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Jersey Number 12
Jack Velling
- Position:
- TE
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 244
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Seattle, Wash.
- High School:
- Seattle Prep School
- Prev School:
- Oregon State
Bio
CAREER NOTES: Fourth-year tight end has played in 35 collegiate games (23 at Oregon State from 2022-23; 12 at MSU in 2024) . . . has 81 receptions for 1,130 yards and 12 touchdowns in his career . . . had 45 catches for 719 yards and 11 TDs at OSU; has 36 catches for 411 yards and one TD at MSU . . . has started 28 career games (18 at Oregon State, 10 at MSU) . . . named to the Mackey Award Watch List for the second year in a row for the nation’s best tight end . . . named to the Senior Bowl Top 300 List . . . preseason All-Big Ten selection by The Athletic (second team), Phil Steele (third team) and Athlon Sports (third team).
2024 SEASON (JUNIOR): Caught a career-high 36 passes for 411 yards and one touchdown in his first season as a Spartan . . . played in all 12 games with 10 starts . . . played 543 snaps on offense, most among the Spartan tight ends and ninth most overall on offense . . . tied his season high with 77 receiving yards on five catches, including a 5-yard TD catch, his first as a Spartan, against Rutgers . . . had one catch for 11 yards and a first down in Purdue game, before exiting game in the first quarter with an injury . . . snagged one catch for 5 yards, on six targets, logging 49 snaps at Illinois . . . tallied two catches for 22 yards in Indiana game, charting 54 snaps after starting . . . tied for team-lead with four catches for 30 yards at Michigan, in playing 59 snaps . . . snared four catches for 18 yards in Iowa game, logging season-high 64 snaps . . . started game at Oregon and tied season-high with team-leading six catches for 53 yards, with three going for first downs, including on back-to-back plays in fourth quarter on MSU’s TD drive, in charting 42 snaps . . . opened Ohio State game at tight end and had one catch for 26 yards . . . started game at Boston College and entered game with six receptions, doubling season total with six catches in game for 77 yards, both not just season-bests, but the six catches was a new career-high, and with five going for first downs, including three receptions in a row on MSU’s final drive, with the latter two going for first downs, including snaring one catch while already on the ground, in logging 46 snaps . . . had 42 receiving yards on two catches in Prairie View A&M game, with both going for first downs on each of MSU’s first two TD drives of game, highlighted by a season-long 34-yard catch, posting 39 snaps . . . tallied three catches for 25 yards, with two going for first downs, in charting 62 snaps in road win at Maryland . . . made Spartan debut by starting season opener vs. Florida Atlantic, tallying one catch for 15 yards, while registering 50 offensive snaps . . . represented Michigan State at the 2024 Big Ten Media Days in Indianapolis . . . was named to the Mackey Award Watch List for the nation's best tight end . . . enrolled at Michigan State in January and competed in spring practice.
2023 SEASON (SOPHOMORE AT OREGON STATE): Earned second-team All-Pac 12 honors after setting an Oregon State single-season record for touchdowns by a tight end with eight; that total also tied for the most by a tight end in the FBS in the regular season . . . had 29 catches for 438 yards overall in 12 games, including 11 starting assignments . . . reeled in three catches for 55 yards in victory over Stanford on Nov. 11 . . . had three receptions for 69 yards in a win over Colorado on Nov. 4 . . . hauled in a career-high five catches for 71 yards, including a 22-yard touchdown, at Arizona on Oct. 28 . . . had two touchdown grabs (32 yards and 10 yards) and three catches for 69 yards overall in win over UCLA (Oct. 14) . . . snared a career-high three touchdown catches in 52-40 victory at Cal; had four receptions for 38 yards overall . . . hauled in a 5-yard TD catch at Washington State (Sept. 23) . . . had two receptions for 51 yards vs. San Diego State (Sept. 16) . . . tallied three catches for 20 yards, including a 14-yard score, in season opener against San Jose State.
2022 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT OREGON STATE): Honorable mention pick for the College Football News Freshman All-American team . . . hauled in 16 passes for 281 yards and three touchdowns . . . played in 11 games, including seven starts . . . caught two passes for 21 yards in the Las Vegas Bowl win over Florida . . . collected three receptions for 74 yards and a touchdown at Arizona State on Nov. 19 . . . had a 60-yard touchdown catch against Colorado on Oct. 22, the longest reception by a Beaver tight end in more than 20 years . . . had four receptions for 63 yards in victory over Washington State on Oct. 15.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Three-time all-league selection at Seattle Prep School under Coach Aaron Maul . . . rated one of the best tight end prospects in the nation by ESPN.com (No. 22), On3 (No. 24) and 247 Sports (No. 28) . . . rated one of the top overall players in the state of Washington in the class of 2021 by On3 (No. 5), 247 Sports (No. 11) and ESPN.com (No. 14) . . . team captain . . . had 57 catches for 838 yards and four TDs in just eight games as a senior in 2021 . . . also lettered three years in basketball . . . was part of the Athletic Leadership Council and Prep Ambassadors Club in high school . . . son of Jerry and Sara Velling . . . father, Jerry, played college basketball at Santa Clara . . . grandfather, Roy, played college baseball at Gonzaga and Washington.
