Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 55-7vs Bowling Green | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
#17
Connor Welsch
Sophomore linebacker for Iowa State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 197 lb · Ankeny, IA · Centennial
The numbers
2
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs Bowling Green
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore linebacker for Iowa State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Iowa State in 2024.
Connor Welsch
Connor Welsch has been at Iowa State through two head coaches in two seasons. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Bowling Green — Week 3, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Iowa State2-star out of Ankeny Centennial
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
Iowa State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Iowa State
2026era →
Jimmy Rogers
Iowa State
Coaching transition mid-career: Matt Campbell → Jimmy Rogers. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Iowa State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Iowa State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Iowa State8-4HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning
2026Iowa State2-1HC: Jimmy Rogers · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimmy Rogers
Pass share
32.7%
54 pass / 111 run
Plays / game
55.0
3 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
60 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 3,414 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Big 12 as a sophomore.
Background
Awards & Honors Academic All-Big 12 (2025) Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F24, S25, S26) 2025 Played in nine games, finishing season with three tackles ... all three stops came in season finale against Oklahoma State. 2024 Redshirted. High School Prepped at Centennial High School in Ankeny,…
The linebacker corps · Iowa State
- #16Malcolm Jones51 tackles · 2025
- #7Sullivan Schlimgen49 tackles · 2025
- #10Carson Willich18 tackles · 2025
- #34Beau Goodwin7 tackles · 2025
- #17Connor Welsch3 tackles · 2025
6 more on the roster · Iowa State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology