Joe Milton III in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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

Best season
2,814
Passing yards, 2023 (Tennessee, 9–⁠4)
Best game
383 yards
Vs. Vanderbilt, week 13, 2023: No. 2 passing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 193
Round 6, 2024 NFL Draft (New England Patriots)

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, 2023

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2018Michigan2366.74515.001
2019Michigan3742.9598.411
2020Michigan8014156.71,0777.644
2021Tennessee326251.63756.020
2022Tennessee538264.697111.8100
2023Tennessee23035564.82,8147.9205
Career40065061.55,3418.23711

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018Michigan6203.3123
2019Michigan5163.219
2020Michigan381092.9123
2021Tennessee281294.6254
2022Tennessee18774.3021
2023Tennessee782993.8781
Career1736503.81281

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Michigan7QBYr 1
2019Michigan7QBYr 2
2020Michigan7QBYr 3
2021Tennessee7QBYr 4
2022Tennessee7QBYr 5
2023Tennessee7QBSr. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2018Michigan90.28––2.6–––
2019Michigan120.56––6.8–––
2020Michigan1780.2545th (n=116)0.2744.446%0.34-0.01
2021Tennessee900.13––12.015%0.27–
2022Tennessee1000.67––66.517%0.66–
2023Tennessee4110.4272nd (n=255)0.32172.250%0.560.34

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
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.VirginiaW 49–⁠1321302012033
Sep 9vs.Austin PeayW 30–⁠132133228207
Sep 16atFloridaL 16–⁠292034287216
Sep 23vs.UTSAW 45–⁠1418312092089
Sep 30vs.South CarolinaW 41–⁠202132239124
Oct 14vs.Texas A&MW 20–⁠1311221001134
Oct 21atAlabamaL 20–⁠3428412712059
Oct 28atKentuckyW 33–⁠2718212281026
Nov 4vs.UConnW 59–⁠31114254207
Nov 11atMissouriL 7–⁠3622342671136
Nov 18vs.GeorgiaL 10–⁠38173014700−13
Nov 25vs.VanderbiltW 48–⁠2422333834011
2022 Tennessee 8 games, 971 passing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.Ball StateW 59–⁠10891131021
Sep 17vs.AkronW 63–⁠64511220–
Oct 15vs.AlabamaW 52–⁠4901000–
Oct 22vs.UT MartinW 65–⁠24471351023
Nov 12vs.MissouriW 66–⁠24331051011
Nov 19atSouth CarolinaL 38–⁠63481081017
Nov 26atVanderbiltW 56–⁠0112114710–
Dec 30 ✦vs.ClemsonW 31–⁠141928251305
2021 Tennessee 8 games, 375 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.Bowling GreenW 38–⁠611231391044
Sep 11vs.PittsburghL 34–⁠41712500054
Sep 25atFloridaL 14–⁠382854006
Oct 2atMissouriW 62–⁠24–––––39
Oct 16vs.Ole MissL 26–⁠3112120013
Nov 13vs.GeorgiaL 17–⁠416108810−15
Nov 20vs.South AlabamaW 60–⁠14573200−7
Nov 27vs.VanderbiltW 45–⁠21–––––−5
2020 Michigan 6 games, 1,077 passing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 24atMinnesotaW 49–⁠2415222251052
Oct 31vs.Michigan StateL 24–⁠2732513000059
Nov 7atIndianaL 21–⁠38183434432−9
Nov 14vs.WisconsinL 11–⁠49919980215
Nov 21atRutgersW 48–⁠425128900−16
Nov 28vs.Penn StateL 17–⁠271321008
2019 Michigan 3 games, 59 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.Middle TennesseeW 40–⁠21010009
Sep 21atWisconsinL 14–⁠35020016
Sep 28vs.RutgersW 52–⁠03459101
2018 Michigan 3 games, 45 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 13vs.WisconsinW 38–⁠13–––––22
Nov 10atRutgersW 42–⁠7–––––−6
Nov 24atOhio StateL 39–⁠622345014

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).

DrillCombine 2024Combine or pro day 2024
Height6′5⅛″
Weight235 lb
Arm length33⅜″
Hand size10¼″
Wingspan80″W
40-yard dash4.63 s
Vertical jump35″
Broad jump10′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.

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2024New England Patriots122292411016
2025Dallas Cowboys415241831250
NFL career537534242266

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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