| No. 16 – Chapman Panthers | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Graduate student |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1999-08-19)August 19, 1999 (age 26) Los Alamitos, California, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Mission Viejo (Mission Viejo, California) |
| College |
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| Stats atESPN | |
Joseph Michael Yellen (born August 19, 1999) is an Americancollege footballquarterback for theChapman Panthers. He previously played for theArizona State Sun Devils, thePittsburgh Panthers and theHawaii Rainbow Warriors.
Yellen attendedMission Viejo High School inMission Viejo, California, where he completed 360 of 595 pass attempts for 6,131 yards, 57 touchdowns and 14 interceptions.[1] He was rated as a four-starrecruit and committed to playcollege football atArizona State University over offers from Brown, Georgia, Oregon State, San Jose State and Washington State.[2]
In 2019, Yellen served as the Sun Devils' primary backup after losing a quarterback competition to fellow freshmanJayden Daniels in the offseason.[3] His lone start was in substitution of an injured Daniels, throwing for 292 yards and four touchdowns in a loss toUSC.[4] With only appearing in one game, Yellen was ultimately redshirted.[citation needed][5][6]
On December 16, 2019, shortly after the season ended, Yellen announced that he would enter the transfer portal.[7]
On January 2, 2020, Yellen announced that he transfer toPittsburgh.[8] In 2020, he played in six games as backup toKenny Pickett. With Pickett injured, Yellen started back to back games in October againstMiami andNotre Dame. Yellen threw for a season-high 277 yards and a touchdown in the loss against the Hurricanes. He finished the season with completing 35 of 78 passing attempts for 402 yards, three interceptions and a touchdown.[6] In 2021, he played in only one game againstNew Hampshire.[9]
On April 29, 2022, Yellen announced that he would enter the transfer portal for the second time.[10]
On May 2, 2022, Yellen announced that he would transfer toHawaii.[11][12] Despite missing spring football, he competed for the starting job withBrayden Schager.[13] He made his Rainbow Warriors debut off of the bench in the season opener againstVanderbilt. Yellen started the next three games againstWestern Kentucky,Michigan andDuquesne. On the 2022 season, he appeared in the first four games of the season and finished with completing 40 of 87 passing attempts for 324 yards and two interceptions.[6] In 2023, he did not appear in any games.[14]
On November 14, 2023, Yellen announced that he would enter the transfer portal.[15]
Yellen transferred toChapman University who areD-III and members of theSCIAC. Yellen made his first appearance off of the bench for the Panthers where he completed 10 of 16 passes for 105 yards in a victory againstRedlands.[16] He started the following week againstCal Lutheran where he completed 18 of 28 passes for 205 yards and two touchdowns in the victory.[17]
As of November 14, 2024
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | INT | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| Arizona State Sun Devils | |||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0–1 | 28 | 44 | 63.6 | 292 | 6.6 | 4 | 2 | 140.3 | 1 | −5 | −5.0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Panthers | |||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 6 | 2 | 0–2 | 35 | 78 | 44.9 | 402 | 5.2 | 1 | 3 | 84.7 | 5 | −45 | −9.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Hawaii Rainbow Warriors | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 4 | 3 | 1–2 | 40 | 87 | 46.0 | 324 | 3.7 | 0 | 2 | 73.7 | 7 | −45 | −6.4 | 0 |
| 2023 | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| Chapman Panthers | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 7 | 6 | 5–1 | 97 | 156 | 62.2 | 1,143 | 7.3 | 9 | 5 | 136.4 | 10 | 18 | 1.8 | 1 |
| FBS career | 12 | 6 | 1–5 | 103 | 209 | 49.3 | 1,018 | 4.9 | 5 | 7 | 91.4 | 13 | −95 | −7.3 | 0 |
| D-III career | 7 | 6 | 5–1 | 97 | 156 | 62.2 | 1,143 | 7.3 | 9 | 5 | 136.4 | 10 | 18 | 1.8 | 1 |