Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 10 | W 38-14vs Penn State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Joey Velazquez
Senior linebacker for Ohio State. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 225 lb · Columbus, OH
Returning to Ohio State for 2026
The numbers
1
tackle · 2025
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Penn State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Ohio State. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
- 1 tackle in 2024. Then 1 in 2025.
Joey Velazquez
Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Penn State — Week 10, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Michigan12-2HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-leaning
2022Michigan13-1HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy
2024Ohio State14-2HC: Ryan Day · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Ohio State12-2HC: Ryan Day · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ohio State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Ohio State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Michigan | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Ohio State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Ohio State
Returning around him
- 11 Ohio State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -21 net (17 in / 38 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Ohio State · Last season: 12-2 (AP #3) · Talent rank #5 · 2026 recruiting class #4
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology