University of Michigan Football All-American
Tripp Welborne
Safety, 1989, 1990
Hard-hitting defensive back who also handled punt returns for the Wolverines. The Greensboro, NC., native was a two-time consensus All-American selection. Welborne recorded 238 tackles in his three years in the defensive secondary and returned 67 punts for 773 yards. During his senior year (1990), Welborne set a single-season record for punt return yardage with 455. Welborne moved from wide receiver to defensive back after his freshman year and intercepted nine passes during his career. Played on three Big Ten championship teams. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings.
CAREER STATISTICS
|
Year |
Games |
Receptions |
Yards |
Ave. |
Long. |
TDs |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 12 | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Tackles | Pass Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | GP | S | A | T | TFL | Sacks | F-R | | | PBU | Int | YDS | tds | ||||||||||
| 1988 | 12 | 44 | 28 | 72 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | | | 3 | 5 | 33 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1989 | 12 | 57 | 23 | 80 | 7-37 | 3-23 | 0 | | | 3 | 20 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1990 | 10 | 50 | 36 | 86 | 2-8 | 1-7 | 0 | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 32 | 151 | 87 | 238 | 11-50 | 4-30 | 2 | | | 9 | 54 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Kick Offs | Punt Returns | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | No. | Yards | Ave. | Long. | tds | No. | Yards | Ave. | Long. | tds | |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 9 | 0 | |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 297 | 9.3 | 63 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 477 | 14.4 | 60 | 0 | |
| Career | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 803 | 11.5 | 63 | 0 | |
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