Joe Huber
American football player (born 2002)
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Joe Huber (born May 2, 2002)[1] is an American professional football guard for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats and Wisconsin Badgers.
| No. 60 – Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
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| Position | Guard | ||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||
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| Born | May 2, 2002 Dublin, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 310 lb (141 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school | Jerome (Dublin, Ohio) | ||||||
| College | Cincinnati (2020–2022) Wisconsin (2023–2024) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2025: undrafted | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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| Awards and highlights | |||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2025 | |||||||
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Early life
Huber was born on May 2, 2002, and grew up in central Ohio.[1] He attended Dublin Jerome High School where he competed in football and wrestling.[1] He weighed only 170 pounds (77 kg) as a sophomore and played for the junior varsity (JV) team, and as a junior, remained on the JV squad, at 190 pounds (86 kg).[1] He then had a growth spurt and reached 220 pounds (100 kg) while standing at 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m); he made the varsity football team and was a two-way starter as a lineman.[2] He helped the team compile a 9–3 record while winning the conference championship, and Huber was named an all-state right tackle.[1] Additionally, in wrestling, he competed at the state tournament as a senior.[1] Huber was a no-star recruit and was an unranked prospect, receiving no scholarship offers.[1] He walked-on to play for the Cincinnati Bearcats, one of only two teams to offer him a walk-on opportunity.[2]
College career
Huber redshirted as a freshman at Cincinnati in 2020, being a member of the scout team.[3][4] He appeared in seven games during the 2021 season and was put on scholarship prior to the 2022 season.[5] He started all 13 games for Cincinnati in 2022 at right tackle, being named honorable mention All-American Athletic Conference (AAC).[5] In 2023, he transferred to the Wisconsin Badgers, following coach Luke Fickell.[6] He started all 13 games for Wisconsin in 2023 at left guard and then moved to right guard in 2024, starting 12 games and being named third-team All-Big Ten Conference.[1] He concluded his collegiate career with 37 starts, which came at three different positions, and accepted an invite to the 2025 East–West Shrine Bowl.[7]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |
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| 6 ft 5+1⁄8 in (1.96 m) | 310 lb (141 kg) | 32+1⁄4 in (0.82 m) | 9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) | 6 ft 7+1⁄2 in (2.02 m) | 5.20 s | 1.80 s | 3.00 s | 4.78 s | 7.69 s | 28.0 in (0.71 m) | 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m) | |
| All values from NFL Combine[8][9] | ||||||||||||
Huber signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent on April 26, 2025.[10] He made the initial 53-man roster on August 26, 2025. He was one of the seven undrafted free agents that made the Vikings roster.[11][12] Huber made his first career NFL start at left guard against the Cleveland Browns in London on October 5, 2025, after injuries to three offensive line starters.[13]
