Iowa State · 2026

Connor Welsch

Iowa State Cyclones3-3 · TDC #45

Snap share

likely 1–9%

Tackles

3761st of 5406 in FBS

Solo

Tackles for loss

Sacks

Interceptions

Career

2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

Season	Team	G	Snaps
2026 so far	Iowa State#45 · 3-3	1	5%
2025	Iowa State#35 · 8-4	1	4%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Connor Welsch's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Connor Welsch's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

5.1 avg. game scoreBest: 5.1 vs Bowling Green (Week 3)0 of 1 games at 8.0+

				Defense
Wk	Opponent	Result	Game score	Tkl	Solo	TFL	Sacks	Hur	PD	INT	TD
1	Southeast Missouri State	W 38–10	—	no stats recorded
2	@Iowa	L 13–16	—	no stats recorded
3	Bowling Green	W 55–7	5.1	2	2	0	0	0	0	·	·
4	Utah	L 17–31	—	no stats recorded
5	West Virginia	W 45–42	—	no stats recorded
6	@BYU	L 10–24	—	no stats recorded
2026 · 1 game			5.1	2	2	0	0	0	0	·	·

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Defense	2026	FBS rank
Tackles	2	3761st / 5406
Solo	2	—
Tackles for loss	0	—
Sacks	0	—
QB hurries	0	—
Passes defended	0	—
Defensive TD	0	—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

Game	Opp. plays	Est. snaps	Plays made	Snap share
Wk 3 · Bowling Green	52	~18 (2–33)	2	35%
Season	362	18 (2–33)	2	5%

Position Room

11 LBs on the Iowa State roster, ordered by tkl

#	Player	Pos	Class	Tkl	TFL	Sacks	INT	PD
	Sullivan Schlimgen	LB		56	3	1	—	2
	Carson Willich	LB		36	7	1	—	0
11	Willie Breland III	LB	JR	18	1	0	—	1
34	Beau Goodwin	LB	JR	14	0	0	1	1
16	Malcolm Jones	LB	SR	6	2.5	0	—	0
	Montreze Smith	LB		4	0	0	—	0
8	Tristan Exline	LB	SR	3	0	0	—	0
36	Bradley Esser	LB	FR	3	0	0	—	0
	Connor Welsch	LB		2	0	0	—	0
40	Landon Kalsbeck	LB	FR	1	0	0	—	0
	Ethan Stecker	LB		1	0	0	—	0

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Iowa State depth chart →