| No. 68 – Denver Broncos | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| Roster status | Practice squad |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (2001-04-06)April 6, 2001 (age 24) Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 305 lb (138 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | St. Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park, Kansas) |
| College | Oklahoma State (2019–2024) |
| NFL draft | 2025: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats atPro Football Reference | |
Joseph Michalski[1] (/məˈhɔːlskiː/muh-HALL-skee;[2] born April 6, 2001)[3] is an American professionalfootballcenter for theDenver Broncos of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theOklahoma State Cowboys and was signed by the Broncos as anundrafted free agent in 2025.
Michalski was born on April 6, 2001, inKansas City, Kansas. He attendedSt. Thomas Aquinas High School inOverland Park, Kansas, where he played football,baseball, andtrack and field.[2] He was named all-state as a senior. Rated as a three-star recruit by247sports, he committed to play football forOklahoma State over offers fromCornell,Dartmouth,North Dakota,Texas State,Wyoming,Yale,Iowa,Kansas, andKansas State.[4]
Michalskiredshirted his true freshman year in 2019.As a redshirt freshman, he played in 7 games, mainly on special teams blocking for kicks.In 2021 he, Michalski played in all 14 games and earned 4 starts in the last 4 games of the season.He played in 12 of 13 games in his junior season. He started 5 games, including the last 4 games of the season.
In his senior year in 2023, Michalski started all 14 games, joining teammateOllie Gordon II as the only two players to do so for the Cowboys. He was voted as a team captain and emerged as the leading offensive lineman for Oklahoma State. Prior to the team's appearance in the2023 Texas Bowl againstTexas A&M, he announced that he would return for his super-senior year in 2024.[5][6] This then led to all of Oklahoma State's offensive line that was eligible to return to do so.[7]
In 2024, he was again voted a team captain and was again the star lineman for Oklahoma state. Furthermore, he was added to theRimington Trophy watchlist[8][9] and theLombardi Award watchlist.[10] He was named honorable mention All-Big 12 and finished his career with 35 starts and 59 total games played.[2]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft3+1⁄2 in (1.92 m) | 297 lb (135 kg) | 32+1⁄4 in (0.82 m) | 9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) | 5.27 s | 1.77 s | 3.03 s | 4.47 s | 7.47 s | 29 in (0.74 m) | 8 ft 11 in (2.72 m) | 28 reps | |
| All values from Big 12Pro Day[11][12][13] | ||||||||||||
Michalski went undrafted in the2025 NFL draft.
On April 27, 2025, Michalski signed a 3-year, $2.97 million contract with theDenver Broncos as one of 15 initial undrafted free agent signings.[14][15] On August 26, he was waived by the Broncos and then re-signed to the practice squad two days later on August 28.[16][17]
During his six years in college, Michalski was academic All-Big 12 for the last five.[2]