2024 Football Roster
Velazquez, Joey
Jersey Number 39
Joey Velazquez
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 226
- Hometown:
- Columbus, Ohio
- Last School:
- De Sales / Michigan
- Year:
- Graduate Student
Bio
Ohio State Overview
• Joey transferred to Ohio State this spring of 2024 and is in his second season with the team
• He played in all 16 games on special teams for the 2025 CFP national champion Buckeyes
• Is in his sixth season playing collegiate sports and has played in 133 football and baseball games combined from his time at Michigan and Ohio State
• He is an OSU Scholar-Athlete and an Academic All-Big Ten Conference honoree
Honors & Awards
2024: OSU Scholar-Athlete, Academic All-Big Ten Conference
More on Joey
• Joey played baseball and football at Michigan from 2019-23 and lettered in both sports
• Played in 100 career games for Michigan’s baseball team
• Had his best statistical season in 2022 when he hit .277 with eight doubles, five home runs and 21 RBI
• Started 63 of Michigan’s 80 games over the 2022 and 2023 seasons
• Played in 17 games for the Wolverines in 2021 and 2022
• Appeared in 11 games on special teams in 2022 and also saw action in five games as a linebacker
• Starred in both sports at St. Francis DeSales
• Hit over .500 for his career for baseball coach Tom Neubert and was an all-state performer three times (2017-18-19)
• Coached in middle school football by, and remains close friends with, Eric Hanna, a former Buckeye basketball player from the 1990s
• Is the son of Jason and Erin Velazquez
• Has eight siblings: sisters Ryan, Lauren, Ava and Lyla, and brothers Jason, Jake, Alex and Leo
• Joey transferred to Ohio State this spring of 2024 and is in his second season with the team
• He played in all 16 games on special teams for the 2025 CFP national champion Buckeyes
• Is in his sixth season playing collegiate sports and has played in 133 football and baseball games combined from his time at Michigan and Ohio State
• He is an OSU Scholar-Athlete and an Academic All-Big Ten Conference honoree
Honors & Awards
2024: OSU Scholar-Athlete, Academic All-Big Ten Conference
More on Joey
• Joey played baseball and football at Michigan from 2019-23 and lettered in both sports
• Played in 100 career games for Michigan’s baseball team
• Had his best statistical season in 2022 when he hit .277 with eight doubles, five home runs and 21 RBI
• Started 63 of Michigan’s 80 games over the 2022 and 2023 seasons
• Played in 17 games for the Wolverines in 2021 and 2022
• Appeared in 11 games on special teams in 2022 and also saw action in five games as a linebacker
• Starred in both sports at St. Francis DeSales
• Hit over .500 for his career for baseball coach Tom Neubert and was an all-state performer three times (2017-18-19)
• Coached in middle school football by, and remains close friends with, Eric Hanna, a former Buckeye basketball player from the 1990s
• Is the son of Jason and Erin Velazquez
• Has eight siblings: sisters Ryan, Lauren, Ava and Lyla, and brothers Jason, Jake, Alex and Leo
No videos available.
