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- Height:
- 6-0
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- Weight:
- 240
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- Year:
- Jr
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- Hometown:
- Woburn, Mass.
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- High School:
- Woburn
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- Position:
- LB
Bio
Junior linebacker who is majoring in marketing ... switching to linebacker from defensive end, his third position in as many years ... will see time in run situations ... physical player with good size and strength ... two varsity letters.
2009: started all 10 games at defensive end ... made 41 tackles and six for a loss ... third on team in sacks with three-and-a-half ... all of his sacks came in four-game span, starting with one against Saint Anselm Sept. 11 ... had half-sack in each of next two games ... best performance of the season came at Merrimack Oct. 3 with nine tackles, three-and-a-half for a loss, and one-and-a-half sacks ... forced and recovered a fumble at Pace Oct. 17.
2008: named to the Northeast-10 All-Rookie team at fullback ... started seven games, including six straight from Sept. 18-Nov. 1 ... saw action in all 11 games ... rushed for 196 yards on 42 carries ... also caught four passes for 28 yards ... had season-best 62 yards on nine carries and one touchdown against Assumption Oct. 3 ... rushed for two touchdowns and gained 35 yards on the ground in Bentley’s 30-12 win over Saint Anselm Oct. 25 ... also had his season-long rush of 17 yards in that game ... scored a touchdown in 24-20 win over Pace Nov. 1.
Personal: 2008 graduate of Woburn High who earned seven varsity letters (three in football, four in basketball) ... helped Woburn win the 2005 Division 1A Super Bowl ... a Middlesex League All-Star as a junior and senior ... captain of both the football and basketball teams ... age as of Sept. 1: 20 ... son of Carol and Michael Welch ... father played football at the University of Pennsylvania ... brother Dan was a four-year starter at Assumption.