Unbelievable: Vols star player Joe Milton announce his resignation from the team today after…. see why
CAREER
Strong-armed, veteran quarterback who played three seasons with the Vols after beginning his career at Michigan … Played in 43 games with 21 starts in his collegiate career, including 29 appearances at Tennessee with 16 starts … Possesses all of the tools to be a future NFL quarterback … Served as the starter for the first two games of the 2021 season for UT before being injured … Stayed the course, developed and spelled an injured Hendon Hooker to start the final two games of the 2022 campaign, capping it with an MVP performance in the Capital One Orange Bowl … Enrolled at Tennessee in June 2021 after playing three seasons at Michigan, including the 2020 campaign in which he was the starter in five games … Wore the SEC graduate patch after earning his bachelor’s degree from Michigan in May 2021 … In 14 career games at Michigan, accounted for 1,350 total yards of offense — 1,194 passing and 156 rushing — and eight TDs – five passing and three rushing … Wore No. 5 at Michigan but wore No. 7 at Tennessee, the number he wore in high school … Owned a 13-8 record as a starter in college, including 11-5 at Tennessee … In three seasons with the Vols, completed 314- of-498 (.631) passes for 4,159 yards and 32 touchdowns with five interceptions … Accounted for 4,664 yards of total offense at UT, adding nine scores and 505 yards on the ground … Finished 12th in UT career total offense … Threw 216 passes at UT before his first interception as a Vol, which was the second-longest streak of attempts without a pick in program history (Hendon Hooker, 261) and the ninth-longest streak in SEC history … From Nov. 12, 2022 vs. Missouri to Nov. 11, 2023 at Missouri, threw at least one touchdown pass in 14 consecutive appearances, which is the third-longest streak in UT history … Fired 24 completions of 40 or more yards in his time at Tennessee … Ranked among college football’s top 100 players for the 2023 season by On3.com … Selected to and participated in the Senior Bowl in January.
2023 – RS-SENIOR (SIXTH YEAR)
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 … Also showcased his mobility throughout the year with a career-best 299 rushing yards (24.9 per game) while averaging 3.8 yards per carry … His seven rushing touchdowns were the most by a Vol quarterback in a single campaign since Joshua Dobbs had 12 in 2016 … Finished with 3,112 yards of total offense, representing the third straight season a Vol QB has eclipsed the 3,000 mark and the eighth-best total in school history … Threw multiple touchdowns in six games and rushed for and passes for a score in the same game five times … Fired five 50+ yard passes during the year, which ranked second in the SEC … Did not play in the Citrus Bowl but practice and supported his teammates all bowl month … 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) … Completed 22-of-33 passes for a career-high 383 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions through the air and added a pair of 2-yard rushing scores against the Commodores … Was named Maxwell Award National Player of the Week for his efforts … His six touchdowns responsible for were the most in a single game by a Vol since Jonathan Crompton had six (five passing, one rushing) on Nov. 7, 2009, and he was the first Vol to accomplish the feat in an SEC game since Erik Ainge had seven passing TDs against Kentucky in a triple-overtime contest on Nov. 24, 2007… Became the only Vol this century with six total touchdowns in a regulation SEC game, as well as the only Vol with four-plus passing touchdowns and multiple rushing touchdowns in any game since 2000 … Joined Hendon Hooker (five vs. Alabama in 2022) and Joshua Dobbs (four vs. Florida in 2016) as the only Vol QBs in the past decade with four passing touchdowns in an SEC contest … Surpassed 200 completions on the year vs. No. 1 Georgia (11/18), connecting on 17-of-30 passes for 147 yards … Logged 303 yards of total offense at No. 14 Missouri (11/11), completing 22-of-34 passes for 267 yards with one touchdown and leading the Vols with 36 rushing yards on 10 carries … Accounted for 261 total yards and three touchdowns in Homecoming win over UConn (11/4), completing 11-of-14 passes for 254 yards and two touchdowns and adding one 6-yard touchdown rush … Connected with Squirrel White and Ramel Keyton on touchdown throws of 83 and 60 yards, respectively, for UT’s two longest pass plays of the season against the Huskies … His 83-yard strike to Squirrel White was Tennessee’s longest pass play since 2006 (Erik Ainge to Robert Meachem, 84 yards vs. Memphis State) … Had one of his most complete games at Kentucky (10/28), firing 17-of-20 passes for 227 yards and one touchdown with no interceptions … His 85.0 completion percentage against the Wildcats was the highest by a Vol in an SEC game (min. 20 att.) since 2016 … Posted 330 yards of total offense (271 pass, 59 rush) at No. 11/8 Alabama (10/21) and completed a UT career-high 28 passes on 41 attempts, which included a pair of touchdown passes in the first half … Completed 11-of-22 throws for 100 yards and rushed for 34 more in second straight SEC win vs. Texas A&M (10/14), and found tight end Jacob Warren for a touchdown for the second consecutive game … Completed 21-of-32 passes for 239 yards vs. South Carolina, including one touchdown pass in the victory … Amassed 298 yards of total offense (209 passing, 89 rushing) with two passing touchdowns and a rushing score in win vs. UTSA (9/23) … His rushing touchdown against the Roadrunners was an 81-yard dash on a read option on UT’s first play from scrimmage, the longest run by a quarterback in Tennessee history and tied for the 10th-longest rush by a Vol in program history … Completed 18-of-31 passes for 209 yards in win over UTSA (9/23), including a 48-yard touchdown pass to Ramel Keyton for his sixth completion of 40-plus yards this season … Completed 20-of-34 passes and tallied a UT career-high 287 yards at Florida (9/16) with two passing touchdowns and one interception … Completed 21-of-33 passes for 228 yards and tallied three total touchdowns (two passing, one rushing) in the 2023 home opener vs. Austin Peay (9/9) … Fired 11 consecutive completions over the course of two scoring drives in the second quarter against the Governors, the ninth-longest completion streak in UT history … Accounted for four total touchdowns (two passing, two rushing) and 234 yards of total offense in the season opener vs. Virginia (9/2) to earn SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week honors … Completed 21-of-30 passes for 201 yards to nine different receivers in the season opener while adding 33 rushing yards on nine carries … In the win vs. UVA, became the first Vol with at least two passing TDs and two rushing TDs in the same game against a Power 5 opponent since Joshua Dobbs accomplished the feat vs. Missouri on Nov. 19, 2016.
