Walk-on safety trying to carve out a real role at Oklahoma State
Kade Welcher is a redshirt junior safety at Oklahoma State who arrived as a walk-on and has already shown he’ll do the dirty work to stay on the field. In 2024, he appeared in five games and logged a tackle against Texas Tech, and the staff has repeatedly recognized him on practice-player and special-teams honors lists, which hints at the kind of reliability coaches love. At 5-foot-10, he’s a depth-and-development piece with toughness, effort, and special-teams value more than headline-grabbing stats.
