Running back, Michigan State, 2017–⁠20

Andre Welch

Lettered 2018 (school media guide)

Number
No. 23
Height
5′9″
Weight
175 lb
Class (2020)
Junior
Hometown
EAST KENTWOOD, MI

Andre Welch played running back at Michigan State (2017–⁠20).

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018Michigan State273.5011

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2017Michigan State3610
2019Michigan State1120
Career4730

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Michigan State23RBYr 1
2018Michigan State23RBYr 2
2019Michigan State23RBYr 3
2020Michigan State23RBJr. (Yr 4)5′9″175

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2018Michigan State2-0.55––-1.1–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2019 Michigan State 1 game, 1 return, 12 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Oct 26vs.Penn StateL 7–⁠28–––112
2018 Michigan State 1 game, 7 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 29vs.Central MichiganW 31–⁠20270––
2017 Michigan State 3 games, 3 returns, 61 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 23vs.Notre DameL 18–⁠38–––127
Sep 30vs.IowaW 17–⁠10–––125
Oct 7atMichiganW 14–⁠10–––19

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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