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2023 Football Roster

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18 Joey Yellen

18 Joey Yellen

  • Position:
    Quarterback
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-3 / 210
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Mission Viejo, Calif
  • Highschool:
    Mission Viejo HS
  • Prev School:
    Pittsburgh

Summary

Biography

2023:

  • Did not appear in any games.
2022:
  • Appeared in the first four games of the season.
  • Started three consecutive games versus Western Kentucky, Michigan and Duquesne.
  • Tallied 324 yards on 40-of-87 passing. 
  • Threw for a season-high 113 yards at Michigan.
  • Completed 13-of-20 passes versus Duquesne.
Prior to UH:
  • Spent two seasons at University of Pittsburgh.
  • Appeared in seven career games at Pittsburgh, serving as the backup for eventually NFL first-round pick Kenny Pickett.
  • Appeared in six games in 2020, including two starts for an injured Pickett.
  • Threw for 402 yards on 35-of-78 passing with one touchdown and three interceptions on the year. 
  • In first career start, completed 22-of-46 passes for 277 yards and a touchdown at Miami. 
  • The 277 passing yards marked the most by a Pittsburgh quarterback in their starting debut since John Turman threw 316 yards and two TDs against Penn State on Sept. 11, 1999.
  • Started his collegiate career at Arizona State University in 2019. 
  • Played in one contest as a freshman at Arizona State.
  • Started against USC where he completed 28-44 of his passes for 292 yards and four touchdowns and two interceptions in a 31-26 victory over the Trojans. 
  • A member of the 2021 ACC championship team.
Prep:
  • A 2019 graduate of Mission Viejo High School in California.
  • As a two-year starter, achieved a 22-3 record.
  • Completed 61 percent of his passes (360-of-595) for 6,131 yards and 57 touchdowns against just 14 interceptions.
  • As a senior, he completed 227-of-351 passes (65%) for 3,516 yards and 27 touchdowns.
  • Selected to play in the Under Armor All-American Game.
  • Rated as the nation’s No. 3 pro-style quarterback by ESPN, No. 9 by 247Sports and No. 22 Rivals
  • Named to the ESPN 300 (No.63).
  • A member of the 2017 South Coast League Championship team.
Personal:
  • Born Los Alamitos, Calif.
  • A communication major.
  • Has one brothers and one sister
  • Parents are Jeff and Elizabeth Yellen of Santa Margarita, Calif.
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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2022Junior

    Quarterback
    6'3" 220 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2023Senior

    Quarterback
    6'3" 210 lbs
    18