Joel Klatt

Joel Klatt is Fox Sports’ lead college football analyst. Klatt joined Fox Sports back in 2006, where he began his career filling in as an analyst on Friday night high school football games in Denver. He quickly moved through the ranks of Fox Sports, proving his aptitude as a studio host, color analyst. In addition to college football, Klatt has shown impressive versatility and parlayed his aptitude to other sports including baseball and tennis. Klatt was moved from the Denver area to LA in 2013 to be a part of the launch of FS 1. He spent his first two seasons with FS1 and FOX broadcast network as a full-time studio analyst for the network’s college football coverage, host of FOX NFL KICKOFF, a part-time game analyst, primarily working Thursday night contests on FS1 and called the 2014 Pac-12 Championship game on FOX. He was promoted to lead college football analyst prior to the 2015 season.

Prior to his career in broadcasting, Klatt was a former record-setting quarterback for the University of Colorado (CU) Buffaloes. At CU he was the first 3-year starting QB since Kordell Stewart (’92-’94). Klatt walked on the CU football team in 2002. By his second year on the team, Klatt earned the starting position at QB and went on to set 19 school records and tie one at QB. He earned all-Big 12 honors and Colorado's John Mack Award (CU's Offensive Player of the Year). He again led the Buffs to the Big 12 North Title for the 2005 season and Colorado played in the Champs Sports Bowl. Klatt's college career was ended in the Big 12 Championship Game against Texas when he suffered a concussion during the 70–3 blowout, the last game before the Bowl. He assisted the coaches during the bowl game.

Before attending CU, Klatt also played minor-league baseball for two seasons. He had a short-lived career in professional baseball, drafted by the San Diego Padres as a 3rd baseman in 2001.

Klatt resides with wife, Sara, and two sons, Henry and Sam in Orange County, CA. His hobbies include golf, learning the guitar and being a Boston Red Sox fan.