2024 SEASON (JUNIOR): Caught a career-high 36 passes for 411 yards and one touchdown in his first season as a Spartan . . . played in all 12 games with 10 starts . . . played 543 snaps on offense, most among the Spartan tight ends and ninth most overall on offense . . . tied his season high with 77 receiving yards on five catches, including a 5-yard TD catch, his first as a Spartan, against Rutgers . . . had one catch for 11 yards and a first down in Purdue game, before exiting game in the first quarter with an injury . . . snagged one catch for 5 yards, on six targets, logging 49 snaps at Illinois . . . tallied two catches for 22 yards in Indiana game, charting 54 snaps after starting . . . tied for team-lead with four catches for 30 yards at Michigan, in playing 59 snaps . . . snared four catches for 18 yards in Iowa game, logging season-high 64 snaps . . . started game at Oregon and tied season-high with team-leading six catches for 53 yards, with three going for first downs, including on back-to-back plays in fourth quarter on MSU’s TD drive, in charting 42 snaps . . . opened Ohio State game at tight end and had one catch for 26 yards . . . started game at Boston College and entered game with six receptions, doubling season total with six catches in game for 77 yards, both not just season-bests, but the six catches was a new career-high, and with five going for first downs, including three receptions in a row on MSU’s final drive, with the latter two going for first downs, including snaring one catch while already on the ground, in logging 46 snaps . . . had 42 receiving yards on two catches in Prairie View A&M game, with both going for first downs on each of MSU’s first two TD drives of game, highlighted by a season-long 34-yard catch, posting 39 snaps . . . tallied three catches for 25 yards, with two going for first downs, in charting 62 snaps in road win at Maryland . . . made Spartan debut by starting season opener vs. Florida Atlantic, tallying one catch for 15 yards, while registering 50 offensive snaps . . . represented Michigan State at the 2024 Big Ten Media Days in Indianapolis . . . was named to the Mackey Award Watch List for the nation's best tight end . . . enrolled at Michigan State in January and competed in spring practice.
2023 SEASON (SOPHOMORE AT OREGON STATE): Earned second-team All-Pac 12 honors after setting an Oregon State single-season record for touchdowns by a tight end with eight; that total also tied for the most by a tight end in the FBS in the regular season . . . had 29 catches for 438 yards overall in 12 games, including 11 starting assignments . . . reeled in three catches for 55 yards in victory over Stanford on Nov. 11 . . . had three receptions for 69 yards in a win over Colorado on Nov. 4 . . . hauled in a career-high five catches for 71 yards, including a 22-yard touchdown, at Arizona on Oct. 28 . . . had two touchdown grabs (32 yards and 10 yards) and three catches for 69 yards overall in win over UCLA (Oct. 14) . . . snared a career-high three touchdown catches in 52-40 victory at Cal; had four receptions for 38 yards overall . . . hauled in a 5-yard TD catch at Washington State (Sept. 23) . . . had two receptions for 51 yards vs. San Diego State (Sept. 16) . . . tallied three catches for 20 yards, including a 14-yard score, in season opener against San Jose State.
2022 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT OREGON STATE): Honorable mention pick for the College Football News Freshman All-American team . . . hauled in 16 passes for 281 yards and three touchdowns . . . played in 11 games, including seven starts . . . caught two passes for 21 yards in the Las Vegas Bowl win over Florida . . . collected three receptions for 74 yards and a touchdown at Arizona State on Nov. 19 . . . had a 60-yard touchdown catch against Colorado on Oct. 22, the longest reception by a Beaver tight end in more than 20 years . . . had four receptions for 63 yards in victory over Washington State on Oct. 15.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Three-time all-league selection at Seattle Prep School under Coach Aaron Maul . . . rated one of the best tight end prospects in the nation by ESPN.com (No. 22), On3 (No. 24) and 247 Sports (No. 28) . . . rated one of the top overall players in the state of Washington in the class of 2021 by On3 (No. 5), 247 Sports (No. 11) and ESPN.com (No. 14) . . . team captain . . . had 57 catches for 838 yards and four TDs in just eight games as a senior in 2021 . . . also lettered three years in basketball . . . was part of the Athletic Leadership Council and Prep Ambassadors Club in high school . . . son of Jerry and Sara Velling . . . father, Jerry, played college basketball at Santa Clara . . . grandfather, Roy, played college baseball at Gonzaga and Washington.
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