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T.J. Vela

53 T.J. Vela

  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    270
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    Odem, Texas
  • High School:
    Odem HS
  • Position:
    OL
gp 6
tk 0.0
sac -
int -
ffum -
AWARDS
  • SCAC Academic Honor Roll - 2016
  • Dean's List - Fall 2016
  • Director of Athletics Academic Excellence Award - Fall 2016, Spring 2017
AT SOUTHWESTERN
  • Major: Biochemistry
  • Minor: Business

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Two-time first-team all-district - offensive lineman - 2014, 2015
  • First-team all-district - defensive lineman - 2015
  • Second-team All-South Texas - 2015
  • Second-team all-state - 2015
  • Two-time district champions
  • Valedictorian
  • National Honor Society President
  • Student Council President
  • Senior Class President

PERSONAL

  • Parents: Tommy and Melissa Vela
  • Siblings: Madison
Recent Games
Oct 8 Austin College W, 37-7
Oct 15 at Trinity W, 48-0
Oct 22 Texas Lutheran W, 42-38
Oct 29 at Austin College W, 35-0
Nov 5 Trinity W, 20-7
Nov 12 at Texas Lutheran W, 35-31
Statistics category Overall Conf
Solo tackles - -
Assists - -
Tackles 0.0 0.0
Tackles per game .0 .0
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 3 #10 Hardin-Simmons L, 26-3 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 McMurry W, 24-17 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at #18 East Texas Baptist L, 33-23 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Wisconsin-River Falls L, 42-22 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Austin College W, 37-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Trinity W, 48-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Texas Lutheran W, 42-38 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Austin College W, 35-0 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Trinity W, 20-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Texas Lutheran W, 35-31 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 3 #10 Hardin-Simmons L, 26-3 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 McMurry W, 24-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at #18 East Texas Baptist L, 33-23 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Wisconsin-River Falls L, 42-22 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Austin College W, 37-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Trinity W, 48-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Texas Lutheran W, 42-38 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Austin College W, 35-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Trinity W, 20-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Texas Lutheran W, 35-31 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 3 #10 Hardin-Simmons L, 26-3 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 McMurry W, 24-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at #18 East Texas Baptist L, 33-23 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Wisconsin-River Falls L, 42-22 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Austin College W, 37-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Trinity W, 48-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Texas Lutheran W, 42-38 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Austin College W, 35-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Trinity W, 20-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Texas Lutheran W, 35-31 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 3 #10 Hardin-Simmons L, 26-3 - - - - - -
Sep 10 McMurry W, 24-17 - - - - - -
Sep 17 at #18 East Texas Baptist L, 33-23 - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Wisconsin-River Falls L, 42-22 - - - - - 0
Oct 8 Austin College W, 37-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 at Trinity W, 48-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 22 Texas Lutheran W, 42-38 - - - - - 0
Oct 29 at Austin College W, 35-0 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 Trinity W, 20-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Texas Lutheran W, 35-31 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 3 #10 Hardin-Simmons L, 26-3 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 McMurry W, 24-17 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at #18 East Texas Baptist L, 33-23 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Wisconsin-River Falls L, 42-22 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Austin College W, 37-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Trinity W, 48-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Texas Lutheran W, 42-38 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Austin College W, 35-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Trinity W, 20-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Texas Lutheran W, 35-31 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 3 #10 Hardin-Simmons L, 26-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 McMurry W, 24-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at #18 East Texas Baptist L, 33-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Wisconsin-River Falls L, 42-22 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Austin College W, 37-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Trinity W, 48-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Texas Lutheran W, 42-38 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Austin College W, 35-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Trinity W, 20-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Texas Lutheran W, 35-31 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 3 #10 Hardin-Simmons L, 26-3 - - - - - -
Sep 10 McMurry W, 24-17 - - - - - -
Sep 17 at #18 East Texas Baptist L, 33-23 - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Wisconsin-River Falls L, 42-22 1 - - - - 0
Oct 8 Austin College W, 37-7 1 - - - - 0
Oct 15 at Trinity W, 48-0 1 - - - - 0
Oct 22 Texas Lutheran W, 42-38 1 - - - - 0
Oct 29 at Austin College W, 35-0 1 - - - - 0
Nov 5 Trinity W, 20-7 1 - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Texas Lutheran W, 35-31 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 3 #10 Hardin-Simmons L, 26-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 McMurry W, 24-17 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at #18 East Texas Baptist L, 33-23 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Wisconsin-River Falls L, 42-22 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 8 Austin College W, 37-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 15 at Trinity W, 48-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 22 Texas Lutheran W, 42-38 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 29 at Austin College W, 35-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 5 Trinity W, 20-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 12 at Texas Lutheran W, 35-31 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 3 #10 Hardin-Simmons L, 26-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 McMurry W, 24-17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at #18 East Texas Baptist L, 33-23 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Wisconsin-River Falls L, 42-22 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Austin College W, 37-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Trinity W, 48-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Texas Lutheran W, 42-38 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Austin College W, 35-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Trinity W, 20-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Texas Lutheran W, 35-31 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2016-17 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2017-18 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2018-19 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 26 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2016-17 6 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 8 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 2 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 26 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2016-17 6 - - - - - - -
2017-18 8 - - - - - - -
2018-19 2 - - - - - - -
2019-20 10 - - - - - - -
Total 26 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2016-17 6 - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 8 - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 2 - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 26 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2016-17 6 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 8 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 2 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 26 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2016-17 - - - - - - - - - -
2017-18 - - - - - - - - - -
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2016-17 6 - - - - 0 .0
2017-18 8 - - - - 0 .0
2018-19 2 - - - - 0 .0
2019-20 10 - - - - 0 .0
Total 26 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2016-17 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2016-17 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 8 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 26 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
September 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 6 - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 3 - - - - - - - -
Away 3 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 1 - - - - - - - -
-
September 1 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 6 - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 3 - - - - - - -
Away 3 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - -
Losses 1 - - - - - - -
-
September 1 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 6 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 5 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 3 - - - - - - - 0
Away 3 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 1 - - - - - - - 0
-
September 1 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 1 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 6 - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 3 - - - - - - - -
Away 3 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 1 - - - - - - - -
-
September 1 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
-
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 6 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 5 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 3 - - - - 0 .0
Away 3 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 5 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 1 - - - - 0 .0
-
September 1 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 1 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
-
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
September 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -