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Player Dossier
2016-2019Iowa
Kristian Welch
LB • 6'3" • 239 lbs • Iola, WI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kristian Welch shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 52.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
77
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Iowa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Player Story
Kristian Welch built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Iola, WI wearing No. 34, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Kristian Welch's career was his defensive production: 145...
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- Committed To
- Iowa
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Kristian Welch, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Iowa. Kristian Welch shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 52.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 145
- TFL
- 11
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Kristian Welch quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa · LB
- Career Tackles
- 145
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Iowa
- Top game
- Minnesota
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Iola-Scandinavia · Iowa
- High school pipeline
- Iola-Scandinavia · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 34 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 87 tackles · LB 102nd (top 9%) · Big Ten 13th (top 3%) · National 134th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa | 3 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 15.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa | 9 | 49 | 1.5 | 1.5 | - | 1 | 0 | 29.3 |
| 2019 Postseason | Iowa | 10 | 7 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 79.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa | 10 | 80 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 79.9 |
Related Context
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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 16.5 primary output with 52.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 52.7 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.
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2019 Postseason · Iowa
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
1.6
Efficiency
52.7
Usage
13.1
Consistency
66.9
Best Game by takeover score
Minnesota
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. USC: 1.5. Miami (OH): 0. Rutgers: 1.5. 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 48.3. 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
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Wins1.8 · Games = 8 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 2 · -0.8 vs Wins
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 12/28 | vs USC | W 49-24 | 7 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/29 | @ Nebraska10+ tackles · Splash game | W 27-24 | 10 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Illinois10+ tackles · Splash game | W 19-10 | 12 | 10 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Minnesota10+ tackles · Splash game | W 23-19 | 11 | 6 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Penn StateSplash game | L 12-17 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Michigan | L 3-10 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 48-3 | 9 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Iowa StateSplash game | W 18-17 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Rutgers | W 30-0 | 8 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Miami (OH) | W 38-14 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Kristian Welch story
Kristian Welch built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Iola, WI wearing No. 34, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Kristian Welch's career was his defensive production: 145 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 24 career games in the available record. That gives Kristian Welch's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Iowa
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162017201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | 6.3 | 1.1 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa | 1 | 11.7 | 3.9 | 1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa | 5 | 28.2 | 5.7 | 4 |
| 2019 Postseason | Iowa | 16.5 | 52.7 | 13.1 | 11.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa | 16.5 | 52.7 | 13.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Minnesota
Week 12 · W 23-19 · Conference game
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
93.6 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.6 takeover score.
#2
vs Northern Illinois
Week 1 · W 33-7
2
Havoc Plays
88.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 88.6 takeover score.
#3
@ Nebraska
Week 14 · W 27-24 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#4
vs Illinois
Week 13 · W 19-10 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
82.1 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 82.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Illinois
Week 12 · W 63-0 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
73.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Iowa
16.5 primary output · 52.7 efficiency · 13.1 usage
79.9
#2
2019 Regular Season · Iowa
79.9
16.5 primary · 52.7 efficiency · 13.1 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Iowa
38.5
0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1.1 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
7
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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