Jack Velling is an American football tight end for the Michigan State Spartans. He previously played for the Oregon State Beavers.
| Michigan State Spartans – No. 12 | |
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| Position | Tight end |
| Class | Junior |
| Major | Management |
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| Born: | Seattle, Washington |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 244 lb (111 kg) |
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| High school | Seattle Prep School |
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Early life
editVelling grew up in Seattle, Washington and attended Seattle Prep School. As a senior, he brought in 57 catches for 838 yards and four touchdowns.[1] Velling committed to play college football at Oregon State over other schools such as Arizona, Fresno State, Michigan, Minnesota, and Utah.[2][3]
College career
editOregon State
editVelling made his collegiate debut in week three against Montana State, where he caught one pass for seven yards.[4] In their week seven game against Washington State, he hauled in four receptions for 63 yards.[5] In week eight, Velling hauled in a touchdown as he had one reception that he took 60 yards for his first career touchdown against Colorado.[6][7] In a week 11 matchup against California, Velling recorded two receptions for 15 yards and a touchdown, as he helped the Beavers win 38–10.[8][9] Just a week later in week 12, Velling had the best performance of his career, where he caught three passes for 73 yards and a touchdown, as he helped Oregon State take down Arizona State 31–7.[10][11] In Oregon State's bowl game, Velling made two receptions for 21 yards, but Oregon State would beat Florida 30–3.[12] Velling finished the year with 16 receptions for 281 yards and three touchdowns.[13][14] For Velling's performance on the year he was named a Freshman All-American honorable mention.[15] Velling is in line to be the Beavers starting tight end in 2023.[16]
On December 6, 2023, Velling announced that he would be entering the transfer portal.[17]
Michigan State
editOn December 18, 2023, Velling announced that he would be transferring to Michigan State.[18]
References
edit- ^ "Jack Velling". Oregon State University Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ Nemec, Andrew. "Jack Velling, Washington 3-star tight end, commits to Oregon State Beavers". Oregon Live. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ Slaughter, Brenden; Halus, Jared. "3-star Seattle tight end Jack Velling commits to Oregon State". Super West Sports. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ "Oregon State downs Montana State 68-28; Nolan throws 4 TDs". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ Daschel, Nick. "Oregon State and a big finish, future dividends with students: 10 takeaways from 24-10 win over Washington State". Oregon Live. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ Odom, Joel; Daschel, Nick. "Rewinding Oregon State Beavers' 42-9 victory against Colorado Buffaloes". Oregon Live. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ Bahns, Carter. "Oregon State's Top Performers vs Colorado". 247Sports. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ Daschel, Nick. "Rewinding Oregon State Beavers' 38-10 win over California Bears". Oregon Live. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ "Gulbranson's 3 total TDs help Oregon St. beat Cal 38-10". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ "Martinez's 2 TDs puts No. 25 Oregon St over Arizona St 31-7". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ Cluff, Jeremy. "Oregon State smothers Arizona State football in Homecoming Game in Tempe". Arizona Central. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ "No. 17 Oregon State dominates Florida to win Las Vegas Bowl". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ "Jack Velling 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ Slaughter, Brenden. "BeaversEdge Top 25 For 2023: No. 21 Jack Velling". BeaversEdge. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ "Damien Martinez, Jack Velling Recognized By College Football News". Pac-12.com. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ Machado, Angie. "BeaverBlitz's 2023 Preseason Top Players Countdown: No. 15 - Jack Velling". 247Sports. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ Daschel, Nick (December 6, 2023). "Oregon State record-setting tight end Jack Velling enters transfer portal". OregonLive.com. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ Linsner, Cory (December 18, 2023). "Michigan State football lands commitment from elite TE transfer Jack Velling". Spartans Wire. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
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