The New England Patriots selected Tennessee QB Joe Milton III with the 193rd overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft.

A to Z Sports' draft analyst James Foster ranks Milton as his 258th best overall prospect and 11th quarterback.

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Player Scouting Report from A to Z Sports Film Room's James Foster

Strengths: (Copied from James Foster's Big Board)

• Generation arm talent. Has an RPG attached to his shoulder
• Prototypical QB build. Tall enough to see the field, sturdy enough to absorb contact
• Explosive & powerful athelte that delivers punishing blows to LBs in the open field
• Excellent drive velocity. The ball teleports from his hand to the WR
• Has the athletic traits to convert to TE 
• Showed some clever pocket manipulation & improved footwork sliding away from pressure.  
• Doesn't need to set his feet to launch the ball 60 yards

Weaknesses: (Copied from James Foster's Big Board)

• Ball placement is unpredictable at every level of the field 
• Played in a gimmicky offense that only asked him to read half of the field 
• Poor field vision & awareness when throwing in-breaking routes
• Mis-identifies/ignores safeties waiting to break on routes over the middle
• Still a project after 6 years in college
• One-speed passer. Struggles to adjust velocity or throw with touch

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Analysis and Opinion

A solid pick by the New England Patriots who are truly proving that this is a new era. They already brought in Drake Maye with the first overall pick, so bringing in Joe Milton, who is viewed to many as a project with a lot of potential, is an interesting move.  

Arm talent was one thing the Patriots have been lacking and they just went from having nothing to two quarterbacks who excel at it. 

It is also an interesting point to note that the Patriots used the pick the received in the Mac Jones trade to take Milton. 

Plus, people have talked about the potential of moving Milton over to tight end, which could work out for the Patriots. 

Let's see what they plan to do. 

Picks So Far

1-3: UNC QB Drake Maye

2-37: Washington WR Ja'Lynn Polk

3-68: Penn State OT Caedan Wallace

4-103: Texas A&M OG Layden Robinson

4-110: UCF WR Javon Baker

6-180: South Carolina CB Marcellas Dial