Joe Milton III

Joe Milton III was drafted by the New England Patriots in the sixth round (193rd overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

Joe Milton III was drafted by the New England Patriots in the sixth round (193rd overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft.

Seasonal reviews

2024 (1/0)

• Named practice player of the week by head coach Jerod Mayo for the week leading into the game at Cincinnati (9/8), leading into the game at Tennessee (11/3) and leading into the game at Chicago (11/10).
• Serves as the third quarterback behind Jacoby Brissett and Drake Maye.
• Played in first NFL game vs. Buffalo (1/5) after entering the game after the first series. Completed his first NFL pass to WR DeMario Douglas for a 12-yard gain. Scored his first NFL touchdown on a 1-yard run to culminate a 13-play, 55-yard drive in the first quarter. Recorded his first career touchdown pass on a 48-yard pass to WR Kayshon Boutte in the second quarter. Completed the first 11 passes of his NFL career, and the last quarterback to complete his first 11 career pass attempts was QB Gardner Minshew on Sept. 8, 2019 with Jacksonville against Kansas City. Finished 22-of-29 for 241 yards and 1 touchdown.

College Career Highlights

• Reese's Senior Bowl Invitee (2023)
• Capital One Orange Bowl MVP (2022)

College

Redshirt senior Year - sixth year (2023)

• In 2023 at Tennessee, started all 12 regular season games at quarterback (8-4 record), completing 229-of-354 (.647) passes for 2,813 yards with 20 touchdowns and five interceptions.
• Delivered the best performance of his career on Senior Day, accounting for 394 total yards and six touchdowns to lead the Vols past Vanderbilt (11/25).
• In 2022, played in nine total games and did not see action vs. Pitt, Florida, LSU and Georgia.
• Tallied 1,048 yards of total offense, completed 53- of-82 (.650) passes for 971 yards and 10 touchdowns with no interceptions in 2022.
• Transferred to Tennessee in 2021 and served as the Vols' starting quarterback for the first two games of the year (1-1) before being the backup for the final 11 contests. Completed 32-of-61 passes for 375 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions and rushed for 129 yards and two scores. Tallied 504 yards of total offense and four touchdowns accounted for on the season.
• Played in all six games and was the starting quarterback for Michigan in five contests during the COVID-19 shortened season in 2020. Completed 80-of-141 pass attempts for 1,077 yards with four touchdowns and four interceptions to earn his third varsity letter.
• Appeared in four games as the backup quarterback as a redshirt freshman in 2019 at Michigan.
• Redshirted his freshman year at Michigan and was the co-recipient of the team's Scout Offensive Team Player of the Year Award.

High School

• Attended Olympia High School in Orlando, Florida.
• Considered a 247Sports four-star prospect, ranked No. 172 prospect nationally, the No. 7 pro-style quarterback overall and the No. 31 prospect in Florida.
• Ranked by Rivals as a four-star recruit, the No. 11 quarterback prospect, the 35th-best prospect in Florida and the 189th-overall player nationally.
• Tabbed by ESPN as a four-star recruit, rated as the No. 111 player nationally, the No. 6 pro-style quarterback and the 25th-best prospect in Florida.
• Participated in the Elite 11 quarterback camp and Nike 2017 The Opening Regional combine.

Personal

• Son of DeShea Bouie and is the oldest of seven children.
• Cousins with former NFL Pro Bowl wide receiver and Super Bowl Champion Anquan Boldin.
• Graduated with a bachelor's degree in American culture from the University of Michigan in May 2021.