Micah Welch
Colorado Buffaloes
75
Solid

Micah Welch

Colorado BuffaloesSolid
RBOffenseSolid
Projected Starter

Is Micah Welch starting?

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

Micah Welch is the projected starting RB on a Solid Colorado — 75 OVR.

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Depth at RB · Colorado Buffaloes

  1. 12975Micah WelchStarter
  2. 22058DeKalon Taylor
  3. 32658Damian Henderson II
  4. 42358JaQuail Smith
  5. 5952Richard Young

What's Next

Who do they play next?Caleb Komolafe — at Northwestern · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?DeKalon Taylor — No. 2 at RB for ColoradoHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Colorado Buffaloes

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 75 overall (Solid 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 77-rated offense; 71th-percentile production (×0.88 for competition level) put them -2 vs unit starters → 75.

Team offense (SP+)
77
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

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.

The People's Ratings

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75
Solid
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Team Role

Workhorse
384 rush yds · 4 TD · 23% of carries
Usage / Involvement68%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.