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- Position Tight End
- Class Junior
- Ht./Wt. 6-5 / 244
- Hometown Seattle, WA.
- Highschool Seattle Prep School
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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