Joe Milton III
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Milton with Michigan in 2019
Tennessee Volunteers – No. 7
PositionQuarterback
Class
Redshirt
Senior
Personal information
Born: (2000-03-06) March 6, 2000 (age 23)
Pahokee, Florida, U.S.
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight244 lb (111 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
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.[2] He committed to the University of Michigan to play college football.[3][4]

College career

Michigan

Milton spent his first two years at Michigan (2018, 2019) as a backup to starter Shea Patterson.[5] 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.[6]

Milton competed with Dylan McCaffrey to be Michigan's starter in 2020.[7][8] Milton was considered the favorite after McCaffrey decided to transfer.[9] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Michigan's season was shortened to only six games.[10] Milton started the first three games but steadily lost more playing time to Cade McNamara as the season progressed.[11] Milton passed for 1,077 yards, four passing touchdowns, and four interceptions to go along with 38 carries for 109 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown in Michigan's 2–4 season.[12]

Tennessee

Milton transferred to Tennessee, where he was named the team's starter.[13] He was benched in favor of Hendon Hooker, a fellow transfer quarterback from Virginia Tech, after an injury against Pittsburgh.[14] He recorded a passing touchdown against #1 Georgia in relief in the 41–17 loss on November 13.[15] Milton played in a relief role in six games the rest of the 2021 season.[16]

In the 2022 season, Hooker was the primary starter for the 11–2 Volunteers.[17] Milton played the backup role for most the season. He had productive outings in relief of Hooker with multiple games going over 100 yards passing and scoring at least one passing touchdown.[18] On November 19, against South Carolina, Hooker sustained a season-ending ACL injury, making Milton the starter for the rest of the season.[19][20] Milton made his first start of the season against Vanderbilt. He passed for 147 yards and a touchdown in the 56–0 victory.[21] Tennessee qualified for the Orange Bowl against #7 Clemson.[22] In the game, Milton passed for 251 yards and three touchdowns in the 31–14 victory to earn MVP honors.[23]

College statistics

Season Team GP Passing Rushing
Cmp Att Pct Yds TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
Michigan Wolverines
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
Tennessee Volunteers
2021 Tennessee 6 27 55 49.1 375 2 0 113.5 25 141 5.6 2
2022 Tennessee 5 53 82 64.6 971 10 0 204.3 18 77 4.3 0
Career 24 113 207 57.8 1,537 17 6 144.7 93 374 3.8 5

References

  1. ^ Burke, Peter (December 30, 2022). "Joe Milton helps No. 6 Tennessee beat No. 10 Clemson 31-14 in Orange Bowl | Pahokee native named Orange Bowl MVP". WPTV-TV. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  2. ^ Hays, Chris (October 26, 2020). "Michigan starting QB Joe Milton quietly worked his way from Olympia High to leading Wolverines". HSSports. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  3. ^ Wenzel, Matt (May 8, 2017). "4-star QB Joe Milton commits to Michigan". mlive. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ McMann, Aaron (September 1, 2020). "Michigan QB Joe Milton's busy offseason learning 'multiple pitches'". mlive. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  7. ^ Brown, Brandon (April 6, 2020). "Make A Choice: Dylan McCaffrey Or Joe Milton". SI.com. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  8. ^ Chengelis, Angelique S. (March 5, 2020). "Dylan McCaffrey, Joe Milton to make Michigan quarterback battle 'interesting'". The Detroit News. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  9. ^ Sang, Orion (September 16, 2020). "Michigan football quarterback Dylan McCaffrey reportedly opts out, will transfer". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  10. ^ "2020 Michigan Wolverines Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  11. ^ Sang, Orion (November 19, 2020). "Michigan football QB job up for grabs: Joe Milton, Cade McNamara to battle this week". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  12. ^ "Joe Milton 2020 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  13. ^ Scarborough, Alex (August 30, 2021). "Vols to start Michigan transfer Milton at QB". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  14. ^ Wilson, Mike (September 11, 2021). "After Joe Milton injury, Tennessee football turns to Hendon Hooker at QB". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  15. ^ "Georgia at Tennessee Box Score, November 13, 2021". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  16. ^ "Joe Milton 2021 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  17. ^ "2022 Tennessee Volunteers Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  18. ^ "Joe Milton 2022 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  19. ^ Low, Chris (November 20, 2022). "Vols QB Hooker done for season with torn ACL". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  20. ^ "Joe Milton's journey back to starting quarterback at Tennessee". WBIR. November 22, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  21. ^ "No. 9 Tennessee routs Vanderbilt 56-0 in rain for 10th win". USA TODAY. Associated Press. November 26, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  22. ^ "Clemson, Tennessee Selected to Play in Capital One Orange Bowl". NBC 6 South Florida. December 4, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  23. ^ Reynolds, Tim (December 31, 2022). "Vols romp behind MVP Milton". Arkansas Online. Retrieved January 2, 2023.

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