He lettered four times as a punter and kicker, additionally playing defensive line, and was a two-time all-state selection, and he was named to the USA Today All-Pennsylvania Team.
[1] As a redshirt freshman at Penn St. in 2015, Julius led the Big Ten and was number 21 nationally with an .833 field goal percentage, and he was selected to the BTN.com All-Freshman Team.
College football writer Barrett Sallee wrote, that Julius' "talents will be missed on the field in 2017, but he has more important challenges to face moving forward.
As of July 24, 2017, it was reported by head coach James Franklin, that Julius was removed from the Penn State Football roster and is in healthy recovery.
[18][19] Joey Julius was featured on the Shed Talk podcast in 2020 in Harrisburg, PA.[20] At the time of the interview, he was employed at a Chevrolet dealership in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.