Hunter Welcing holds the TE · Backup spot in Ohio State Buckeyes’s tight end room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Hunter Welcing is a 6'3" tight end from Deer Park, Illinois who transferred to Ohio State after playing at Northwestern. A three-star recruit from the 2020 class, Welcing appeared in four games as a freshman in 2021 before redshirting. He missed 2022 due to injury but returned to action in 2023, appearing in eight games. As a redshirt sophomore in 2024, he recorded one reception for 20 yards across 12 games. In 2025 as a redshirt junior, Welcing started 10 of 13 games, recording 28 receptions for 296 receiving yards and two touchdowns while earning All-Big Ten Honorable Mention and Academic All-Big Ten honors.

Northwesternthrough 2025

Ohio State2026 — present