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Wes Welker

Wesley Carter Welker

Position: WR

5-9, 185lb (175cm, 83kg)

Born: May 1, 1981 in Oklahoma City, OK

College: Texas Tech (College Stats)

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 91 (252nd overall since 1960)

High School: Heritage Hall (OK)

Twitter: @WesWelker

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SUMMARY

Career

175

109

Rec

903

Yds

9924

Y/R

11.0

FantPt

1312.5

Receiving & Rushing

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Playoffs

Receiving & Rushing Table
							Receiving												Rushing									Scrimmage
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	1D	Succ%	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Ctch%	Y/Tgt	Att	Yds	TD	1D	Succ%	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	AV	Awards
2004	23	2TM	NFL	WR	15	0	0	0	0		0	0			0.0	0.0			0	0	0	0				0.0	0.0	0		0	0	4	1
2004	23	SDG	NFL	WR	1	0	0	0	0		0	0			0.0	0.0			0	0	0	0				0.0	0.0	0		0	0	0	0
2004	23	MIA	NFL	WR	14	0	0	0	0		0	0			0.0	0.0			0	0	0	0				0.0	0.0	0		0	0	4	1
2005	24	MIA	NFL	WR	16	1	52	29	434	15.0	0	19	51.9	47	1.8	27.1	55.8	8.3	1	5	0	0	100.0	5	5.0	0.3	0.1	30	14.6	439	0	5	4
2006	25	MIA	NFL	WR	16	2	100	67	687	10.3	1	33	51.0	38	4.2	42.9	67.0	6.9	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.0	67	10.3	687	1	3	5
2007	26	NWE	NFL	WR	16	13	145	112	1175	10.5	8	65	66.2	42	7.0	73.4	77.2	8.1	4	34	0	1	50.0	27	8.5	2.1	0.3	116	10.4	1209	8	3	16	AP-2,AP OPoY-3
2008	27	NWE	NFL	WR	16	14	149	111	1165	10.5	3	57	58.4	64	6.9	72.8	74.5	7.8	3	26	0	1	66.7	19	8.7	1.6	0.2	114	10.4	1191	3	1	13	PB,AP-2
2009	28	NWE	NFL	WR	14	13	162	123	1348	11.0	4	71	66.0	58	8.8	96.3	75.9	8.3	5	36	0	3	80.0	11	7.2	2.6	0.4	128	10.8	1384	4	2	14	PB,AP-1
2010	29	NWE	NFL	WR	15	11	123	86	848	9.9	7	47	57.7	35	5.7	56.5	69.9	6.9	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.0	86	9.9	848	7	1	11	PB,AP CPoY-4
2011	30	NWE	NFL	WR	16	15	173	122	1569	12.9	9	77	65.9	99	7.6	98.1	70.5	9.1	4	30	0	2	75.0	19	7.5	1.9	0.3	126	12.7	1599	9	1	17	PB,AP-1
2012	31	NWE	NFL	WR	16	12	174	118	1354	11.5	6	71	56.9	59	7.4	84.6	67.8	7.8	2	20	0	2	100.0	11	10.0	1.3	0.1	120	11.5	1374	6	3	15	PB
2013	32	DEN	NFL	WR	13	13	111	73	778	10.7	10	49	54.1	33	5.6	59.8	65.8	7.0	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.0	73	10.7	778	10	1	7
2014	33	DEN	NFL	WR	14	8	64	49	464	9.5	2	24	56.3	39	3.5	33.1	76.6	7.3	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.0	49	9.5	464	2	0	5
2015	34	STL	NFL	WR	8	0	22	13	102	7.8	0	5	40.9	14	1.6	12.8	59.1	4.6	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.0	13	7.8	102	0	0	1
12 Yrs					175	102	1275	903	9924	11.0	50	518	59.4	99	5.2	56.7	70.8	7.8	19	151	0	9	73.7	27	7.9	0.9	0.1	922	10.9	10075	50	24	109
17 Game Avg					17	10	124	88	964	11.0	5	50	59.4	99	5.2	56.7	70.8	7.8	2	15	0	1	73.7	27	7.9	0.9	0.1	90	1.1	979	5	2	11

