Micah Welch - 2026 Football Roster
Oct 31 (Sat)
12 p.m.
Micah Welch
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Third
- Hometown:
- Milledgeville, Ga.
- High School:
- Baldwin
AT COLORADO
CAREER: Has played in 27 games with 15 starts over three seasons and has 790 rushing yards on 184 carries with 10 touchdowns, plus 23 receptions for 135 yards.
2026 (Third-Year): Has played in all six games, with four starts. Has 45 carries for 220 yards and two touchdowns with a long of 55, which is second on the team; has four receptions for 44 yards.
Game by Game:
- at Georgia Tech (Sept. 3, W 14-13) (start): 15 rushes for 58 yards and 1 TD.
- vs. Weber State (Sept. 12, W 52-21) (start): 11 rushes for 106 yards and 1 TD (long 55); 1 catch for 13 yards. CU’s first 100-yard rushing game of the season; the 55-yard run was his career long.
- at Northwestern (Sept. 19, L 7-41) (start): 7 rushes for 14 yards; 1 catch for 3 yards.
- at Baylor (Sept. 26, L 13-23) (start): 9 rushes for 35 yards.
- vs. Texas Tech (Oct. 3, L 7-29): 2 rushes for 5 yards; 2 catches for 28 yards.
- vs. Utah (Oct. 17, L 24-27): 1 rush for 2 yards.
2025 (Second-Year): Played in all 12 games, starting the first eight, and led the team with 384 rushing yards on 96 carries and four touchdowns, adding 11 receptions for 37 yards. Was on the Doak Walker Award watch list.
2024 (First-Year): Played in nine games as a true freshman, starting three, including the final two, and missed three games with an injury. Made his first career start against Baylor in Week 4 and scored two touchdowns, including the game-winner in overtime, the only true freshman in the Big 12 with multiple rushing touchdowns in a game that season. Finished with 186 yards on 43 carries and tied for the team lead with four rushing touchdowns, the most by a Big 12 freshman and 10th among Power Four freshmen, and the fourth-most rushing yards by a Big 12 freshman; added eight receptions for 54 yards.
RECRUIT RANKINGS
A three-star prospect. Rivals ranked him the No. 38 running back in the class and the No. 70 player from Georgia; 247Sports the No. 62 running back and No. 101 in Georgia; ESPN the No. 70 running back and No. 102 in Georgia; On3 the No. 81 running back and No. 113 in Georgia. The On3 Consensus listed him No. 717 nationally, the No. 59 running back and No. 83 in Georgia, and the 247Sports Composite had him No. 754 nationally, the No. 59 running back and No. 85 in Georgia.
AT BALDWIN HIGH SCHOOL
Played four seasons for head coach Jesse Hicks in Milledgeville, Ga., a two-time first-team all-state selection and offensive player of the year and four-time first-team all-region pick, finishing with 3,759 rushing yards and 47 touchdowns, 254 receiving yards and 210 return yards for 4,223 all-purpose yards, plus 30 tackles on defense. As a senior, carried 113 times for 895 yards and eight touchdowns with four 100-yard games. As a junior, rushed 226 times for 1,373 yards and 16 touchdowns, added 250 return yards and made 20 tackles. As a sophomore, ran 140 times for 988 yards and 19 touchdowns and had 16 tackles; as a freshman, 82 carries for 503 yards and four touchdowns. Also competed in track and field in the 100, 200, 400, 4x100 relay and long jump.
PERSONAL
Born Sept. 28 in Macon, Ga. Son of Regina Smith; has a sister, Sanya Pennamon. Plans to major in communications. Enjoys fishing, church, working out and looking at houses.
