Where ESPN ranks Tennessee Vols QB Joe Milton among quarterbacks in the 2024 NFL Draft
ESPN NFL draft analyst Jordan Reid recently ranked the top 12 quarterbacks in the 2024 NFL Draft and he doesn't have Tennessee Vols quarterback Joe Milton at the top of his list. USC's Caleb Williams, unsurprisingly, comes in at No. 1 in Reid's rankings, followed by North Carolina's Drake Maye at No. 2 and LSU's […]
ESPN NFL draft analyst Jordan Reid recently ranked the top 12 quarterbacks in the 2024 NFL Draft and he doesn't have Tennessee Vols quarterback Joe Milton at the top of his list.
USC's Caleb Williams, unsurprisingly, comes in at No. 1 in Reid's rankings, followed by North Carolina's Drake Maye at No. 2 and LSU's Jayden Daniel's at No. 3.
Milton comes in at No. 11 in Reid's rankings.
Reid also points out the Indianapolis Colts as a potential fit for Milton in the NFL.
From ESPN: Scouts were excited to see if Milton could make a leap during his first full season as a starter in an offense that's known to stretch defenses. But as an AFC scout said, "He'll wow you up close with his size and arm, but we're still waiting on all of it to click with him, and it just hasn't happened consistently enough yet."
While Milton's physical traits are apparent, he still struggles with deep accuracy. He completed 28.6% of his passes of 20-plus air yards (tied for 104th in the FBS). Touch on vertical throws remains a concern despite the arm strength. He has to learn to layer the ball to his desired spots.
That showed at the Senior Bowl and we saw scattershot ball placement each day of practice. As we saw on tape, Milton put too much pace on many of his throws, negatively impacting his accuracy.
Evaluating quarterbacks is an inexact science. Draft analysts and NFL teams constantly miss on quarterbacks.
So while I'm sure Milton would love to go as high in the draft as possible, it's not like his NFL career is doomed if he goes in the later rounds. Just ask San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy.
