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Kristian Welch
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Welch with Iowa in 2019
No. 54 – Green Bay Packers
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1998-05-24) May 24, 1998 (age 25)
Iola, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:Iola-Scandinavia (Iola, Wisconsin)
College: Iowa
Undrafted: 2020
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles:27
Player stats at NFL.com ·  PFR

Kristian Welch (born May 24, 1998) is an American football linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2020 following his college football career at Iowa.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight
6 ft 2+7⁄8 in
(1.90 m) 		239 lb
(108 kg)
Values from Pro Day [1]

Baltimore Ravens

Welch signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL Draft on May 6, 2020. [2] He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020, [3] and re-signed to the team's practice squad the next day. [4] He was placed on the practice squad/injured list on September 15, [5] and activated back to the practice squad on October 6, 2020 [6] He was elevated to the active roster on October 17, 2020, and October 31, 2020, for the team's weeks 6 and 8 games against the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers, and reverted to the practice squad after each game. [7] [8] He was promoted to the active roster on November 7, 2020. [9]

The Ravens placed an exclusive-rights free agent tender on Welch on March 10, 2021. [10] He signed the one-year contract on April 18, 2021. [11]

On March 9, 2022, the Ravens placed an exclusive-rights free agent tender on Welch. [12]

On April 8, 2023, Welch re-signed with the Ravens. [13] He was released on August 29, 2023. [14]

Green Bay Packers

Welch was signed to the Green Bay Packers practice squad on August 31, 2023. [15] He was promoted to the active roster on September 28, 2023. [16] Welch was re-signed on March 14, 2024. [17]

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Year Team GP GS Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Total Solo Ast Sck SFTY PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR
2020 BAL 10 0 5 3 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 BAL 16 0 13 3 10 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 BAL 17 0 3 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023 GB 14 0 6 4 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 57 0 27 23 14 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Source: pro-football-reference.com

Postseason

Year Team GP GS Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Total Solo Ast Sck SFTY PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR
2020 BAL 2 0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
2023 BAL 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
2023 GB 2 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Total 5 0 3 2 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Source: pro-football-reference.com

References

  1. ^ "2020 NFL Draft Scout Kristian Welch College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  2. ^ Valente, Tom (May 6, 2020). "Press Release: Ravens Sign Three Draft Picks, Four Rookie Free Agents". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  3. ^ Mink, Ryan (September 5, 2020). "Ravens' Initial 53-Man Roster Is Set". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  4. ^ Brown, Clifton (September 6, 2020). "Ravens Announce 16-Man Practice Squad". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  5. ^ "Kristian Welch: Added to practice squad/injured list". CBSSports.com. September 15, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  6. ^ "Kristian Welch: Recovers from injury". CBSSports.com. October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  7. ^ Bouda, Nate (October 17, 2020). "Ravens Promote DB Marcus Gilchrist & LB Kristian Welch To Active Roster". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  8. ^ Shaffer, Jonas (October 31, 2020). "Ravens promote CB Terrell Bonds, ILB Kristian Welch from practice squad; Steelers add two ex-Terps". BaltimoreSun.com. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  9. ^ Mink, Ryan (November 7, 2020). "Ravens Bring Up Terrell Bonds, Kristian Welch to 53-Man Roster". BaltimoreRavens.com.
  10. ^ Mink, Ryan (March 10, 2021). "Ravens Place Tenders on Gus Edwards and Two Other Free Agents". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  11. ^ Alper, Josh (April 18, 2021). "Trystan Colon-Castillo, Kristian Welch re-sign with Ravens". NBCSports.com. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  12. ^ Mink, Ryan (March 9, 2022). "Ravens Extend Six Tenders, Including to Quarterback Tyler Huntley". baltimoreravens.com.
  13. ^ Brown, Clifton (April 8, 2023). "Reports: Ravens Re-Sign LB Kristian Welch". baltimoreravens.com.
  14. ^ Mink, Ryan (August 29, 2023). "10 Takeaways From Ravens' Initial 53-Man Roster". BaltimoreRavens.com.
  15. ^ "Packers claim S Zayne Anderson, TE Ben Sims off waivers". Packers.com. August 31, 2023.
  16. ^ Kruse, Zach. "Packers sign LB Kristian Welch to 53-man roster from practice squad". Packers Wire. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  17. ^ "Packers re-sign LB Kristian Welch". Packers.com. March 14, 2023.

External links

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