Joe Milton
Joe Milton III (born March 6, 2000) is an American football quarterback. Previously a quarterback for the Michigan Wolverines, Milton entered the transfer portal and on April 19, 2021, he enrolled at The University of Tennessee
.jpg.webp) Milton in 2019 | |
| Tennessee Volunteers – No. 7 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | March 6, 2000 Pahokee, Florida |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 244 lb (111 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| High school | Olympia (Orlando, Florida) |
Early years
Milton attended Olympia High School in Orlando, Florida. He committed to the University of Michigan to play college football.[1][2]
College career
Milton spent his first two years at Michigan (2018, 2019) as a backup to starter Shea Patterson.[3] During those two years, he played in eight games, completing 6 of 11 passes for 117 yards, one touchdown, two interceptions and also had two rushing touchdowns.[4] Milton competed with Dylan McCaffrey to be Michigan's starter in 2020.[5][6] Milton was considered the favorite after McCaffrey decided to transfer.[7] Milton transferred to Tennessee, where he was named the team's starter.[8] He was benched in favor of Hendon Hooker, a fellow transfer quarterback from Virginia Tech, after an injury against Pittsburgh.
College statistics
| Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | Rating | Att | Comp | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | Avg | TD |
| Michigan (Big Ten Conference) | |||||||||||||
| 2018 | Michigan | 4 | 146.8 | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 1 |
| 2019 | Michigan | 3 | 132.2 | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 1 |
| 2020 | Michigan | 6 | 124.6 | 141 | 80 | 56.7 | 1,077 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 109 | 2.9 | 1 |
| Total | 13 | 125.5 | 152 | 86 | 56.6 | 1,194 | 5 | 6 | 50 | 156 | 3.1 | 3 | |
| Tennessee (SEC) | |||||||||||||
| 2021 | Tennessee | 6 | 113.5 | 55 | 27 | 49.1 | 343 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 141 | 5.6 | 2 |
| Total | 6 | 113.5 | 55 | 27 | 49.1 | 343 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 141 | 5.6 | 2 | |
| Career | 19 | 122.3 | 207 | 113 | 54.6 | 1,537 | 7 | 6 | 75 | 297 | 4.0 | 5 | |
References
- Wenzel, Matt (May 8, 2017). "4-star QB Joe Milton commits to Michigan". mlive. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- Snyder, Mark (May 9, 2017). "Michigan QB commit Joe Milton has a big arm, is ready to travel". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- Chengelis, Angelique S. "QB Joe Milton committed to Michigan despite 'very difficult challenge' of waiting". The Detroit News.
- "Michigan QB Joe Milton's busy offseason learning 'multiple pitches'". mlive. September 1, 2020.
- "Make A Choice: Dylan McCaffrey Or Joe Milton". SI.com.
- Chengelis, Angelique S. "Dylan McCaffrey, Joe Milton to make Michigan quarterback battle 'interesting'". The Detroit News.
- Sang, Orion. "Michigan football quarterback Dylan McCaffrey reportedly opts out, will transfer". Detroit Free Press.
- "Vols to start Michigan transfer Milton at QB". ESPN.com. August 30, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2021.