Tight end, Ohio State (from Northwestern), 2020–⁠26

Hunter Welcing

Number
No. 84
Height
6′3″
Weight
248 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Deer Park, IL

Hunter Welcing plays tight end for Ohio State, after Northwestern (2020–⁠25). Last time out, against Illinois: 1 catch, 4 yards.

2026 so far

1 catch, 4 yards

Last game: 1 catch, 4 yards vs. Illinois, W 42–⁠19

Next game: at USC, Oct 31

Career highs

81receiving yards, career highvs. Michigan, 2025

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Northwestern12020.0020
2025Northwestern2829610.6236
2026Ohio State144.004
Career3032010.7236

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Northwestern84TE
2021Northwestern84TE
2022Northwestern84TERS
2023Northwestern84TEFr.
2024Northwestern84TESo.
2025Northwestern84TEJr.
2026Ohio State84TESr.6′3″248

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
2024Northwestern12.85––2.8–
2025Northwestern410.3940th (n=1040)0.4616.05%
2026Ohio State3-0.49––-1.5–

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

2026 Ohio State 1 game, 1 catch, 4 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 26vs.IllinoisW 42–⁠191404
2025 Northwestern 12 games, 28 catches, 296 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30atTulaneL 3–⁠231202
Sep 5vs.Western IllinoisW 42–⁠7234128
Sep 13vs.OregonL 14–⁠34219012
Sep 27vs.UCLAW 17–⁠14122022
Oct 4vs.UL MonroeW 42–⁠7432017
Oct 18vs.PurdueW 19–⁠0218115
Oct 25atNebraskaL 21–⁠28229022
Nov 7atUSCL 17–⁠382206
Nov 15vs.MichiganL 22–⁠24481036
Nov 22vs.MinnesotaW 38–⁠35329015
Nov 29atIllinoisL 13–⁠2041505
Dec 26 ✦vs.Central MichiganW 34–⁠7113013
2024 Northwestern 1 game, 1 catch, 20 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 14vs.Eastern IllinoisW 31–⁠7120020

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

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