Boise State · L 7-32
No tackles.
Toledo · L 38-45
No tackles.
Bowling Green · W 23-10
1 tackle
The other 6 games average 2 tackles. This one was 2 below.
Welch has tackles in 7 of Western Michigan’s 9 games: none against Boise State and Toledo.
Gabe Welch
Second year in the Western Michigan linebacker corps. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Monmouth — Week 2, 2026.
16 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Western Michigan | 16 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Western Michigan | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 23 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 12-13@ No. 16 Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-14vs Monmouth | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 28-21@ Rice | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-17@ Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-7vs Kent State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 21-14@ Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 23-10vs Bowling Green | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
Week 6 · 2026
W 38-7
vs Kent State
1 interception · 3 tackles · 1 solo tackle
Dominant 31-point win at home against Kent State.
Ratings of the games shown run from -21 to +12 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
16tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups16 tackles · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Lance Taylor, all run-heavy offenses — 16-7 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Taylor
Pass share
33.7%
202 pass / 397 run
Plays / game
66.6
9 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
231 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
