Jacob Welch
Northern Illinois Huskies
60
Depth

Jacob Welch

Northern Illinois HuskiesRebuilding
RGOffenseDepth
2nd String / Backup

Is Jacob Welch starting?

Jacob Welch is listed 2nd string at RG for Northern Illinois Huskies.

Jacob Welch is listed RG #2 for Northern Illinois at 60 OVR.

See full Northern Illinois Huskies depth chart ›

Depth at RG · Northern Illinois Huskies

  1. 17666Tyler ChambersStarter
  2. 27860Jacob WelchYou

What's Next

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The Story

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of Johnsburg, ranked #2,145 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #2,145 Natl
Johnsburg, IL
Jersey
#78
Class
RS JR
Height
6'6"
Weight
316 lbs

Jacob Welch is currently behind Tyler Chambers at RG on the Northern Illinois depth chart, a Mountain West team rated 65 overall this season.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8211
National Rank
#2145
High School
Johnsburg
Hometown
Mchenry, IL

Why this rating?

On a 64-rated offense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 60 after depth penalty.

Team offense (SP+)
64
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
+2 for role; −6 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

No games yet.

Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.

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

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