Joe Labas

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Position:
Quarterback
Height:
6-4
Weight:
210
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Brecksville, Ohio
High School:
Brecksville-Broadview Heights H.S.
Previous School:
Iowa
Major:
Entrepreneurship
Twitter:
joey_labas12

CAREER

In three-year, 20-game, 20-start collegiate career combining Iowa and Central Michigan, completed 255 of 392 passes (65.1 percent) for 3,107 yards and 21 touchdowns with 13 interceptions … Concluded his career with a 142.7 career pass efficiency and 155.4 yards passing per game average … Also rushed 75 times for two yards with a long of 13 … In his two-year career at Central Michigan, completed 241 of 368 passes for 2,968 yards, 20 touchdowns and only 13 interceptions … Finished his CMU career with a school-record 144.1 pass efficiency rating and the No. 2 mark, a 65.5 completion percentage … Also holds school records for season completion percentage (70.7 in 2025) and pass efficiency rating (160.4 in 2025) … Also ranks among CMU career leaders in passing yards (No. 15, 2,968), completions (No. 14, 241), attempts (No. 16, 368), touchdown passes (No. 13, 20), yards per pass attempt (No. 4, 8.1), yards per pass attempt (No. 21, 12.3), yards passing per game (No. 15, 146.2), fewest passes had intercepted (No. 4, 13), and touchdown:interception ratio (No. 5, 1.54) … Ranks among CMU season leaders in a variety of statistics as well … Holds four of the school’s top-10 highest percentage of completed passes for a game and three of the top-10 highest pass efficiency ratings for a game.

2025

As a redshirt senior quarterback, started all 13 games … Listed as the starting quarterback all season long on the depth chart … Served as one of four team captains … Set school records for season completion percentage (70.7 in 2025) and pass efficiency rating (160.4 in 2025) … Concluded the season with a 160.4 pass efficiency rating, completed 147 of 208 passes (70.7 percent) for 1,8454 yards, 13 touchdowns, and only six interceptions … Averaged 142.6 yards passing per game with a long pass of 88 yards … Also rushed 54 times for -17 yards with a long of 10 yards … In national statistics, ranked No. 6 in completion percentage (70.7), No. 11 in passing efficiency (160.4), No. 34 in passing yards per completion (12.61), and No. 12 in yards per pass attempt (8.91) … Had 200-yard passing games, four two-touchdown games … Completed 21 of 25 passes for 178 yards and a touchdown in the GameAbove Sports Bowl vs. Northwestern (12/26) … Completed 19 of 30 passes for 242 yards with a long of 37 yards in season final vs. Toledo (11/29) … Threw two touchdown passes, completed 11 of 20 passes for 121 yards and rushed for 11 yards on three carries at Kent State (11/19) … Threw for a season-high 247 yards, completed 18 of 24 passes for two touchdowns with a long TD of 75 yards to Langston Lewis vs. Buffalo (11/12) … Threw a 77-yard touchdown pass to Langston Lewis, completed 8-11 passes for 152 yards at Western Michigan (11/1) … Tied a school-record with a 90.9 completion percentage (10-11), threw two touchdown passes and for 148 yards vs. Massachusetts (10/25) … Completed 14 of 16 passes for 138 yards and a touchdown vs. Eastern Michigan (9/27) … Threw a career and season-high three touchdown passes, completed 12 of 14 passes for 241 yards with a long pass of 88 yards vs. Wagner (9/20) … Completed 11 of 14 passes for 89 yards and a touchdown, rushed for 11 yards on four carries at Pittsburgh (9/6) … Rushed for seven yards on two carries, completed 5-10 passes for 56 yards in season opener at San Jose State (8/29).

2024

As a redshirt junior quarterback, saw action in six games with six starts at quarterback … Entered the season as the starting quarterback and earned starts through the season’s first six games before an injury sidelined him for the last six contests … Transferred to Central Michigan after spending three combined years at Iowa … Led Central Michigan in all passing categories including completions (94), attempts (160), completion percentage (58.8), passing yards (1,114), touchdown passes (seven) and yards passing per game (185.7) with a long completion of 72 yards … Also rushed for 19 yards on 21 carries … Completed 6-9 passes for 36 yards before an injury sidelined him vs. Ohio (10/12) … Completed a career-high 24 of 43 passes for 275 yards and a touchdown with a long of 60 yards, rushed seven times for five yards, and made game-saving solo tackle vs. San Diego State (9/28) … Threw for 185 yards on 14 of 20 passes and a touchdown vs. Ball State (9/21) … Completed 12 of 25 passes for 125 yards and rushed seven times for 20 yards at Illinois (9/14) … Completed 20 of 39 passes for 151 yards and two touchdowns at Florida International (9/7) … Threw for a career-highs of 342 yards and three touchdowns while completing 18 of 24 passes with a long throw of 72 yards in debut and season opener vs. Central Connecticut State (8/29).

2023 AT IOWA

As a redshirt sophomore, did not see any game action.

