Kicker, Boise State, 2017–⁠21

Joel Velazquez

Number
No. 46
Height
6′0″
Weight
227 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Mission Viejo, CA

Joel Velazquez played kicker at Boise State (2017–⁠21).

Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2017 and 2019

Kicking

SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2018Boise State00–011
2019Boise State1250.05203
Career1250.05214

Punting

SeasonTeamPuntsYdsAvgLongIn 20
2017Boise State2289440.6630
2018Boise State27035.0370
2019Boise State562,20039.3588
2020Boise State2290141.0716
2021Boise State512,19643.16217
Career1536,26140.97131

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2017Boise State310000
2018Boise State110000
2021Boise State550000
Career970000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Boise State46PKYr 1
2018Boise State46PKYr 2
2019Boise State46PKYr 3
2020Boise State46PKYr 4
2021Boise State46PKSr. (Yr 5)6′0″227

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsagePAAR
2019Boise State––––––0.4 (2 att.)

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). PAAR: points a kicker added above a replacement-level kicker, with his field-goal attempts. From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2021 Boise State 12 games, 51 punts, 43.1 average
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 2atUCFL 31–⁠36–––––
Sep 10vs.UTEPW 54–⁠13–––––
Sep 18vs.Oklahoma StateL 20–⁠21–––––
Sep 25atUtah StateW 27–⁠3–––––
Oct 2vs.NevadaL 31–⁠41–––––
Oct 9atBYUW 26–⁠17–––––
Oct 16vs.Air ForceL 17–⁠24–––––
Oct 30atColorado StateW 28–⁠19–––––
Nov 6atFresno StateW 40–⁠14–––––
Nov 12vs.WyomingW 23–⁠13–––––
Nov 20vs.New MexicoW 37–⁠0–––––
Nov 26atSan Diego StateL 16–⁠27–––––
2020 Boise State 5 games, 22 punts, 41.0 average
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Oct 24vs.Utah StateW 42–⁠13–––––
Oct 31atAir ForceW 49–⁠30–––––
Nov 21atHawai’iW 40–⁠32–––––
Dec 12atWyomingW 17–⁠9–––––
Dec 19vs.San José StateL 20–⁠34–––––
2019 Boise State 14 games, 1 of 2 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 31atFlorida StateW 36–⁠31–––––
Sep 6vs.MarshallW 14–⁠7–––––
Sep 14vs.Portland StateW 45–⁠1001000
Sep 20vs.Air ForceW 30–⁠19–––––
Oct 5atUNLVW 38–⁠13115203
Oct 12vs.Hawai’iW 59–⁠37–––––
Oct 19atBYUL 25–⁠28–––––
Nov 2atSan José StateW 52–⁠42–––––
Nov 9vs.WyomingW 20–⁠17–––––
Nov 16vs.New MexicoW 42–⁠9–––––
Nov 23atUtah StateW 56–⁠21–––––
Nov 29atColorado StateW 31–⁠24–––––
Dec 7vs.Hawai’iW 31–⁠10–––––
Dec 21 ✦vs.WashingtonL 7–⁠38–––––
2018 Boise State 4 games, 1 of 2 extra points
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 1atTroyW 56–⁠20–––––
Sep 15atOklahoma StateL 21–⁠44–––––
Oct 6vs.San Diego StateL 13–⁠1900011
Nov 24vs.Utah StateW 33–⁠24–––––
2017 Boise State 13 games, 22 punts, 40.6 average
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 2vs.TroyW 24–⁠13–––––
Sep 9atWashington StateL 44–⁠47–––––
Sep 14vs.New MexicoW 28–⁠14–––––
Sep 22vs.VirginiaL 23–⁠42–––––
Oct 6atBYUW 24–⁠7–––––
Oct 14atSan Diego StateW 31–⁠14–––––
Oct 21vs.WyomingW 24–⁠14–––––
Oct 28atUtah StateW 41–⁠14–––––
Nov 4vs.NevadaW 41–⁠14–––––
Nov 11atColorado StateW 59–⁠52–––––
Nov 25atFresno StateL 17–⁠28–––––
Dec 2vs.Fresno StateW 17–⁠14–––––
Dec 16 ✦vs.OregonW 38–⁠28–––––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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