Joey Yellen

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Joey Yellen
No. 18
Position Quarterback
ClassSenior
Major Communication
Personal information
Born: (1999-08-19) August 19, 1999 (age 24)
Los Alamitos, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career history
College
High school Mission Viejo (Mission Viejo, California)

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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Early life and high school

Yellen 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

Arizona State

Yellen made his first start in 2019, where he threw for 292 yards and four touchdowns, as he helped the Sun Devils beat USC. [4] During Yellen's true freshman season in 2019, he played in only one game against USC and 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

On January 2, 2020, Yellen announced that he transfer to Pittsburgh. [8]

During the 2020 season, he played in six games and started two of them, finishing 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

On May 2, 2022, Yellen announced that he would transfer to Hawaii. [12] [13]

During the 2022 season, he appeared in the first four games of the season and finished the season with completing 40 out of 87 passing attempts for 324 yards and two interceptions. [14] During the 2023 season, he would not appear in any games. [15]

On November 14, 2023, Yellen announced that he would enter the transfer portal. [16]

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References

  1. ↑ "Joey Yellen's High School Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. October 14, 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Joey Yellen, Mission Viejo, Pro-Style Quarterback". 247Sports.com. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  3. ↑ Haller, Doug (June 10, 2018). "ASU football recruiting: California QB Joey Yellen commits to 2019 class". The Arizona Republic . Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  4. ↑ McInnis, Brian (28 July 2022). "Pitt transfer QB Joey Yellen makes most of first practice with Hawaii football team". Spectrum News. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "Joey Yellen". Arizona State University Athletics. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Joey Yellen 2019 Gamelog". Sports Reference . Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  7. ↑ Metcalfe, Jeff; Gardner, Michelle (December 16, 2019). "Arizona State football quarterback entering transfer portal". The Arizona Republic . Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  8. ↑ Wilson, Mike (January 2, 2020). "Joey Yellen transfers from Arizona State to Pitt". Cardiac Hill. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Joey Yellen 2020 Gamelog". Sports Reference . Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Joey Yellen". pittsburghpanthers.com. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  11. ↑ Ludwig, Karl (April 29, 2022). "Pitt R-Jr. QB Joey Yellen Enters the Transfer Portal". Pittsburgh Sports Now. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  12. ↑ Thompson, Stephen (May 2, 2022). "Pitt QB Joey Yellen Transfer to Hawaii". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Hawaii QB Yellen making his move in early spring practices". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  14. ↑ "Joey Yellen 2022 Gamelog". Sports Reference . Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Joey Yellen". Hawaii Athletics. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  16. ↑ @CollegeFBPortal (November 15, 2023). "Hawai'i QB Joey Yellen has entered the transfer. Former Pitt transfer @JoeyYellen 🚨" (Tweet). Retrieved May 23, 2024– via Twitter.
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