Joseph Michael Yellen (born August 19, 1999) is an American football quarterback who most recently played for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. He also has played for the Arizona State Sun Devils and the Pittsburgh Panthers.
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Senior |
| Major | Communication |
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| Born: | August 19, 1999 Los Alamitos, California, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
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| High school | Mission Viejo (Mission Viejo, California) |
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Early life and high school
Yellen grew up in Mission Viejo, California and attended Mission Viejo High School. In his high school career, Yellen completed 360 of his 595 pass attempts for 6,131 yards, 57 touchdowns and 14 interceptions.[1] He was a three-star rated recruit and committed to play college football at Arizona State University over offers from Brown, Georgia, Oregon State, San Jose State and Washington State.[2][3]
College career
Arizona State
Yellen made his first start in 2019, where he threw for 292 yards and four touchdowns, as he helped the Sun Devils beat USC.[4] During Yellen's true freshman season in 2019, he played in only one game against USC and was ultimately redshirted.[5][6]
On December 16, 2019, shortly after the season ended, Yellen announced that he would enter the transfer portal.[7]
Pittsburgh
On January 2, 2020, Yellen announced that he transfer to Pittsburgh.[8]
During the 2020 season, he played in six games and started two of them, finishing the season with completing 35 out of 78 passing attempts for 402 yards, three interceptions and a touchdown.[9] During the 2021 season, he played in only one game against New Hampshire.[10]
On April 29, 2022, Yellen announced that he would enter the transfer portal for the second time.[11]
Hawaii
On May 2, 2022, Yellen announced that he would transfer to Hawaii.[12][13]
During the 2022 season, he appeared in the first four games of the season and finished the season with completing 40 out of 87 passing attempts for 324 yards and two interceptions.[14] During the 2023 season, he would not appear in any games.[15]
On November 14, 2023, Yellen announced that he would enter the transfer portal.[16]