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Tennessee football: Ranking transfers by performance in 2021

By Caleb Calhoun

Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker (5) during the NCAA football game between the Tennessee Volunteers and South Alabama Jaguars in Knoxville, Tenn. on Saturday, November 20, 2021.Utvsal1120
Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker (5) during the NCAA football game between the Tennessee Volunteers and South Alabama Jaguars in Knoxville, Tenn. on Saturday, November 20, 2021.Utvsal1120 /
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Sep 2, 2021; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Joe Milton III (7) runs for a touchdown against the Bowling Green Falcons during the second half at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 2, 2021; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Joe Milton III (7) runs for a touchdown against the Bowling Green Falcons during the second half at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports /

839. Joe Milton III. player. 8. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Quarterback. Redshirt junior

Previous school: Michigan Wolverines

Obviously Joe Milton III’s first season didn’t go as Josh Heupel intended. With Kaidon Salter committed to Tennessee football, another transfer who will get to having joined the previous coaching staff and Harrison Bailey and Brian Maurer as returning starters, Heupel had nobody he had selected in this quarterback race.

He targeted Milton, who is a dual-threat at 6’5″ 244 pounds and joined UT immediately after spring practice. Milton started the first half of 2020 for Michigan and was always going to be the coaching staff’s first choice. With the dismissal of Salter and Maurer’s preseason transfer after knowing he wouldn’t win the job, Milton won it.

Against the Bowling Green Falcons, Milton started and let UT to a 38-6 win. He then started against Pitt, but an injury knocked him out of the game. After that, he never gained the job back. Overthrows on deep balls were a problem, and while he had a chance for a game-winning drive against the Ole Miss Rebels, he couldn’t finish.

Milton ended up completing 32-of-61 passes (52.5 percent) for 376 yards (6.2 yards per attempt) and two touchdowns. To be fair, he had no interceptions, and he ran for 129 yards and another two touchdowns on 28 carries. As a result, he showed some talent, and he could still become the starter in 2023, but for now he’s a backup.

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