NWE (6 Yrs)					93	78	926	672	7459	11.1	37	388	62.0	99	7.2	80.2	72.6	8.1	18	146	0	9	72.2	27	8.1	1.6	0.2	690	11.0	7605	37	11	86
MIA (3 Yrs)					46	3	152	96	1121	11.7	1	52	51.3	47	2.1	24.4	63.2	7.4	1	5	0	0	100.0	5	5.0	0.1	0.0	97	11.6	1126	1	12	10
DEN (2 Yrs)					27	21	175	122	1242	10.2	12	73	54.9	39	4.5	46.0	69.7	7.1	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.0	122	10.2	1242	12	1	12
STL (1 Yr)					8	0	22	13	102	7.8	0	5	40.9	14	1.6	12.8	59.1	4.6	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.0	13	7.8	102	0	0	1
SDG (1 Yr)					1	0	0	0	0		0	0			0.0	0.0			0	0	0	0				0.0	0.0	0		0	0	0	0

Receiving & Rushing Table
							Receiving												Rushing									Scrimmage
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	1D	Succ%	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Ctch%	Y/Tgt	Att	Yds	TD	1D	Succ%	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	Awards
2007	26	NWE	NFL	WR	3	3	33	27	213	7.9	2	11	60.6	19	9.0	71.0	81.8	6.5	1	13	0	1	100.0	13	13.0	4.3	0.3	28	8.1	226	2	0

2010	29	NWE	NFL	WR	1	0	9	7	57	8.1	0	5	66.7	13	7.0	57.0	77.8	6.3	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.0	7	8.1	57	0	0
2011	30	NWE	NFL	WR	3	3	23	19	168	8.8	1	9	69.6	19	6.3	56.0	82.6	7.3	2	21	0	2	100.0	11	10.5	7.0	0.7	21	9.0	189	1	1
2012	31	NWE	NFL	WR	2	2	25	16	248	15.5	1	9	60.0	47	8.0	124.0	64.0	9.9	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.0	16	15.5	248	1	0
2013	32	DEN	NFL	WR	3	3	24	18	160	8.9	1	7	66.7	22	6.0	53.3	75.0	6.7	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.0	18	8.9	160	1	0
2014	33	DEN	NFL	WR	1	0	2	1	20	20.0	0	1	50.0	20	1.0	20.0	50.0	10.0	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.0	1	20.0	20	0	0
6 Yrs					13	11	116	88	866	9.8	5	42	63.8	47	6.8	66.6	75.9	7.5	3	34	0	3	100.0	13	11.3	2.6	0.2	91	9.9	900	5	1
17 Game Avg					17	14	152	115	1132	9.8	7	55	63.8	47	6.8	66.6	75.9	7.5	4	44	0	4	100.0	13	11.3	2.6	0.2	119	12.9	1177	7	1

NWE (4 Yrs)					9	8	90	69	686	9.9	4	34	63.3	47	7.7	76.2	76.7	7.6	3	34	0	3	100.0	13	11.3	3.8	0.3	72	10.0	720	4	1
DEN (2 Yrs)					4	3	26	19	180	9.5	1	8	65.4	22	4.8	45.0	73.1	6.9	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.0	19	9.5	180	1	0

