Gabe Welch
Western Michigan Broncos
59
Depth

Gabe Welch

Western Michigan BroncosRebuilding
WLBDefenseDepth
3rd String

Is Gabe Welch starting?

Gabe Welch is listed 3rd string at WLB for Western Michigan Broncos.

Redshirt junior · #42 · 6'1", 225 lbs

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Depth at WLB · Western Michigan Broncos

  1. 11281Dillon MooreStarter
  2. 21064Justyce Betts
  3. 34259Gabe WelchYou

Western Michigan Starting Lineup

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Up next for Western Michigan

Western Michigan plays Akron away on Tue, Nov 10. The listed kickoff time is 07:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

In 2025: 7 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 59 overall (Depth tier).

Team Share1%
Arkansas City, KS
Jersey
#42
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
225 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025700

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

Why this rating?

On a 80-rated defense; 34th-percentile production (×0.85 for competition level) put them -9 vs unit starters → 59.

Team defense (SP+)
80
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 34% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.85)
Depth-chart adjustment
-9 for role; −12 depth penalty

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 31WBGSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 23-10

Oct 17WCMUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 21-14

Oct 10WKENTTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final W 38-7

Oct 3WBUFFTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 20-17

Sep 19WRICETKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 28-21

Sep 12WMONMTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
5
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 49-14

Sep 5LMICHTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 13-12

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

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Team Role

7 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement50%
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