
Quarterback, Tennessee (from Michigan), 2018–23
Joe Milton III
Lettered 2018–19 at Michigan (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 7
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Pahokee, FL
- Born
- Mar 6, 2000, in Pahokee, Florida
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Joe Milton III played quarterback at Michigan (2018–20) and Tennessee (2021–23). The New England Patriots took Milton in round 6, No. 193 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
383passing yards, career highvs. Vanderbilt, 20234touchdown passes, career highvs. Vanderbilt, 202389rushing yards, career highvs. UTSA, 20232rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Vanderbilt, 2023Passing
Rushing
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Michigan | 7 | QB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Michigan | 7 | QB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Michigan | 7 | QB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Tennessee | 7 | QB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Tennessee | 7 | QB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2023 | Tennessee | 7 | QB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′5″ | 235 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Michigan | 9 | 0.28 | – | – | 2.6 | – | – | – |
| 2019 | Michigan | 12 | 0.56 | – | – | 6.8 | – | – | – |
| 2020 | Michigan | 178 | 0.25 | 45th (n=116) | 0.27 | 44.4 | 46% | 0.34 | -0.01 |
| 2021 | Tennessee | 90 | 0.13 | – | – | 12.0 | 15% | 0.27 | – |
| 2022 | Tennessee | 100 | 0.67 | – | – | 66.5 | 17% | 0.66 | – |
| 2023 | Tennessee | 411 | 0.42 | 72nd (n=255) | 0.32 | 172.2 | 50% | 0.56 | 0.34 |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2023 Tennessee 12 games, 2,814 passing yards, 20 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 49–13 | 21 | 30 | 201 | 2 | 0 | 33 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 30–13 | 21 | 33 | 228 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Sep 16 | at | L 16–29 | 20 | 34 | 287 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 45–14 | 18 | 31 | 209 | 2 | 0 | 89 |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 41–20 | 21 | 32 | 239 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 20–13 | 11 | 22 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 34 |
| Oct 21 | at | L 20–34 | 28 | 41 | 271 | 2 | 0 | 59 |
| Oct 28 | at | W 33–27 | 18 | 21 | 228 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 59–3 | 11 | 14 | 254 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Nov 11 | at | L 7–36 | 22 | 34 | 267 | 1 | 1 | 36 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | L 10–38 | 17 | 30 | 147 | 0 | 0 | −13 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | W 48–24 | 22 | 33 | 383 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
2022 Tennessee 8 games, 971 passing yards, 10 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 59–10 | 8 | 9 | 113 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 63–6 | 4 | 5 | 112 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 52–49 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 65–24 | 4 | 7 | 135 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 66–24 | 3 | 3 | 105 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Nov 19 | at | L 38–63 | 4 | 8 | 108 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Nov 26 | at | W 56–0 | 11 | 21 | 147 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | W 31–14 | 19 | 28 | 251 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
2021 Tennessee 8 games, 375 passing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 38–6 | 11 | 23 | 139 | 1 | 0 | 44 |
| Sep 11 | vs. | L 34–41 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| Sep 25 | at | L 14–38 | 2 | 8 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 2 | at | W 62–24 | – | – | – | – | – | 39 |
| Oct 16 | vs. | L 26–31 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Nov 13 | vs. | L 17–41 | 6 | 10 | 88 | 1 | 0 | −15 |
| Nov 20 | vs. | W 60–14 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 0 | −7 |
| Nov 27 | vs. | W 45–21 | – | – | – | – | – | −5 |
2020 Michigan 6 games, 1,077 passing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | at | W 49–24 | 15 | 22 | 225 | 1 | 0 | 52 |
| Oct 31 | vs. | L 24–27 | 32 | 51 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| Nov 7 | at | L 21–38 | 18 | 34 | 344 | 3 | 2 | −9 |
| Nov 14 | vs. | L 11–49 | 9 | 19 | 98 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| Nov 21 | at | W 48–42 | 5 | 12 | 89 | 0 | 0 | −16 |
| Nov 28 | vs. | L 17–27 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
2019 Michigan 3 games, 59 passing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 40–21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Sep 21 | at | L 14–35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 52–0 | 3 | 4 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2018 Michigan 3 games, 45 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13 | vs. | W 38–13 | – | – | – | – | – | 22 |
| Nov 10 | at | W 42–7 | – | – | – | – | – | −6 |
| Nov 24 | at | L 39–62 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2024 Senior Bowl (American team, lost 7–16).
| Drill | Combine 2024 | Combine or pro day 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′5⅛″ | |
| Weight | 235 lb | |
| Arm length | 33⅜″ | |
| Hand size | 10¼″ | |
| Wingspan | 80″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.63 s | |
| Vertical jump | 35″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′1″ |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 5 games with a stat; latest team: Dallas Cowboys.
| Season | Team | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | New England Patriots | 1 | 22 | 29 | 241 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| 2025 | Dallas Cowboys | 4 | 15 | 24 | 183 | 1 | 2 | 50 |
| NFL career | 5 | 37 | 53 | 424 | 2 | 2 | 66 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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