Former Tennessee quarterback Joe Milton III is going through Senior Bowl practices this week before the 2024 Reese’s Senior Bowl game on Saturday afternoon in Mobile, AL.
Milton is the only former Vol on the Senior Bowl roster as NFL Draft hopeful and former teammate Jaylen Wright could not participate due to ongoing injury rehab.
While there are reasons to be skeptical about Milton’s game on the field and how it will translate to the NFL, no one questions Milton’s raw strength. The former Vol stole headlines before his final season at Tennessee by dazzling folks at the Manning Passing Academy with his throw power.
Rocky Top Now posted a picture of the Senior Bowl Day 1 ball metrics chart with Milton leading three categories.
Milton, sporting a Detroit Lions cap under his helmet for friend and former teammate Hendon Hooker, posted the longest air distance pass at 60 yards, the fastest initial air speed at 76.4 MPH, and the highest initial ball rotation at 735 RPM.
Joe Milton is slinging it🔥 pic.twitter.com/dOtOhDJ8On
— Rocky Top Now (@rockytopnow) January 31, 2024
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Measurements were also taken during the first day of the Senior Bowl:
Joe Milton: 6-foot-5, 235 pounds, 10 3/8 inch hand size, 33 1/8 arm size, and an 80 5/8 inch wingspan
Milton was the tallest and heaviest quarterback out of the group that included South Alabama QB Carter Bradley, Notre Dame QB Sam Hartman, Oregon QB Bo Nox, Washington QB Michael Penix Jr., Tulane QB Michael Pratt, and South Carolina QB Spencer Rattler.
Milton tied Penix for the largest hand size and was second to Penix in arm size (33 5/8 in.) and wingspan (81 3/8 in.).
Here’s a look at some of Milton’s plays in the Senior Bowl practices this week:
Tennessee QB Joe Milton ➡️ Georgia WR Ladd McConkey with the one hander pic.twitter.com/rQyMtVv4yZ
— Jarrett Bailey (@JBaileyNFL) February 1, 2024
Joe Milton getting warmed up! pic.twitter.com/3AoUHZNsSJ
— The Draft Network (@TheDraftNetwork) February 1, 2024
Solid showing from Joe Milton in team drills
Kept the offense on schedule, showed his mobility, and made one of the throws of the day fitting a slant into heavy traffic
Was also impressed whenever he was shown listening to coaches or speaking to teammates pic.twitter.com/3jQshXQOew
— Taylor Kyles (@tkyles39) January 31, 2024
The Reese’s Senior Bowl will take place at 1:00 p.m. ET this Saturday afternoon in Mobile, AL.
