#7 Justin Welch
Defensive Back
Height: 5-10
WEight: 190
Class: Junior
Hometown: Belton, Mo.
Major: Business management major with a minor in marketing
2008
Played in all 15 games … finished with 22 tackles … had a 55-yard interception return for a touchdown and a 42-0 lead at Nebraska-Omaha (9/27) … had a season-best four tackles in two games … had four tackles, including one for loss vs. North Alabama (12/6)
2007
Played in the final 13 games of the season ... finished with 11 tackles ... had two tackles in four games ... forced and recovered a fumble during a Hornet punt return in the fourth quarter at Emporia State (11/3) ... nabbed his first collegiate interception the following week vs. Missouri Southern (11/10)
2006
Redshirt season
Belton High School
Earned first-team all-state, all-Metro Sports, all-district, all-conference and all-Cass County honors … Placed on the all-metro second team … Graduated in 2006.
Personal Bio
Son of Mike and Shelly Welch … born Oct. 16, 1987 ... Father played football at Washburn
Career Stats
| G | UA | A | Total | TFL-Yds | PD | FF | FR | Blkd | Sacks | Int | TD | |
| 2007 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0.0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 1.0-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 15 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 1.0-3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 43 | 46 | 24 | 70 | 2.0-5 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
