ESPN names the best NFL draft landing spot for Tennessee Vols QB Joe Milton
ESPN recently named the best 2024 NFL draft landing spots for draft eligible quarterbacks and they have Tennessee Vols quarterback Joe Milton landing in a cold-weather city. Jordan Reid, a draft analyst for ESPN, thinks Milton would be a great fit for the Buffalo Bills. Reid likes the way Milton, a Florida native, would fit […]
ESPN recently named the best 2024 NFL draft landing spots for draft eligible quarterbacks and they have Tennessee Vols quarterback Joe Milton landing in a cold-weather city.
Jordan Reid, a draft analyst for ESPN, thinks Milton would be a great fit for the Buffalo Bills.
Reid likes the way Milton, a Florida native, would fit in Buffalo's offense.
From ESPN: When I'm looking at potential landing spots for late-round quarterbacks, I always focus on skill sets and try to find situations where offensive coordinators wouldn't have to condense their playbooks much stylistically if those teams had to turn to the backup. And Milton has some similarities to Josh Allen because he is big — 6-foot-5, 235 pounds — with great arm strength.
Even though Milton's accuracy is nowhere close to that of Allen, he would be a good fit in this scheme. Milton has one of the strongest arms you will ever see, with the ability to heave the ball 70 to 75 yards in the air; but his ball placement is all over the place, and that will take some work.
The Bills recently signed Mitch Trubisky, but having three capable quarterbacks is a necessity in today's NFL. Many teams view Milton — who threw 20 TD passes last season, including nine over 20 yards downfield — as a project, but he could certainly serve as a No. 3.
Milton and Bills quarterback Josh Allen certainly have several similarities. Both are big quarterbacks who can absorb hits. And they both have big arms and faced questions about accuracy and consistency coming out of college.
One area where Allen is better than Milton is when it comes improvising with his legs. Allen seems to have a better feel for eluding defenders in the open field.
Milton is going to get a shot in the NFL, but he'll have to prove himself as a capable backup before challenging for a starting role down the road.
