Joey Beljan: TE · Cincinnati · #17.
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Joey Beljan
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Arrived at Cincinnati from Western Kentucky. The first one came in 2021: All-Conference USA. On tape: 60 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Charlotte, Week 10, 2022.
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 24
Front Office Sports Oct 22Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Western Kentucky | 15 | 191 | 12.7 | 4 | 27 |
| 2021 | Western Kentucky | 14 | 91 | 6.5 | 6 | 32 |
| 2020 | Western Kentucky | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 29 | 282 | 9.7 | 10 | 32 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-17@ Hawai'i | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 3 | L 30-33@ Indiana | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 1 | 26 | |
| Wk 4 | W 73-0vs Florida International | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-17@ Middle Tennessee | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-40vs North Texas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 59-7@ Charlotte | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 1 | 22 | Season-high 60 yds |
| Wk 13 | W 32-31@ Florida Atlantic | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 9 | |
 Bowl | W 44-23vs South Alabama | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 1 | 27 | |
| Total | 15 | 191 | 12.7 | 4 | 27 |
The plays that mattered most
3 seasons under Tyson Helton — 23-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 2.0 | 28.0 | 15.5 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.6 | 25.2 | 16.6 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.3 | 21.7 | 5.8 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Pass share
60.9%
620 pass / 398 run
Plays / game
72.7
14 games
Team sack rate
2.1%
605 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons at Western Kentucky, 282 receiving yards — the college career is complete.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Tyson Helton and Scott Satterfield.
