Paxson is the son of Scoop and Janet Miller. His father was the Head Baseball Coach at Archbold High School through Paxson's junior year in high school. Paxson was a member of the Bluestreak baseball team for four years and also played basketball at Archbold for four years. He was honored as an all-district and all NWOAL performer while pitching and playing 3rd base for the Bluestreaks. Paxson is currently a freshman baseball player at Defiance College where he is majoring in Sports Management.