Kenny Welcome

Height:
6-2
Weight:
295
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
New Orleans, La.
High School:
McDonogh 35

Career Notes: Three-year letterman has 47 tackles (24 solo, 23 assists), 5.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and a pair of pass break-ups during his career...played in 33 games with 13 starts...enters fall practice No. 2 on the depth chart at nose tackle. 2013: Played in all 13 games with two starts at defensive tackle as a junior...finished the year with 17 tackles (9 solo, 8 assists) and 2.5 tackles for loss...logged a season-best four tackles twice: 3 solo, 1 assist with a half tackle for loss vs Jackson State (8/29) and 2 solo, 2 assists vs Louisiana-Lafayette in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (12/21)...added three assisted tackles with a half tackle for loss at FAU (11/2)...posted two stops (1 solo, 1 assist) with a tackle for loss vs Tulsa (10/26)...had single-tackle performances on four occasions: at Louisiana Tech (9/12), at Syracuse (9/21), vs East Carolina (10/12 and at Rice (11/30)...off the field, was a member of the Conference USA Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll. 2012: Saw action in all 12 games with 11 starts - nine at nose tackle and two at defensive tackle - as a sophomore...led the team in forced fumbles (2) while sitting fifth in sacks (1.5), tied for sixth in pass break-ups (2) and seventh in tackles for loss (3.0) while posting 26 tackles (13 solo, 13 assists)...tackle total was tied for second among the team[apos]s defensive linemen...posted six multiple-tackle outings, including a career-best five (1 solo, 4 assists) at UTEP (10/20)...recorded four tackles twice: all solo with a tackle for loss and a forced fumble vs Rutgers (9/1) and 1 solo, 3 assists with a half sack at Louisiana-Lafayette (10/6)...had a forced fumble and a sack among three solo stops vs Ole Miss (9/22)...had a pass break-up at Tulsa (9/8) and at Memphis (11/10)...had a half tackle for loss among three tackles (2 solo, 1 assist) vs SMU (10/13)...also had three stops (1 solo, 3 assists) vs East Carolina (11/17)...off the field, was a member of Tulane[apos]s 3.0 Club. 2011: Played in eight games as a redshirt-freshman...finished the year with four tackles (2 solo, 2 assists)...posted a career-high three tackles (1 solo, 2 assists) at Duke (9/24)...tallied a solo stop vs Houston (11/10). 2010: Did not play as a true freshman...redshirted the season. High School: Three-year letterman at McDonogh 35 High for head coach Wayne Reese...named a two-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com...rated the No. 113 defensive tackle in the country by Scout.com...claimed All-District 10-4A honors in each of his final two prep seasons...helped lead the Roneagles to a 7-5 overall record, a district championship and a trip to the state playoffs as a senior, earning first-team all-metro honors after recording 67 tackles, 17 career sacks and 22 tackles for loss...as a junior, had 42 tackles, five sacks and three forced fumbles...played freshman year at Ben Franklin High. Personal: Born Kenneth James Welcome on Feb. 9, 1992, in New Orleans, La...son David and Darnell Welcome...has one brother and one sister...majoring in business management. Welcome[apos]s Career Defensive Statistics

Year	GP-GS	UT-AT-TT	TFL-Yds	SACK-Yds	FF	FR-Yds	PBU	INT-Yds	Blk
2011	8-0	2-2-4	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	0-0	0	0-0	0
2012	12-11	13-13-26	3.0-14	1.5-10	2	0-0	2	0-0	0
2013	13-2	9-8-17	2.5-4	0.0-0	0	0-0	0	0-0	0
Career	33-13	24-23-47	5.5-18	1.5-10	2	0-0	2	0-0	0