Quarterback, Samford, 2019–⁠21

Liam Welch

Number: No. 7
Height: 6′3″
Weight: 195 lb
Hometown: Augusta, GA

Liam Welch played quarterback at Samford (2019–⁠21).

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Passing

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

400

5–⁠74–⁠7

Season	Team	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	TD	Int
2019	Samford	12	23	52.2	66	2.9	0	2
2021	Samford	33	52	63.5	400	7.7	3	1
Career		45	75	60.0	466	6.2	3	3

Rushing

Season	Team	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2019	Samford	11	10	0.9	0	15
2021	Samford	16	65	4.1	2	18
Career		27	75	2.8	2	18

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Ht	Wt
2019	Samford	7	QB
2021	Samford	7	QB	6′3″	195

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

Season	Team	Plays	EPA/play	Pctile	Median	Total	Usage
2019	Samford (FCS)	34	-0.14	–	–	-4.8	61%
2021	Samford (FCS)	70	0.29	–	–	20.1	79%

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

2021 Samford 1 game, 400 passing yards, 3 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Rush
Nov 13	atFlorida	L 52–⁠70	33	52	400	3	1	65

No box score in the source for Oct 16 at Wofford, so that game is not listed.

2019 Samford 1 game, 66 passing yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Rush
Nov 23	atAuburn	L 0–⁠52	12	23	66	0	2	10

No box score in the source for Aug 24 vs. Youngstown State; Aug 31 at Tennessee Tech; Sep 14 at Wofford; Sep 21 vs. Alabama A&M; Sep 28 vs. The Citadel; Oct 5 vs. Furman; Oct 12 at VMI; Oct 26 vs. East Tennessee State; Nov 2 at Mercer; Nov 9 vs. Chattanooga; Nov 16 at Western Carolina, so those games are not listed.

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

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