Kristian Welch (born May 24, 1998) is an American football linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2020 following his college football career at Iowa.
_(cropped).jpg) Welch with Iowa in 2019 | |||
| No. 54 – Green Bay Packers | |||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Born: | May 24, 1998 Iola, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Iola-Scandinavia (Iola, Wisconsin) | ||
| College: | Iowa | ||
| Undrafted: | 2020 | ||
| Career history | |||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||
Professional career
| Height | Weight | |||||||||||
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| 6 ft 2+7⁄8 in (1.90 m) | 239 lb (108 kg) | |||||||||||
| Values from Pro Day | ||||||||||||
Baltimore Ravens
Welch signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL Draft on May 6, 2020. He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020, and re-signed to the team's practice squad the next day. He was placed on the practice squad/injured list on September 15, and activated back to the practice squad on October 6, 2020 He was elevated to the active roster on October 17, 2020, and October 31, 2020, for the team's weeks 6 and 8 games against the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers, and reverted to the practice squad after each game. He was promoted to the active roster on November 7, 2020.
The Ravens placed an exclusive-rights free agent tender on Welch on March 10, 2021. He signed the one-year contract on April 18, 2021.
On March 9, 2022, the Ravens placed an exclusive-rights free agent tender on Welch.
On April 8, 2023, Welch re-signed with the Ravens. He was released on August 29, 2023.
Green Bay Packers
Welch was signed to the Green Bay Packers practice squad on August 31, 2023. He was promoted to the active roster on September 28, 2023. Welch was re-signed on March 14, 2024.
NFL career statistics
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | SFTY | PDef | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FF | FR | ||||
| 2020 | BAL | 10 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | BAL | 16 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | BAL | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | GB | 14 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 57 | 0 | 27 | 23 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | ||||||||||||||||
Postseason
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | SFTY | PDef | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FF | FR | ||||
| 2020 | BAL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | BAL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | GB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | ||||||||||||||||