Joaquin Collazo III is a native of Melbourne, Florida. He is the son of Kelly Camirand and Joaquin Collazo. He graduated from Melbourne Central Catholic in 2018.
His junior season the team finished 11-1 which included a historic, nine overtime victory over Clearwater Central Catholic for the regional championship.
After graduating from MCC, Collazo attended Tusculum University in 2018 to 2021. Collazo transferred to Bethel in the spring of 2021.
The rest is history.
Joaquin passed for 6, 853 career yards and 66 touchdowns. The Wildcats were 22-3 the last two seasons. He was selected to the Associated Press Second-Team All-American and an honorable mention All-American on the AFCA coaches’ poll, 1st Team Mid-South and earned a Champions of Character award and Mid -South Conference Player of the Year award.
In 2023, he was a 2nd-Team All-American on the AFCA coaches list, while remaining on 1st Team Mid-South and earning Mid-South Conference Offensive Player of the Year.
Over the past two years, from March 2025 to August 2026, Collazo joined the indoor football league and began his professional career. Spending two seasons with the San Antonio Gunslingers.Â
Other accomplishments:
Five Bethel University school records
Nine total Mid-South Conference Player of the Week awards
For the past two years he did an outstanding job in the sports information department at Bethel University with Dave McCulley. He was also on the ASA (Association of Student Athletes) for the last two years. In August 2023, he earned his bachelor’s in psychology while finishing his master's in Sports Administration. This is his second year on the Bethel University staff after serving as a graduate assistant/tight ends coach in 2025.Â
