Joe Milton III

Joe Milton attended Olympia High School in Orlando, FL and was rated a 4-star prospect by 247Sports. As a senior, he threw for 1,317 yards and 10 touchdowns while running for 262 yards and scoring 5 more touchdowns. During his senior season, he committed to play football at the University of Michigan. Milton appeared in 4 games for Michigan as a freshman and earned a redshirt. In 2019, he appeared in 4 games as a backup quarterback for the Wolverines, completing 3 of 7 passes for 59 yards and a touchdown. During the 2020 shortened COVID season, he started 5 games going 2-3 in those games while completing 80 of 141 attempts for 1,077 yards and 4 touchdowns. After the 2020 season, he entered the transfer portal and decided to play at Tennessee. In his first season as a Vol, he started the first 2 games before losing the starting job to Hendon Hooker. For the season, he tallied 504 total offensive yards. Milton was thrust back into the starting role when Hooker tore his ACL and started the last 2 games of the season. Altogether in 2022, he played 9 games and threw for 971 yards and 10 touchdowns with 0 interceptions. He completed 7 passes of over 50 yards during his brief time on the field, which tied him for 8th in the nation. With his limited playing time, he decided to come back for a 6th season. In the 2023 season, Milton threw for 2,813 yards, 20 touchdowns, and 5 interceptions. He also rushed for 7 touchdowns while leading Tennessee to a 9-4 record.