Yes Welch is a starter and leader on defense. He actually carried the axe on the field to begin the game. He had a real good game defensively. He is on special teams, one of the better players on defense and runs sparingly. He will get a lot more carries as the season goes on. The other Rashad Wingate, played defense of back against Dunbar Christian and Rashad are 2 of the fastest on the varsity team. They both would have been starting running backs on the JV team. They would be starting running backs on many varsity teams.