Joe Milton
Joe Milton (born March 6, 2000) is an American football quarterback for the Michigan Wolverines.
| Michigan Wolverines – No. 5 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Senior |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Olympia (Orlando, Florida) |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | March 6, 2000 Pahokee, Florida |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 243 lb (110 kg) |
Early years
Milton attended Olympia High School in Orlando, Florida. He committed to the University of Michigan to play college football.[1][2]
College career
Milton spent his first two years at Michigan (2018, 2019) as a backup to starter Shea Patterson.[3] During those two years, he played in eight games, completing 6 of 11 passes for 117 yards, one touchdown, two interceptions and also had two rushing touchdowns.[4] Milton competed with Dylan McCaffrey to be Michigan's starter in 2020.[5][6] Milton was considered the favorite after McCaffrey decided to transfer.[7]
References
- "4-star QB Joe Milton commits to Michigan". mlive. May 8, 2017.
- Snyder, Mark. "Michigan QB commit Joe Milton has a big arm, is ready to travel". Detroit Free Press.
- Chengelis, Angelique S. "QB Joe Milton committed to Michigan despite 'very difficult challenge' of waiting". The Detroit News.
- "Michigan QB Joe Milton's busy offseason learning 'multiple pitches'". mlive. September 1, 2020.
- "Make A Choice: Dylan McCaffrey Or Joe Milton". SI.com.
- Chengelis, Angelique S. "Dylan McCaffrey, Joe Milton to make Michigan quarterback battle 'interesting'". The Detroit News.
- Sang, Orion. "Michigan football quarterback Dylan McCaffrey reportedly opts out, will transfer". Detroit Free Press.
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