Player Dossier

2018-2023

Tennessee

Joe Milton III

QB • 6'5" • 235 lbs • Pahokee, FL, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Joe Milton III is a balanced quarterback profile with 18.5 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

70%

Major offensive role

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Impact Production

64

Solid production for a quarterback

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Reliability

64

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

78

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Tennessee

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
6
Program Path
Michigan • Tennessee
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State

Player Story

Joe Milton III built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a quarterback from Pahokee, FL wearing No. 7, spending time with Michigan and Tennessee. The clearest part of Joe Milton III's career was his passing...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2018 · Rating 0.9202

Olympia · Orlando, FL

Committed To
Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2024
Selection
Round 6 · Pick 17
Overall
No. 193
NFL Team
New England Patriots

Joe Milton III, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Tennessee. Joe Milton III is a balanced quarterback profile with 18.5 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
5,991
Passing yards
5,341
Rushing yards
650
Touchdowns
49

Quick Answers

Joe Milton III quick answers

Latest team and position
Tennessee · QB
Career Total Offense
5,991
Tracked sample
6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 40 games
Best season
2023 Regular Season · Tennessee
Top game
Michigan State
Recruit profile
4-star · Olympia · Michigan
High school pipeline
St Thomas Academy · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
NFL Draft
2024 · Round 6 · Pick 17 · New England Patriots
Latest roster
No. 7 · Senior
2023 Total offense rank
3,113 total offense · QB 43rd (top 11%) · SEC 7th (top 5%) · National 43rd (top 3%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2018 Regular SeasonMichigan3654520129.7
2019 Regular SeasonMichigan3755916220.1
2020 Regular SeasonMichigan61,1861,077109552.5
2021 Regular SeasonTennessee8504375129434.7
2022 PostseasonTennessee82562515352.8
2022 Regular SeasonTennessee879272072752.8
2023 Regular SeasonTennessee123,1132,8142992772.7

Related Context

Joe Milton III played QB for Michigan and Tennessee. Across 6 tracked seasons, Joe Milton III recorded 5,341 passing yards, 650 rushing yards, and 6 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Tennessee.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Tennessee paired 3,113 primary output with 64.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 64.6 efficiency.

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Career value is trending up

2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

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Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Michigan, Tennessee.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Missouri

Loss with 303 yards of offense and 63.6 efficiency. It landed in the 83.3th percentile of the selected season.

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2023 Regular Season · Tennessee

Games

12

Primary Metric / G

259.4

Efficiency

64.6

Usage

18.5

Consistency

85.1

Best Game by takeover score

Alabama

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Virginia: 234. Austin Peay: 235. Florida: 293. UTSA: 298. South Carolina: 243. Texas A&M: 134. Alabama: 330. Kentucky: 254. UConn: 261. Missouri: 303. Georgia: 134. Vanderbilt: 394

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Virginia: 39 by 65.6. Austin Peay: 36 by 61.1. Florida: 39 by 57.4. UTSA: 36 by 78.6. South Carolina: 34 by 55.7. Texas A&M: 30 by 53. Alabama: 56 by 65.7. Kentucky: 31 by 75.5. UConn: 16 by 78.4. Missouri: 44 by 63.6. Georgia: 34 by 49.4. Vanderbilt: 38 by 71.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins256.6 · Games = 8 · -8.4 vs Losses
Losses265 · Games = 4 · +8.4 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Missouri

Best efficiency game

78.6 vs UTSA

Result
Sat 11/25vs Vanderbilt300-yard game · 3+ TDW 48-24223338366.74071.35112.20210
Sat 11/18vs GeorgiaL 10-38173014756.70049.44-13-3.3003
Sat 11/11@ MissouriL 7-36223426764.71163.610363.60015
Sat 11/4vs UConn3+ TDW 59-3111425478.62078.4273.5016
Sat 10/28@ KentuckyW 33-27182122885.71075.510262.60019
Sat 10/21@ AlabamaDual-threatL 20-34284127168.32065.715593.90018
Sat 10/14vs Texas A&MW 20-13112210050.011538344.30019
Sat 9/30vs South CarolinaW 41-20213223965.61255.7242010
Sat 9/23vs UTSA3+ TD · Dual-threatW 45-14183120958.12078.658917.80181
Sat 9/16@ FloridaL 16-29203428758.82157.4561.20012
Sat 9/9vs Austin Peay3+ TDW 30-13213322863.62061.1372.3018
Sat 9/2vs Virginia3+ TDW 49-13213020170.02065.69333.70217

Player Story

Joe Milton III story

Joe Milton III built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a quarterback from Pahokee, FL wearing No. 7, spending time with Michigan and Tennessee. The clearest part of Joe Milton III's career was his passing role: 5,341 passing yards, 37 touchdown passes, 650 attempts, and 650 rushing yards across 40 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Tennessee. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 650 rushing yards, 6 receiving yards, and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 40 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan and Tennessee.

The arc is straightforward: Joe Milton III moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Michigan

    2018-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Tennessee

    2021-2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2018201920202021202220222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonMichigan6550.64.7
2019 Regular SeasonMichigan7541.75.910
2020 Regular SeasonMichigan1,18658.223.71,111
2021 Regular SeasonTennessee50459.67.2-682
2022 PostseasonTennessee1,04877.99.4544
2022 Regular SeasonTennessee1,04877.99.40
2023 Regular SeasonTennessee3,11364.618.52,065

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Michigan State

Week 9 · L 24-27 · Conference game

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

359

Total Offense

81.2 takeover

359 total offense with 65.2 efficiency.

#2

@ Missouri

Week 11 · L 7-36 · Conference game

303

Total Offense

79.1 takeover

Loss with 303 yards of offense and 63.6 efficiency.

303 total offense with 63.6 efficiency.

#3

@ Alabama

Week 8 · L 20-34 · Conference game

330

Total Offense

79.1 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

330 total offense with 65.7 efficiency.

#4

@ Clemson

Week 1 · W 31-14 · Postseason

256

Total Offense

75.3 takeover

Win with 256 yards of offense and 61.8 efficiency.

256 total offense with 61.8 efficiency.

#5

@ Minnesota

Week 8 · W 49-24 · Conference game

277

Total Offense

71.4 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

277 total offense with 79.6 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Regular Season · Tennessee

3,113 primary output · 64.6 efficiency · 18.5 usage

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#2

2022 Postseason · Tennessee

52.8

1,048 primary · 77.9 efficiency · 9.4 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Tennessee

52.8

1,048 primary · 77.9 efficiency · 9.4 usage

Milestones

8

250+ passing yards

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300+ total offense

8

3+ TD games

23

Above avg efficiency