Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 39 | — |
| Success rate | 28.2% | 314th / 320 |
| Explosive run rate | 12.8% | 167th / 320 |
| Stuffed at the line | 10.3% | 69th / 320 |
| First downs | 9 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 4 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 2 | — |
Charting
Where Welch's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted5 targets charted
Run direction41 carries
2025 charting · Colorado
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of Welch’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted8 targets charted
Run direction32 carries
Career
3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Colorado#56 · 2-4 | 6 | 28% | 45 | 220 | 4.9 | 2 | 28.2% | 4 | 44 | 0 | 5.7% |
| 2025 | Colorado#86 · 3-9 | 12 | 44% | 96 | 384 | 4.0 | 4 | 37.5% | 11 | 37 | 0 | 7.7% |
| 2024 | Colorado#33 · 9-4 | 7 | 20% | 43 | 186 | 4.3 | 4 | 46.2% | 8 | 54 | 0 | 4.0% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Micah Welch's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Micah Welch'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
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 | @ Georgia Tech | W 14–13 | 6.0 | 15 | 58 | 3.9 | 1 | 15 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 |  Weber State | W 52–21 | 7.9 | 11 | 106 | 9.6 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | @ Northwestern | L 7–41 | 1.7 | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | @ Baylor | L 13–23 | 4.8 | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 0 | 14 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 5 |  Texas Tech | L 7–29 | 5.9 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 19 |
| 7 |  Utah | L 24–27 | — | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2026 · 6 games | 5.3 | 45 | 220 | 4.9 | 2 | 55 | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 19 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 45 | — |
| Yards | 220 | 261st / 1458 |
| Yards / carry | 4.9 | 137th / 322 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 221st / 633 |
| Long | 55 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 4 | 1118th / 1995 |
| Yards | 44 | 1104th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 11 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 19 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 1 | — |
| Lost | 1 | — |
| Recovered | 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 | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Georgia Tech | — | 75 | ~24 (16–31) | 12 | · | 32% |
| Wk 2 · Weber State | ✓ RB | 72 | ~30 (20–39) | 12 | · | 42% |
| Wk 3 · Northwestern | ✓ RB | 62 | ~17 (12–22) | 8 | · | 27% |
| Wk 4 · Baylor | ✓ RB | 81 | ~24 (16–31) | 9 | · | 30% |
| Wk 5 · Texas Tech | — | 80 | ~20 (14–26) | 5 | · | 25% |
| Wk 7 · Utah | — | 54 | ~5 (1–10) | 1 | 1 | 9% |
| Season | 3 GS | 424 | 120 (95–148) | 47 | 1 | 28% |
Position Room
10 RBs on the Colorado roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | JaQuail Smith | RB | SO | 51 | 259 | 5.1 | 0 | 3 | -0.10 |
| 29 | Micah Welch | RB | JR | 45 | 220 | 4.9 | 2 | 4 | -0.01 |
| 26 | Damian Henderson II | RB | SR | 27 | 130 | 4.8 | 0 | 1 | +0.07 |
| 20 | DeKalon Taylor | RB | SR | 17 | 85 | 5 | 1 | 9 | +0.18 |
| Richard Young | RB | 16 | 49 | 3.1 | 0 | — | -0.22 | ||
| 27 | Bryce Hicks | RB | JR | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | -0.56 |
| 34 | Titus Bautista | RB | JR | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | +0.53 |
| 28 | Cam Netwon | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | Leonardo Valle | RB | SO | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 47 | Cody Jordan | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 6+ plays per team game. Colorado depth chart →