Linebacker, Iowa, 2016–19
Kristian Welch
- Number
- No. 34
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 239 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Iola, WI
- Born
- May 24, 1998, in Iola, Wisconsin
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Kristian Welch played linebacker at Iowa (2016–19).
Career highs
12tackles, career highvs. Illinois, 2019Defense
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
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
2019 Iowa 10 games, 87 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 38–14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Rutgers | W 30–0 | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Iowa State | W 18–17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 48–3 | 9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Michigan | L 3–10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Penn State | L 12–17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Minnesota | W 23–19 | 11 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Illinois | W 19–10 | 12 | 10 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Nebraska | W 27–24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. USC | W 49–24 | 7 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Iowa 9 games, 49 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 33–7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Northern Iowa | W 38–14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Wisconsin | L 17–28 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | atMinnesota | W 48–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | at Indiana | W 42–16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 20 | vs. Maryland | W 23–0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | atPenn State | L 24–30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Northwestern | L 10–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | atIllinois | W 63–0 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
2017 Iowa 3 games, 6 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 | vs.Illinois | W 45–16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | atNorthwestern | L 10–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | atNebraska | W 56–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2016 Iowa 2 games, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs.Miami (OH) | W 45–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Nebraska | W 40–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2020 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅞″ |
| Weight | 239 lb |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
7 seasons, 35 games with a stat; latest team: Green Bay Packers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Baltimore Ravens | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Baltimore Ravens | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Baltimore Ravens | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Green Bay Packers | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Baltimore Ravens | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Green Bay Packers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Green Bay Packers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 35 | 37 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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