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Joe Milton III
Milton in 2019
Tennessee Volunteers – No. 7
PositionQuarterback
ClassRedshirt Senior
Personal information
Born: (2000-03-06) March 6, 2000 (age 24)
Pahokee, Florida
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight244 lb (111 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolOlympia (Orlando, Florida)

Joe Milton III (born March 6, 2000) is an American football quarterback for the Tennessee Volunteers. He previously played for Michigan.

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.[9]

College statistics

Season Team GP Passing Rushing
Cmp Att Pct Yds TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
Michigan (Big Ten Conference)
2018 Michigan 4 3 4 75.0 58 0 1 146.8 7 31 4.4 1
2019 Michigan 3 3 7 42.9 59 1 1 132.2 5 16 3.2 1
2020 Michigan 6 80 141 56.7 1,077 4 4 124.6 38 109 2.9 1
Total 13 86 152 56.6 1,194 5 6 125.5 50 156 3.1 3
Tennessee (SEC)
2021 Tennessee 6 27 55 49.1 343 2 0 113.5 25 141 5.6 2
Career 19 113 207 54.6 1,537 7 6 122.3 75 297 4.0 5

References

  1. ^ Wenzel, Matt (May 8, 2017). "4-star QB Joe Milton commits to Michigan". mlive. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Chengelis, Angelique S. (December 30, 2019). "QB Joe Milton committed to Michigan despite 'very difficult challenge' of waiting". The Detroit News. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  4. ^ McMann, Aaron (September 1, 2020). "Michigan QB Joe Milton's busy offseason learning 'multiple pitches'". mlive. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  5. ^ Brown, Brandon (April 6, 2020). "Make A Choice: Dylan McCaffrey Or Joe Milton". SI.com. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  6. ^ Chengelis, Angelique S. (March 5, 2020). "Dylan McCaffrey, Joe Milton to make Michigan quarterback battle 'interesting'". The Detroit News. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  7. ^ Sang, Orion (September 16, 2020). "Michigan football quarterback Dylan McCaffrey reportedly opts out, will transfer". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  8. ^ Scarborough, Alex (August 30, 2021). "Vols to start Michigan transfer Milton at QB". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  9. ^ Wilson, Mike (September 11, 2021). "After Joe Milton injury, Tennessee football turns to Hendon Hooker at QB". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved October 3, 2022.


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