Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 14 | W 20-13@ Oklahoma State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#17
Connor Welsch
Sophomore defensive back on Iowa State's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 197 lb · Ankeny, IA · Centennial
Returning to Iowa State for 2026
The numbers
3
tackles · 2025
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, at Oklahoma State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive back on Iowa State's 2025 roster.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Iowa State in 2024.
Connor Welsch
A 2-star signing who has since put 1 seasons on the field at Iowa State. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Oklahoma State — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- recruiting profile
- 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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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Iowa State8-4HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning
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: 3.0 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
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Iowa State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Iowa State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Iowa State
Returning around him
- 1 Iowa State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (48 in / 55 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Iowa State · Last season: 8-4 (AP #22) · Talent rank #68 · 2026 recruiting class #54
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, Io...
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