Last confirmed: Iowa, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · 239 lb · Iola, WI · Iola-Scandinavia
Kristian Welch: LB · Iowa · #34.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kristian Welch
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Fourth year in the Iowa linebacker corps. A game that shows it: 12 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Illinois — Week 13, 2019.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
87 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 9.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
The Des Moines Register Oct 15Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-14vs Miami (OH) | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 30-0vs Rutgers | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 18-17@ Iowa State | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 48-3vs Middle Tennessee | 9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-10@ No. 19 Michigan | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 12-17vs No. 10 Penn State | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 23-19vs No. 7 Minnesota | 11 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 19-10vs Illinois | 12 | 10 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 14 | W 27-24@ Nebraska | 10 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 49-24vs No. 22 USC | 7 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 87 | 44 | 9.5 | 3.0 | — | 3 |
Week 12 · 2019
W 23-19
vs Minnesota
1 sack · 1.5 tackles for loss · 11 tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
87tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%10 TFLSack rate
3%3 sacksPD rate
3%3 pass breakups87 tackles · 9.5 for loss · 3 sacks.
4 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 35-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 9.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 8.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 7.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 11.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Pass share
48.0%
410 pass / 444 run
Plays / game
65.7
13 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
444 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
87 tackles in 10 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Iowa, 145 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Kirk Ferentz.
