Running back, Colorado, 2024–⁠26

Micah Welch

Number
No. 29
Height
5′9″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Milledgeville, GA

Micah Welch plays running back for Colorado. Welch leads Colorado in rushing touchdowns this season.

2026 so far

220 rushing yards, 2 TD

Last game: vs. Utah, L 24–⁠27

Next game: at Oklahoma State, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 58@GT
  2. 106WEB
  3. 14@NU
  4. 35@BAY
  5. 5TTU
  6. 2UTAH

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

106rushing yards, career highvs. Weber State, 20262rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Kansas State, 2025

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Colorado431864.3425
2025Colorado963844.0444
2026Colorado432205.1255
Career1827904.31055

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Colorado8546.8015
2025Colorado11373.4025
2026Colorado44411.0019
Career231355.9025

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Colorado29RBFr.
2025Colorado29RBSo.
2026Colorado29RBJr.5′9″215

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2024Colorado490.16––7.811%0.16
2025Colorado114-0.097th (n=576)0.10-9.714%0.07
2026Colorado45-0.0123rd (n=478)0.10-0.711%–

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Colorado37%2.400.600.7017%
2026Colorado29%3.100.901.4012%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Colorado 6 games, 220 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3atGeorgia TechW 14–⁠1313581–––
Sep 12vs.Weber StateW 52–⁠211110611130
Sep 19atNorthwesternL 7–⁠417140130
Sep 26atBaylorL 13–⁠239350–––
Oct 3vs.Texas TechL 7–⁠292502280
Oct 17vs.UtahL 24–⁠27120–––
2025 Colorado 12 games, 384 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 29vs.Georgia TechL 20–⁠2711640390
Sep 6vs.DelawareW 31–⁠77141–––
Sep 12atHoustonL 20–⁠365−202210
Sep 20vs.WyomingW 37–⁠206670190
Sep 27vs.BYUL 21–⁠2411670190
Oct 4atTCUL 21–⁠3512400–––
Oct 11vs.Iowa StateW 24–⁠1710271–––
Oct 25atUtahL 7–⁠536401−70
Nov 1vs.ArizonaL 17–⁠52103201−20
Nov 8atWest VirginiaL 22–⁠293001−10
Nov 22vs.Arizona StateL 17–⁠4255101−10
Nov 29atKansas StateL 14–⁠2410202–––
2024 Colorado 7 games, 186 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 14atColorado StateW 28–⁠99650290
Sep 21vs.BaylorW 38–⁠3192221−10
Sep 28atUCFW 48–⁠2152612130
Oct 19atArizonaW 34–⁠7180–––
Nov 23vs.KansasL 21–⁠372101150
Nov 29vs.Oklahoma StateW 52–⁠0123912180
Dec 28 ✦vs.BYUL 14–⁠365250–––

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

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