2024 Football Roster

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59 Juan Velarde

  • Position Punter
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 200
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Anderson, S.C.
  • High School T.L. Hanna HS

Biography

2023 - REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON
  • Ranked third in the MEAC, averaging 40.0 yards per punt.
  • Punted 51 times for a total of 2,042 yards.
  • Had five touchdowns and 19 fair catches on the season.
  • Pinned 15 punts inside the 20-yard line and boomed eight kicks of 50 yards or more.
  • His season-long punt of 56 yards came at Howard (Nov. 11).
  • Also had a 55-yard punt in the FCS playoffs at Richmond (Nov. 25).
2022 - REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON
  • Ranked third in the MEAC in punting with an average distance of 41.3 yards per punt.
  • Boomed four punts more than 50 yards, including a long of 55 yards.
  • Placed 13 out of 33 punts inside the 20-yard line.
  • Earned Academic All-District Team recognition by College Sports Communicators.
  • Announced as one of 15 FCS finalists for the 2022 FedEx Ground Doris Robinson Scholar-Athlete Award, presented to an FCS student-athlete who excels not only on the playing field and in the classroom, but in the community and beyond.
2021 - REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
  • Averaged 38.0 yards per punt, including four boots of more than 50 yards with a long of 58 yards.
  • Placed 16 punts inside the 20-yard line and forced 20 fair catches on 59 kicks.
  • Named MEAC Specialist of the Week for his performance at Marshall (Sept. 11), when he averaged 43.8 yards per punt, with three of his 10 punts traveling more than 50 yards, including a long of 54 yards.
OTHER AT NCCU
  • Business administration major with a concentration in entrepreneurship
  • Member of the University Honors Program, the Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society, and the National Society of Leadership and Success.
T.L. HANNA HIGH SCHOOL
  • As a senior in 2019, averaged 39.9 yards per punt with a long of 66 yards.
  • Named All-Anderson Area Team (Second Team) as a punter.
PERSONAL
  • Son of Juan and Rosa Velarde.
  • Has two siblings: Andrea and Luca.
  • Enjoys tubing and pickleball.

Statistics

Season:
2024

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 59

    2020Freshman

    Place-Kicker
    5'10" 180 lbs
    59
  • 59

    2021Freshman

    Place-Kicker
    5'10" 180 lbs
    59
  • 59

    2022Sophomore

    Punter
    5'10" 190 lbs
    59
  • 59

    2023Junior

    Punter
    5'10" 200 lbs
    59
  • 59

    2024Senior

    Punter
    5'10" 200 lbs
    59