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Kick & Punt Returns

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Regular Season

Playoffs

Kick & Punt Returns Table
					Games		Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd	AV	Awards
2004	23	2TM	WR		15	0	43	464	0	71	10.8	61	1415	1	95	23.2	1879	1
		SDG	WR	83	1	0			0			4	102	0	33	25.5	102	0
		MIA	WR	83	14	0	43	464	0	71	10.8	57	1313	1	95	23.0	1777	1
2005	24	MIA	WR	83	16	1	43	390	0	47	9.1	61	1379	0	46	22.6	2208	4
2006	25	MIA	WR	83	16	2	41	378	0	47	9.2	48	1064	0	46	22.2	2129	5
2007	26	NWE	WR	83	16	13	25	249	0	35	10.0	7	176	0	33	25.1	1634	16	AP OPoY-3, AP2
2008*	27	NWE	WR	83	16	14	24	237	0	44	9.9	1	26	0	26	26.0	1454	13	AP2, PB
2009*+	28	NWE	WR	83	14	13	27	338	0	69	12.5	2	45	0	27	22.5	1767	14	AP1, PB
2010*	29	NWE	WR	83	15	11	5	36	0	22	7.2			0			884	11	AP CPoY-4, PB
2011*+	30	NWE	WR	83	16	15	8	82	0	25	10.3			0			1681	17	AP1, PB
2012*	31	NWE	WR	83	16	12	25	243	0	31	9.7	3	33	0	17	11.0	1650	15	PB
2013	32	DEN	WR	83	13	13	10	70	0	27	7.0			0			848	7
2014	33	DEN	WR	83	14	8	11	74	0	19	6.7			0			538	5
2015	34	STL	WR	19	8	0	2	23	0	13	11.5			0			125	1
Career					175	102	264	2584	0	71	9.8	183	4138	1	95	22.6	16797	109
6 yrs		NWE			93	78	114	1185	0	69	10.4	13	280	0	33	21.5	9070	86
3 yrs		MIA			46	3	127	1232	0	71	9.7	166	3756	1	95	22.6	6114	10
2 yrs		DEN			27	21	21	144	0	27	6.9			0			1386	12
1 yr		SDG			1	0			0			4	102	0	33	25.5	102	0
1 yr		STL			8	0	2	23	0	13	11.5			0			125	1

Kick & Punt Returns Table
				Games		Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
2007	26	NWE	WR	3	3	2	29	0	15	14.5			0			199
2011*+	30	NWE	WR	3	3	1	0	0	0	0.0			0			53
2012*	31	NWE	WR	2	2	5	56	0	28	11.2			0			304
2014	33	DEN	WR	1		1	-1	0	-1	-1.0			0			19
Career				13	11	9	84	0	28	9.3			0			984
4 yrs		NWE		9	8	8	85	0	28	10.6			0			805
2 yrs		DEN		4	3	1	-1	0	0	-1.0			0			179

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Kicking Table
							0-19		20-29		30-39		40-49		50+		Scoring							Kickoffs
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	Lng	FG%	XPA	XPM	XP%	KO	KOYds	TB	TB%	KOAvg	Awards
2004	23	2TM	NFL	WR	15	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	29	100.0	1	1	100.0	3	158	0	0	53
2004	23	MIA	NFL	WR	14	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	29	100.0	1	1	100.0	3	158	0	0	53

2010	29	NWE	NFL	WR	15	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1	1	100.0	1	45	0	0	45	PB,AP CPoY-4
12 Yrs					175	102	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	29	100.0	2	2	100.0	4	203	0	0	51
17 Game Avg					17	10															0	0	100.0	0	20	0	0	51

NWE (6 Yrs)					93	78	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1	1	100.0	1	45	0	0	45
MIA (3 Yrs)					46	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	29	100.0	1	1	100.0	3	158	0	0	53
DEN (2 Yrs)					27	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0		0	0	0
STL (1 Yr)					8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0		0	0	0
SDG (1 Yr)					1	0															0	0		0	0	0

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Defense & Fumbles

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Defense & Fumbles Table
							Def Interceptions					Fumbles						Tackles
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	IntTD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	FRTD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty	Awards
2004	23	2TM	NFL	WR	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0.0	5	3	2	0		0
2004	23	MIA	NFL	WR	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0.0	5	3	2	0		0
2005	24	MIA	NFL	WR	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0		0
2006	25	MIA	NFL	WR	16	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007	26	NWE	NFL	WR	16	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	AP-2,AP OPoY-3

2009	28	NWE	NFL	WR	14	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	PB,AP-1
2010	29	NWE	NFL	WR	15	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	PB,AP CPoY-4

2012	31	NWE	NFL	WR	16	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	PB
2013	32	DEN	NFL	WR	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	0	0
2014	33	DEN	NFL	WR	14	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12 Yrs					175	102	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	15	0	0	0.0	7	5	2	0	0	0
17 Game Avg					17	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0.0						0

