Player Dossier

2016-2019

Iowa

Kristian Welch

LB • 6'3" • 239 lbs • Iola, WI, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Kristian Welch shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 51.7 disruption score.

Usage Score

15.9

Efficiency

51.7

Consistency

61

Season Value

37

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason · Iowa

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Iowa
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota

Scouting Read

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Kristian Welch, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason · Iowa. Kristian Welch shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 51.7 disruption score.

Kristian Welch played LB for Iowa. Across 4 tracked seasons, Kristian Welch recorded 145 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Iowa.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason

Iowa paired 15.5 primary output with 51.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 51.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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2019 Postseason · Iowa

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

1.6

Efficiency

51.7

Usage

15.9

Consistency

61

Best Game by takeover score

USC

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. USC: 1.5. Miami (OH): 0. Rutgers: 0.5. Iowa State: 2. Middle Tennessee: 0.5. Michigan: 0. Penn State: 2. Minnesota: 3.5. Illinois: 2.5. Nebraska: 3

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. USC: 7 by 44.2. Miami (OH): 8 by 33.3. Rutgers: 8 by 38.3. Iowa State: 6 by 45. Middle Tennessee: 9 by 42.5. Michigan: 8 by 33.3. Penn State: 8 by 53.3. Minnesota: 11 by 80.8. Illinois: 12 by 75. Nebraska: 10 by 71.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.7 · Games = 8 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 2 · -0.7 vs Wins
First Half0.9 · Games = 5 · -1.3 vs Second Half
Second Half2.2 · Games = 5 · +1.3 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Minnesota

Best efficiency game

80.8 vs Minnesota

Result
Sat 12/28vs USCW 49-24721.5000
Fri 11/29@ Nebraska10+ tackles · Splash gameW 27-24104201
Sat 11/23vs Illinois10+ tacklesW 19-1012101.5010
Sat 11/16vs Minnesota10+ tacklesW 23-191161.5011
Sat 10/12vs Penn StateL 12-1783101
Sat 10/5@ MichiganL 3-1085000
Sat 9/28vs Middle TennesseeW 48-3940.5000
Sat 9/14@ Iowa StateW 18-1762110
Sat 9/7vs RutgersW 30-0840.5000
Sat 8/31vs Miami (OH)W 38-1484000

Career Arc

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    Iowa

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20162017201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonIowa06.31.1
2017 Regular SeasonIowa111.74.81
2018 Regular SeasonIowa528.264
2019 PostseasonIowa15.551.715.910.5
2019 Regular SeasonIowa15.551.715.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Minnesota

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5

Primary metric

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 66.2 takeover score.

#2

Northern Illinois

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.7 takeover score.

#3

Nebraska

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 57.3 takeover score.

#4

Illinois

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 56.5 takeover score.

#5

Illinois

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Postseason · Iowa

15.5 primary output · 51.7 efficiency · 15.9 usage

37

#2

2019 Regular Season · Iowa

37

15.5 primary · 51.7 efficiency · 15.9 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · Iowa

35.8

0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1.1 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

1

Splash games

4

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2016 · Rating 0.8193

Iola-Scandinavia · Iola, WI

Committed To
Iowa
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

145

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 24 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.