Vols quarterback Joe Milton selected to Patriots in NFL Draft [Video]

DETROIT — Tennessee quarterback Joe Milton was selected in the NFL Draft on Saturday by the New England Patriots as a sixth-round pick. 

Milton came to the Vols in 2021 after spending three seasons at Michigan. He was named the starting quarterback in his first season at UT.

After an ankle injury, Hendon Hooker was elevated to starting quarterback and remained as the starter throughout that season and the following season.

However, Milton would be called on to be the starter again at the end of the 2022 season after Hooker suffered a season-ending torn ACL injury. Milton started against Vanderbilt in the regular season finale. He then started the Orange Bowl, in which he was named Most Valuable Player going for 251 passing yards and three touchdowns vs. Clemson.

In 2022, he threw for 971 yards, 10 touchdowns and no interceptions, creating a …