#17

Joey Beljan

TE · Cincinnati · Sr. · #17

Western Kentucky 2022 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Joey Beljan

TE · Cincinnati · Sr · #17

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Western Kentucky
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Western Kentucky9-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-heavy, fast tempo
2022Western Kentucky9-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Western Kentucky1519112.74--
2021Western Kentucky14916.56--
Career292829.710--

How he plays

Play style

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Complete TE

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

TE

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Deyunkrea Lewis’s 2021 season.

Troy · 2021

#2

Trent Pennix

NC State · 2021

65%
#3

Trent Pennix

NC State · 2022

64%
#4

Kyle Jarvis

New Mexico · 2021

63%
#5

Seth Green

Houston · 2021

62%

Matches Deyunkrea on

Yards / reception
Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)

Differs from Deyunkrea on

Class year (higher)
Weight (lower)

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Pat Freiermuth’s path through Penn State.

Pat Freiermuth

93%match

Penn State · 2020

All-Big TenNFL Rd 2 · Pk 23
#2

Jaren Kanak

Oklahoma · 2025

NFL Rd 7
79%
#3

Justin Holmes

Pittsburgh · 2025

74%
#4
71%
#5

Landen King

Duke · 2025

71%

Matches Pat on

Yards per reception
20212022

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to John Copenhaver's junior season at North Carolina (2023).

North Carolina · 2023

#2

Zach Rasmussen

UL Monroe · 2022

71%
#3

Trent Pennix

NC State · 2022

71%
#4

Samuel Wheeler

Kansas State · 2022

70%
#5

Andrew Bench

Bowling Green · 2022

68%

Matches John on

Weight
EPA / play (adj)
Yards / reception

Differs from John on

TD rate (higher)

Player DNA

Players who play like Joey Beljan

#1

Jaren Kanak

Oklahoma · 2025

79%
#2

Justin Holmes

Kent State · 2023

74%
#3
71%
#4

Landen King

Utah · 2023

71%
#5

Sean Dykes

Memphis · 2021

71%

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2022
91.02021
1912022

+110%

Up 110% from first season to most-recent.