Pro Football Focus has Michigan State tight end Jack Velling at a 77.2 overall offensive grade.
Velling, who enters his third collegiate season, followed Michigan State coach Jonathan Smith over from Oregon State back in December.
Pro Football Focus has Velling among its highest-graded returning Big Ten tight ends with an overall offensive grade of 77.2. He trails only Michigan's Colston Loveland and Illinois' Cole Rusk. Behind Velling are UCLA's Moliki Matavao, USC's Lake McRee, Penn State's Tyler Warren, Purdue's Max Klare, Iowa's Addison Ostrenga, Oregon's Patrick Herbert and UCLA's Hudson Habermehl.
Back in February, PFF's Max Chadwick ranked Velling eighth among returning tight ends in all of college football.. "No tight end in college football found paydirt more than he did this past season, tying for the national lead with eight receiving touchdowns. Velling was also eighth among Power Five tight ends with 13 catches that went for 15-plus yards in 2023.
Velling not only has the familiarity of being coached under Coach Smith, but he he is with his former Oregon State tight ends coach Brian Wozniak. "It's great," Wozniak said in a media availability session last month. "I think in coaching, everyone has a different approach but the connection with players is always important. Having a deep enough rooted connection for him to be interested in coming out here and being away from home is awesome. Trust in his parents, trust in him for moving to Michigan, that's awesome. At the same time, I gave him the same tone, we're coming out here to work, get better and improve.
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