Quarterback, Central Michigan (from Iowa), 2021–⁠25

Joey Labas

Number
No. 2
Height
6′4″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Brecksville, OH

Joey Labas played quarterback at Iowa (2021–⁠23) and Central Michigan (2024–⁠25).

Career highs

342passing yards, career highvs. Central Connecticut, 20243touchdown passes, career hightwice; last vs. Wagner, 2025

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2022Iowa142458.31395.810
2024Central Michigan9416058.81,1147.077
2025Central Michigan14720870.71,8548.9136
Career25539265.13,1077.92113

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Iowa4112.8010
2024Central Michigan21190.9013
2025Central Michigan54−17−0.3010
Career79130.2013

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Iowa2QBRS
2022Iowa2QBFr.
2023Iowa2QBSo.
2024Central Michigan2QBJr.
2025Central Michigan2QBSr.6′4″210

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2022Iowa28-0.05––-1.358%––
2024Central Michigan1830.137th (n=238)0.3023.246%-0.06–
2025Central Michigan2630.3682nd (n=314)0.2496.033%0.31-0.03

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Passing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessDepthAfter catchDeep throwsDeep completed
2025Central Michigan50%7.9 yds5.6 yds11 of 11336%

Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Central Michigan24%2.800.600.0018%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2025 Central Michigan 13 games, 1,854 passing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 29atSan José StateW 16–⁠1451056007
Sep 6atPittsburghL 17–⁠451114891011
Sep 13atMichiganL 3–⁠63483601−21
Sep 20vs.WagnerW 49–⁠101214241307
Sep 27vs.Eastern MichiganW 24–⁠131416138106
Oct 4atAkronL 22–⁠28122113400−27
Oct 18atBowling GreenW 27–⁠624720030
Oct 25vs.MassachusettsW 38–⁠131011148205
Nov 1atWestern MichiganL 21–⁠24811152110
Nov 12vs.BuffaloW 38–⁠19182424722−3
Nov 19atKent StateW 28–⁠1611201212111
Nov 29vs.ToledoL 3–⁠21193024201−30
Dec 26 ✦vs.NorthwesternL 7–⁠34212517810−13
2024 Central Michigan 6 games, 1,114 passing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 29vs.Central ConnecticutW 66–⁠101824342301
Sep 7vs.Florida InternationalL 16–⁠52203915125−1
Sep 14atIllinoisL 9–⁠3012251250120
Sep 21vs.Ball StateW 37–⁠34142018510−6
Sep 28vs.San Diego StateW 22–⁠212443275115
Oct 12vs.OhioL 25–⁠276936000
2022 Iowa 1 game, 139 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Dec 31 ✦vs.KentuckyW 21–⁠014241391011

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

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