University of West Florida

Transferred to UWF in the summer of 2017 … Has one year of eligibility remaining 

2017: Redshirted.

2016 (Jr. at Troy): Saw action in all 13 games, making one start against Southern Miss ... Finished the year with 10 receptions for 113 yards and a touchdown ... Best performance came in the season opener against Austin?Peay (9/3/16) when he had two receptions for 53 yards, including a 47-yard touchdown grab the first time he touched the ball as a Trojan … Also had two catches against New Mexico State and UMass.

2015 (So. at Scottsdale CC): Starting wide receiver for the Fighting Artichokes as they went 7-4 … Appeared in all 11 games … Totaled 398 yards on 31 receptions with six TD … Caught three balls for 87 yards, including a 52-yarder against Glendale CC (9/12/15) … Also had five rushes for 24 yards … Returned a pair of kickoffs for a 20.0 yard average and averaged 9.3 yards on 10 punt returns.

2014 (Fr. at Scottsdale CC): Caught six passes for 131 yards (21.8 yards per catch) and TD … Also returned 11 punts for an average of 5.2 yards per return .

PREP: Four-year letter man at Adairsville HS where he was an all-region selection at receiver, cornerback and kick and punt returner … Also ran track for the Tigers.

PERSONAL: Full name is Hiram Velez ... Born on Oct. 12, 1994 in New London, Conn. ... Son of Nicole Turner and Joe Dubose ... Has two younger sisters and an older brother ... Majoring in marketing.