Sophomore defensive lineman on Central Michigan's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 260 lb · Pleasant Valley, IA · Pleasant Valley H.S.
The numbers
sacks · 2025
8 tackles
Best game: 3 tackles, at Michigan
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive lineman on Central Michigan's 2025 roster.
Joey VanWetzinga
Iowa to Central Michigan — the move that set up everything since. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Michigan, Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Drinkall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Central Michigan | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025
W 49–10
vs Wagner
2 TOT
Dominant 39-point win at home against Wagner.
With J. Labas — 241 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.5 · 7 rush yds (1 car) · N. Biggins — 15 rush yds (5 car)
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 3-63@ Michigan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 49-10vs Wagner | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-6@ Bowling Green | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 28-16@ Kent State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
2026 Outlook
Central Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Central Michigan
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Central Michigan · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #125 · 2026 recruiting class #95
Enrolled at Central Michigan in June 2025 after transferring from Iowa. 2025 As a true freshman defensive lineman, saw action in 11 of 13 games … Listed as the starter or backup defensive end on the depth chart … Concluded the year with eight tackles (one solo) … Finished with two tackles at Kent...
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