Jack Velling
Jack Velling
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. He got to Michigan State by way of Oregon State. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-Big Ten. The receipt on tape: 88 rec yds, 8 receptions against Iowa, Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big Ten
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mel Tucker → Jonathan Smith. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big Ten
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Michigan State | 36 | 359 | 10.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | Michigan State | 36 | 411 | 11.4 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Oregon State | 29 | 438 | 15.1 | 8 | -- |
| 2022 | Oregon State | 16 | 281 | 17.6 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 117 | 1,489 | 12.7 | 15 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 41–24
vs Youngstown State
6 rec · 70 yds
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Michigan State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Michigan State
Returning around him
- 69% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 2 Michigan State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -18 net (28 in / 46 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Michigan State · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #38 · 2026 recruiting class #45
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Anthony Landphere’s 2024 season.
Matches Anthony on
Differs from Anthony on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Gavin Bartholomew's senior season at Pittsburgh (2024).
Matches Gavin on
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2022–2025+28%
Up 28% from first season to most-recent.