Micah Welch
Colorado Buffaloes
64
Depth

Micah Welch

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Projected Starter

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Micah Welch is the projected starter at RB for Colorado Buffaloes.

Junior · #29 · 5'9", 215 lbs

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Depth at RB · Colorado Buffaloes

  1. 12964Micah WelchStarter
  2. 22047DeKalon Taylor
  3. 32647Damian Henderson II
  4. 42347JaQuail Smith
  5. 5940Richard Young

Colorado Starting Lineup

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The Story

The Workhorse

A 3-star recruit out of Baldwin, ranked #784 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 384 rushing yards, 4 rush TD. That's 25% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 64 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #784 Natl2-Yr Total570 rush yds · 8 TDTeam Share25%
Milledgeville, GA
Jersey
#29
Class
JR
Height
5'9"
Weight
215 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonRush YdsRush TD
20253844
20241864

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8744
National Rank
#784
High School
Baldwin
Hometown
Milledgeville, GA

Why this rating?

On a 66-rated offense; 71th-percentile production (×0.88 for competition level) put them -2 vs unit starters → 64.

Team offense (SP+)
66
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 71% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.88)
Depth-chart adjustment
-2 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 3LTTUYDS 28
CAR
2
YDS
5
AVG
2.5
TD
0
REC
2
YDS
28
AVG
14.0
TD
0

Final L 29-7

Sep 26LBAYYDS 35
CAR
9
YDS
35
AVG
3.9
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final L 23-13

Sep 19LNUYDS 14
CAR
7
YDS
14
AVG
2.0
TD
0
REC
1
YDS
3
AVG
3.0
TD
0

Final L 41-7

Sep 12WWEBYDS 106
CAR
11
YDS
106
AVG
9.6
TD
1
REC
1
YDS
13
AVG
13.0
TD
0

Final W 52-21

Sep 4WGTYDS 58
CAR
15
YDS
58
AVG
3.9
TD
1
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 14-13

Micah Welch's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Workhorse
384 rush yds · 4 TD · 23% of carries
Usage / Involvement68%
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