, the founder of Culver City-based Eric Owen Moss Architects. His mother is a managing partner at the firm as well as a former architecture professor at the University of Southern California (USC). Moss attended Loyola High School in Los Angeles, becoming the school's first freshman to start at quarterback. Moss later transferred to Bishop Alemany High School in Mission Hills, California. A four-star prospect, he committed to play college football at the University of Southern California.
College career USC
Moss played in two games his first year at USC in 2021 and took a redshirt. In 2022 and 2023, he was Caleb Williams's backup. After Williams sat out, Moss made his first start in the 2023 Holiday Bowl against Louisville. Moss led the Trojans to a 42–28 win and was named offensive MVP after throwing a Holiday Bowl-record six touchdowns.
Named the starter for the 2024 season, Moss led his team to a Vegas Kickoff Classic win against the LSU Tigers, completing 27 of 36 passes for 378 yards and a touchdown. He started for the first nine games of the season, throwing for 2,555 yards with 18 touchdowns and nine interceptions. He was replaced as starting quarterback by Jayden Maiava following a loss to Washington where Moss threw three picks in a 26-21 loss. He entered the transfer portal at the conclusion of the 2024 regular season.
Louisville On December 14, 2024, Moss committed to the Louisville Cardinals. He started all 12 games for Louisville in 2025 and was named the MVP of the 2025 Boca Raton Bowl, in which Moss and Louisville defeated Toledo 27–22.
Statistics Season Team Games Passing Rushing 2021 USC 2 0 — 8 13 61.5 74 8.7 1 0 134.7 3 -14 -4.7 0 2022 USC 5 0 — 12 14 85.7 159 11.4 1 0 204.7 3 9 3.0 0 2023 USC 5 1 1–0 46 65 70.8 681 10.5 7 1 191.2 4 32 8.0 2 2024 USC 9 9 4–5 233 362 64.4 2,555 7.1 18 9 135.1 21 -18 -0.9 2 2025 Louisville 12 12 9–3 244 380 64.2 2,679 7.1 16 7 133.6 54 -65 -1.2 9 Career 33 22 14–8 543 834 65.1 6,148 7.4 43 17 140.0 85 -56 -0.7 13
Professional career
Chicago Bears Moss was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Chicago Bears after the conclusion of the 2026 NFL draft, rejoining his former USC teammate Caleb Williams. On August 30, the Bears waived Moss as part of final roster cuts. He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 12.
Personal life Moss is the son of Los Angeles-based architect Eric Owen Moss and Emily Kovner Moss.
References
External links
Chicago Bears bio 247Sports Bio USC Trojans bio Louisville Cardinals bio