2022 AT IOWA

As a redshirt freshman, earned his first career start at quarterback in a 21-0 Transperfect Music City Bowl win over Kentucky … Completed 14-24 pass attempts (58.3 percent) for 139 yards and one touchdown with no interceptions … Also rushed four times for 11 yards with a long throw of 27 yards … Threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to give Iowa a 7-0 advantage.

2021 AT IOWA

Redshirted his first year as a quarterback at Iowa … Earned a Team Leader Award on offense … Did not see any game action.

HIGH SCHOOL

A 2021 graduate of Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School in Broadview Heights, Ohio, where he played four years of varsity football for head coach Martin Poder … Two-time Suburban League National Conference Player of the Year honoree (Offensive as a senior and Player of the Year as a junior) … Named Second Team All-State as a junior … Two-time Northeast Lakes Division All-District honoree … Cleveland Fox8 Player of the Year finalist as a senior … Earned Cleveland Plain-Dealer Division II Offensive Player of the Year honors as a junior … Selected honorable mention all-conference as a freshman … Played quarterback and served as punter for the Bees … Set numerous career passing records at Brecksville-Broadview Heights … Holds school records for passing yards (7,589), completions (554), pass attempts (827), completion percentage (67 percent) and ranks second in touchdown passes (61) … Over three-year high school career, completed 554 of his 827 passes (67 percent) for 7,589 yards and 61 touchdowns … Guided the Bees to a combined 14-6 two-year record and back-to-back state playoff appearances as a junior and senior … Completed 67 percent of his pass attempts for 2,349 yards, 16 touchdowns and only three interceptions, rushed for 247 yards and six touchdowns in nine games as a senior … Guided the Bees to a 7-2 record, 4-1 conference record, and state playoff appearance as a senior in 2021 … Registered five 300-yard passing games and three 3+ touchdown games as a senior … Threw for 344 yards and three touchdowns while completing 16 of 18 passes, rushed for a touchdown vs. Barberton … Threw for 314 yards (24-30 passes) with two touchdowns, ran for a touchdown and 46 yards vs. Clay …Threw for 335 yards and three touchdowns while completing 27 of 35 passes vs. Wadsworth … Threw for a season-high 350 yards and three touchdowns on 19-26 completios vs. NRHS … Finished with 2,351 passing yards and 23 touchdowns, completed 65.7 percent (174-265) of his passes and rushed for 486 yards and nine touchdowns as a junior … Guided the Bees to a 7-4 record, 6-1 league record and conference title, and state playoff appearance as a junior … Threw four touchdown passes and 212 yards on 17 of 24 completions and ran for another touchdown vs. CFHS … Threw three touchdown passes and for 290 yards on 25 of 33 completions vs. Hudson … Threw three touchdown passes, 187 yards and completed 17 of 22 passes and ran for two more scores vs. Nordonia … Completed 11 of 15 passes for 140 yards and three touchdowns vs. NRHS … Completed 82.1 percent (23 of 28) of passes for 280 yards and three touchdowns vs. Wadsworth … Missed sophomore season due to injury … Threw for 2,521 yards and 21 touchdowns, completed 78 percent of his pass attempts as a freshman … His 69.3 completion percentage (183-264) set a season school record … Threw for a career-high 359 yards, three touchdowns on 21 of 32 completions vs. South … Threw four touchdown passes and 272 yards vs. Twinsburg … Finished with 309 yards, two touchdowns and completed 20 of 33 passes vs. Wadsworth … Threw two touchdowns early in his first start and ended up with 259 yards passing and completed 21 of 29 passes vs. GHHS … Rated a four-star recruit by 247sports.com … Also rated the No. 1 quarterback in the state of Ohio as a senior and top-20 dual threat quarterback in the Class of 2021 … Also competed in baseball and basketball … Earned three combined letters in both of those sports.

PERSONAL

Born Josef Labas on January 15, 2003 … Son of Chris and Lori Labas … Nickname is Joey … Favorite food is Japanese/Asian food … Sports hero is Tom Brady … Big Cleveland Cavaliers fan and favorite sports moment was when the Cavaliers won the 2016 NBA title … Entrepreneurship major.

ARTICLES
Iowa quarterback Joe Labas enters transfer portal | The Gazette
Iowa Football: Joe Labas Key To Hawkeyes’ Run at the West - Black Heart Gold Pants
Iowa football third-string quarterback Joe Labas enters transfer portal - The Daily Iowan
Easy to see why Joe Labas has entered transfer portal - Hawk Fanatic
Iowa´s Next Star Quarterback: Joey Labas – Whoa! Sports World (whoasportsworld.com)
Why Iowa freshman Joey Labas turned heads as scout-team QB and what it could mean for next season’s depth chart - The Athletic
Coaching Breakdown: Joey Labas - Sports Illustrated Iowa Hawkeyes News, Analysis and More
Iowa Football: Joe Labas shares thoughts on taking over as starter (usatoday.com)