Central Michigan Chippewas · DL RoomDL

#95 Joey VanWetzinga

Class  SOFrom  Iowa (transfer)Ht / Wt  6'2" · 260 lbHometown  Pleasant Valley, IA · Pleasant Valley H.S.

Depth-chart placement

Joey VanWetzinga is on the Central Michigan Chippewas roster but is not placed on the maintained two-deep. Role and placement populate automatically once he appears on the published chart.

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Transfer history

2026Iowa→Central Michigan Chippewas

Production

2025 season

Latest season · 2025

Tackles

Background & career

Joey VanWetzinga is a defensive lineman for Central Michigan who transferred from Iowa in June 2025. A December 2024 graduate of Pleasant Valley High School, VanWetzinga was named Class 5A state player of the year by the Iowa Football Coaches Association and earned three First Team All-State honors as a defensive lineman. He recorded 34.5 tackles, five sacks, and 11.0 tackles for loss during his senior year. As a true freshman at Central Michigan in 2025, he appeared in 11 of 13 games and finished with eight total tackles, including one solo tackle. He recorded a career-high three tackles at Michigan on 9/13.

Iowathrough 2024

Central Michigan2025 — present

Previous schoolIowaRecruiting3-star · No. 786 nationalOriginPleasant Valley, IA · Pleasant Valley H.S.