NWE (6 Yrs)					93	78	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	6	0	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	0	0
MIA (3 Yrs)					46	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	6	0	0	0.0	5	3	2	0	0	0
DEN (2 Yrs)					27	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	0	0
STL (1 Yr)					8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0			0
SDG (1 Yr)					1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0						0

Scoring Summary

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Scoring Summary Table
																PAT		FG
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	PRTD	KRTD	FRTD	IntTD	OthTD	AllTD	2PM	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Sfty	Pts	Pts/G	Awards
2004	23	2TM	NFL	WR	15	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	10	0.7
2004	23	MIA	NFL	WR	14	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	10	0.7

2006	25	MIA	NFL	WR	16	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.4
2007	26	NWE	NFL	WR	16	13	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	48	3.0	AP-2,AP OPoY-3
2008	27	NWE	NFL	WR	16	14	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	1.3	PB,AP-2
2009	28	NWE	NFL	WR	14	13	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	1.7	PB,AP-1
2010	29	NWE	NFL	WR	15	11	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	1	0	0	0	43	2.9	PB,AP CPoY-4
2011	30	NWE	NFL	WR	16	15	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	54	3.4	PB,AP-1
2012	31	NWE	NFL	WR	16	12	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	2.3	PB
2013	32	DEN	NFL	WR	13	13	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	60	4.6
2014	33	DEN	NFL	WR	14	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0.9
12 Yrs					175	102	0	50	0	1	0	0	0	51	1	2	2	1	1	0	313	1.8
17 Game Avg					17	10	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0			0	30	1.8

NWE (6 Yrs)					93	78	0	37	0	0	0	0	0	37	1	1	1	0	0	0	225	2.4
MIA (3 Yrs)					46	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	1	1	0	16	0.3
DEN (2 Yrs)					27	21	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	72	2.7
STL (1 Yr)					8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
SDG (1 Yr)					1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0.0

Scoring Summary Table
																PAT		FG
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	PRTD	KRTD	FRTD	IntTD	OthTD	AllTD	2PM	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Sfty	Pts	Pts/G	Awards
2007	26	NWE	NFL	WR	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	4.0

2011	30	NWE	NFL	WR	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2.0
2012	31	NWE	NFL	WR	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3.0
2013	32	DEN	NFL	WR	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	2.7
6 Yrs					13	11	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	32	2.5
17 Game Avg					17	14	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	42	2.5

NWE (4 Yrs)					9	8	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	2.7
DEN (2 Yrs)					4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	2.0

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Snap Counts

Since 2012

Regular Season

Snap Counts Table
					Games		Off.		Def.		ST
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Num	Pct	Num	Pct	Num	Pct
2012*	31	NWE	WR	83	16	12	1076	87%	0	0%	54	11%
2013	32	DEN	WR	83	13	13	770	77%	0	0%	16	4%
2014	33	DEN	WR	83	14	8	744	74%	0	0%	19	4%
2015	34	STL	WR	19	8	0	104	22%	0	0%	10	4%
Career							2694		0		99
2 yrs		DEN			27	21	1514		0		35
1 yr		NWE			16	12	1076		0		54
1 yr		STL			8	0	104		0		10

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Wes Welker?

Wes Welker is 43 years old.

When was Wes Welker born?

Wes Welker was born on May 1, 1981.

Where was Wes Welker born?

Wes Welker was born in Oklahoma City, OK.

How tall is Wes Welker?

Wes Welker is 5-9 (175 cm) tall.

How much did Wes Welker weigh when playing?

Wes Welker weighed 185 lbs (83 kg) when playing.

Is Wes Welker in the Hall of Fame?

Wes Welker has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

How many games did Wes Welker play?

Wes Welker played 175 games over his career.

How many receptions did Wes Welker have?

Wes Welker had 903 receptions over his career.

How many receiving yards did Wes Welker have?

Wes Welker had 9,924 receiving yards over his career.

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Wes Welker has never won a Super Bowl.

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Wes Welker last played in 2015.

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Wes Welker is on Twitter at WesWelker.

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