Joseph Michael Yellen (born August 19, 1999) is an American football quarterback who most recently played for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. He also has played for the Arizona State Sun Devils and the Pittsburgh Panthers.
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Major | Real Estate |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | August 19, 1999 Los Alamitos, California, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Mission Viejo (Mission Viejo, California) |
Early life and high school
editYellen grew up in Mission Viejo, California and attended Mission Viejo High School. In his high school career, Yellen completed 360 of his 595 pass attempts for 6,131 yards, 57 touchdowns and 14 interceptions.[1] He was a three-star rated recruit and committed to play college football at Arizona State University over offers from Brown, Georgia, Oregon State, San Jose State and Washington State.[2][3]
College career
editArizona State
editIn 2019, Yellen served as the primary back up to future heisman trophy winner Jayden Daniels. His lone start was in a loss to USC where he threw for 292 yards and four touchdowns.[4] With only appearing in one game, Yellen was ultimately redshirted.[5][6]
On December 16, 2019, shortly after the season ended, Yellen announced that he would enter the transfer portal.[7]
Pittsburgh
editOn January 2, 2020, Yellen announced that he transfer to Pittsburgh.[8] During the 2020 season, he played in six games. He was the top backup to starter Kenny Pickett. With Pickett injured, Yellen started back to back games in October against Miami and Notre Dame. Yellen threw for a season high 277 yards and a touchdown in the loss against the Hurricanes. He finished the season with completing 35 out of 78 passing attempts for 402 yards, three interceptions and a touchdown.[9] During the 2021 season, he played in only one game against New Hampshire.[10]
On April 29, 2022, Yellen announced that he would enter the transfer portal for the second time.[11]
Hawaii
editOn May 2, 2022, Yellen announced that he would transfer to Hawaii.[12][13] Despite missing spring football, he competed for the starting job with Brayden Schager.[14] He made his Rainbow Warriors debut off of the bench in the season opener against Vanderbilt. Yellen started the next three games against Western Kentucky, Michigan and Duquesne. On the 2022 season, he appeared in the first four games of the season and finished with completing 40 out of 87 passing attempts for 324 yards and two interceptions.[15] During the 2023 season, he would not appear in any games.[16]
On November 14, 2023, Yellen announced that he would enter the transfer portal.[17]
Chapman
editYellen transferred to Chapman University who are D-III and members of the SCIAC. Yellen made his first appearance off of the bench for the Panthers where he would complete 10 of 16 passes for 105 yards in a victory against Redlands.[18] He started the following week against Cal Lutheran where he completed 18 of 28 passes for 205 yards and two touchdowns in the victory.[19]
Statistics
editAs of November 14, 2024
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | INT | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| Arizona State Sun Devils | |||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0–1 | 28 | 44 | 63.6 | 292 | 6.6 | 4 | 2 | 140.3 | 1 | −5 | −5.0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Panthers | |||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 6 | 2 | 0–2 | 35 | 78 | 44.9 | 402 | 5.2 | 1 | 3 | 84.7 | 5 | −45 | −9.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Hawaii Rainbow Warriors | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 4 | 3 | 1–2 | 40 | 87 | 46.0 | 324 | 3.7 | 0 | 2 | 73.7 | 7 | −45 | −6.4 | 0 |
| 2023 | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| Chapman Panthers | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 7 | 6 | 5–1 | 97 | 156 | 62.2 | 1,143 | 7.3 | 9 | 5 | 136.4 | 10 | 18 | 1.8 | 1 |
| FBS Career | 12 | 6 | 1–5 | 103 | 209 | 49.3 | 1,018 | 4.9 | 5 | 7 | 91.4 | 13 | −95 | −7.3 | 0 |
| D-III Career | 7 | 6 | 5–1 | 97 | 156 | 62.2 | 1,143 | 7.3 | 9 | 5 | 136.4 | 10 | 18 | 1.8 | 1 |
References
edit- ^ "Joey Yellen's High School Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. October 14, 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ "Joey Yellen, Mission Viejo, Pro-Style Quarterback". 247Sports.com. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ Haller, Doug (June 10, 2018). "ASU football recruiting: California QB Joey Yellen commits to 2019 class". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ McInnis, Brian (July 28, 2022). "Pitt transfer QB Joey Yellen makes most of first practice with Hawaii football team". Spectrum News. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ "Joey Yellen". Arizona State University Athletics. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ "Joey Yellen 2019 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ Metcalfe, Jeff; Gardner, Michelle (December 16, 2019). "Arizona State football quarterback entering transfer portal". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ Wilson, Mike (January 2, 2020). "Joey Yellen transfers from Arizona State to Pitt". Cardiac Hill. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ "Joey Yellen 2020 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ "Joey Yellen". pittsburghpanthers.com. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ Ludwig, Karl (April 29, 2022). "Pitt R-Jr. QB Joey Yellen Enters the Transfer Portal". Pittsburgh Sports Now. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ Thompson, Stephen (May 2, 2022). "Pitt QB Joey Yellen Transfer to Hawaii". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ "Hawaii QB Yellen making his move in early spring practices". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. February 11, 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ "New Hawaii football transfer Joey Yellen begins starting QB bid". khon2.com. Khon 2. July 22, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
- ^ "Joey Yellen 2022 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ "Joey Yellen". Hawaii Athletics. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ @CollegeFBPortal (November 15, 2023). "Hawai'i QB Joey Yellen has entered the transfer. Former Pitt transfer @JoeyYellen 🚨" (Tweet). Retrieved May 23, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Defense dominates in SCIAC opening win at Redlands". athletics.chapman.edu. Chapman University. September 28, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
- ^ "Football holds on for Homecoming win". athletics.chapman.edu. Chapman University. October 5, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2024.