2019 Football Roster
Roster
Jax Welch
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Odessa, Texas
- High School:
- Permian
2019 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Appeared in all 12 games as a junior, primarily on special teams where he was among Texas Tech’s most-utilized players … member of all four of Texas Tech’s special teams units at various parts of the season … moved from the defensive secondary to running back prior to spring practices … finished the season with five rushing attempts for 28 rushing yards and caught one pass for 10 yards … averaged 5.6 yards per carry on the season … had two carries each against both Montana State (8/31) and UTEP (9/7) and the final one in the regular-season finale at Texas (11/29) … lone reception came against the Longhorns as well … busted a 13-yard run versus Montana State, his longest of the season ... AWARDS AND HONORS: garnered first team academic All-Big 12 accolades by conference officials.
2018 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
Saw action in all 12 games as a sophomore, primarily on special teams … regular on both the kickoff and kickoff return units … made appearances on the punt and punt return teams as well … also served as a reserve for the defensive backs unit.
2017 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Appeared in six games during debut season as a Red Raider … saw action primarily on special teams … turned in a heads-up play on kickoff return against Baylor (11/1), signing for a fair catch on a short pooch attempt … his fair catch signal prevented Baylor from recovering an onside attempt due to a kick-catch interference call.
2016 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
Redshirt season … did not play ... scout team member.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Permian High School in Odessa, Texas ... among the top-three tacklers for Permian in each of his three seasons on varsity ... recorded 324 tackles, two interceptions and 19 pass breakups as a safety ... led the team with 110 tackles as a sophomore in 2013 ... helped boost a Permian defense that allowed just 10.8 points per game as a senior in 2015 ... originally committed to attend the United States Military Academy in West Point out of high school.
PERSONAL
Jax Welch ... son of Darin and Amy Garman ... has an older brother, Brennan Welch ... a double major in management and marketing at Texas Tech.
