Linebacker, Western Michigan, 2025–26
Gabe Welch
- Number
- No. 42
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Arkansas City, KS
Gabe Welch plays linebacker for Western Michigan. Last time out, at Central Michigan: 1 tackles.
2026 so far
15 tackles, 1 INT
Last game: 1 tackles at Central Michigan, W 21–14
Next game: at Toledo, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Team titles: MAC champions, 2025
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Michigan | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | Western Michigan | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Michigan | 42 | LB | So. | ||
| 2026 | Western Michigan | 42 | LB | Jr. | 6′1″ | 225 |
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.
Game by game
2026 Western Michigan 6 games, 15 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at Michigan | L 12–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Monmouth | W 49–14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at Rice | W 28–21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at Buffalo | W 20–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Kent State | W 38–7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Central Michigan | W 21–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Western Michigan 4 games, 7 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | at Illinois | L 0–38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Rhode Island | W 47–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Ball State | W 42–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19 ✦ | vs. Kennesaw State | W 41–6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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