'10 OH TE Alex Welch (Notre Dame Signee)

[jason_h537]

Tight End
Cincinnati, OH; Elder HS

Height: 6-5
Weight: 225
Forty: 4.85
GPA: 3.4

Stats
'09: 43 passes for 620 yards, 5 TDs
'08: 480 yards, 4 TDs

Ratings and Rankings
Rivals: ; Tight Ends (10)
Scout: ; Tight Ends (3)

Schools of Interest
Notre Dame (Verbal; 5/24; Jon Tenuta)
Boston College
South Carolina
Michigan
Ohio State
Michigan State

 

[jason_h537]

Four star recruit on Rivals. No offer yet but could get one if Feidorowicz falls thrue. Says he grew up a Huge Irish fan and uncle played at ND with Joe Montana

 

[OCIrish]

His uncle played @ ND with Notre Dame?

 

[Junkhead]

Isn't that HS that Kyle Rudolph went to?

 

[BGIF]

Isn't that HS that Kyle Rudolph went to?

Yes

 

[The Polish Irishman]

He is now the 2nd tight end of the 2010 class to have an offer from ND

 

[BGIF]

Dream Offer Arrives For Welch

Dream Offer Arrives For Welch

Feature Story (premium) by Pete Sampson on IrishIllustrated

Offer arrived Thursday


Does he pull the trigger?

 

[jason_h537]

Boy that guy who started this thread was onto sumthin

 

[BGIF]

Boy that guy who started this thread was onto sumthin

Why don't you rep him!

 

[jason_h537]

But if he commits i expect mad reps

 

[jason_h537]

"That was probably the most excited I've been of any offer I have received," Welch said. "It was the one school I'd been waiting for. My uncle played there. I grew up a Notre Dame fan. That's been a dream school of mine. Then going to high school, watching Kyle go through the process and he chose Notre Dame. That's the school I've been waiting for. I was hoping for this offer."

Quote is from Rivals 5/14. Gotta love a kid with that much enthusiasm.

 

[BGIF]

Quote is from Rivals 5/14. Gotta love a kid with that much enthusiasm.

Nice to see a kid that gets as excited as we would.

Did they mention the uncle by name? There was a Bob Welch that was a backup punter for Holtz in '86 and another that played in '44 (more like a great, great uncle). Of course the uncle could be on his mom's side.

 

[jason_h537]

Yeah his uncle is Steve Heimkreiter

 

[BGIF]

Yeah his uncle is Steve Heimkreiter

Solid LB with Golic on a great defensive unit that hogtied Earl Campbell in the Cotton Bowl.

 

[BGIF]

Welch Video

Welch Video

2010 Alex Welch Cincinnati Elder TE8 Jr

He can throw a block, drive back the LB and sell the delay. And he's picked up an offer from OU.

 

[WabashFalcon]

Well... if the other thread from that Cincy guy was right, it sounds like Welch may be that mysterious verbal commit he was yacking on about.

 

[jason_h537]

Cincinnati Elder tight end Alex Welch is expected to commit to Notre Dame by the end of the week. Ft. Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas cornerback Cody Riggs reportedly wants to commit to Notre Dame, but longtime Aquinas coach George Smith isn't big on his players making such early decisions and wants his players to see numerous schools before deciding. Cape Coral (Fla.) High cornerback Spencer Boyd is a heavy Notre Dame lean, but a recent Miami offer could put a twist on things.

Wanted to post this quote for all of my fellow Irish fans craving some good news. This is From Ferrel at Rivals, the same man who said that Hurst was a heavy ND lean, so take itwith a grain of salt.

 

[The Polish Irishman]

Offered by O$U today

Interesting time to offer

 

[jason_h537]

i read that also. hopefully its too late

 

[BGIF]

Offered by O$U today

Interesting time to offer

Perhaps the OSU offer will keep him from dropping to 3 Stars after announcing for ND.

 

[BGIF]

Welch Watch

Welch Watch

It's Thursday, is he on campus yet?

Is he #4?

 

[Clausen2Kamara]

He is going to be Irish...matter of time...

 

[Polish Leppy 22]

Let's bring it home

 

[Irish52]

Tight End position

Tight End position

We have made 2 offers. Both seem to be having a difficult time reaching a decision to commit. I suggest we offer others who may have a strong desire to play for ND.

 

[BGIF]

We have made 2 offers. Both seem to be having a difficult time reaching a decision to commit. I suggest we offer others who may have a strong desire to play for ND.

Welch got his offer a week ago today. It's May 21st not January 21st. Recruits have got almost 9 months to make a decision.

Keep in mind TE is not a prority need in this class. Rudolph, Ragone, Fauria each have 3 years of eligibility. Eifert and Golic have 4+. And there's a walkon named Burger that impressed in Spring Practice.

Unless Ragone's knees don't hold up or Eifert is moved to WR (there are more bodies there than at TE) or Golic to ... It would make sense for ND to continue to evaluate TEs and continue to watch those they already know like Richardson from Fauria's school who camped at ND last summer. These are juniors, ND has their senior season to watch and evaluate development.

 

[IrishAddiction]

Recent update on espn says he is most likely ND bound. Link below.

Alex Welch - College Football Recruiting 2010 - ESPN

 

[jason_h537]

Visited to today and said he loved it, but not as much as his parents who are huge Notre Dame fans. Talked to Wies and spent alot oftime discussing academics and why the Irish offered him.

 

[jason_h537]

Visited OSU friday 5/22, left without a commit as well

 

[OCIrish]

Visited OSU friday 5/22, left without a commit as well

Well, at least he didn't commit to tOSU, yet... Really hope we get him or Fedorowicz(sp?)

 

[Irishlew]

this is a quote from 4HL, not mine so don't kill the messenger. Just thought i'd share and maybe someone with premium access could confirm or deny.

It's reported on the Forum section of Irish Sports Daily that Alex Welch committed to Notre Dame today. No one seemed to have been able to verify it. So take it for what it is worth. But...where there is smoke most likely means fire. If true...Welcome Alex to the best University in the Country. Go Irish!!!</