Joe Milton has two NFL seasons and entered the league after a college career with Tennessee. He started full-time in 2023, after an injury in 2021 opened the door for Hendon Hooker, and he returned to the starting role as a senior. He produced six touchdowns in his final college game and impressed scouts with athleticism at the combine, but passing inexperience led to a sixth-round selection. New England kept him third on the depth chart behind Drake Maye and Jacoby Brissett. In the regular-season finale, he threw for 241 yards and two touchdowns with a 111.4 passer rating. In 2025, Dallas traded for him from New England, sending a fifth-round pick and receiving a seventh-round pick in return.
"Milton's last collegiate season with the Tennessee Volunteers in 2023 was his only one as a full-time starter. He was named the starter in 2021 but got injured early, opening the door for backup Hendon Hooker. That twist of fate kept Milton benched for two years until Hooker got drafted, allowing Milton to get his job back as a senior. He entered the NFL draft cycle on a high with a six-touchdown performance in his final game."
"Milton wowed scouts with his athleticism at the combine, but his rawness as a passer kept him waiting until the sixth round. The Patriots finally gave Milton a new team, making him their second QB in that draft after first-rounder Drake Maye. He was the clear third on New England's depth chart behind Maye and veteran Jacoby Brissett, who battled for the starting job throughout the year."
"When Milton finally got his first snaps in the regular-season finale, he made the most of them. The Patriots were 3-13 going into this meaningless affair with the 13-3 Buffalo Bills, and both teams treated it like a preseason game. But after struggling in the actual preseason, Milton still had an opportunity to put some better things on film. He did that with a 241-yard, two-touchdown performance that included a 111.4 passer rating. While it was mostly against Buffalo's backups, Milton showed off enough to create at trade market."
"In early April of 2025, fresh off a failed two-year experiment with Trey Lance, the Cowboys decided to try again with another athletically gifted QB. They traded a fifth-round pick to New England for Milton and a seventh, giving the Pats a slight profit on their original sixth-round investment. Milton entered a battle for"
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