 Welker with the Patriots in 2010 | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receivers coach | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | May 1, 1981 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Heritage Hall (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Texas Tech (2000–2003) | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2004 | ||||||||||||
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Wesley Carter Welker (born May 1, 1981) is an American professional football coach and former wide receiver who is the wide receivers coach for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). Welker played in the NFL for 12 seasons, most notably with the New England Patriots. Regarded as one of the greatest undrafted players of all time, he holds the NFL record for receptions by an undrafted player.[4][5][6] Welker played college football for the Texas Tech Red Raiders, where he won the Mosi Tatupu Award and was a first-team All-Big 12 as a senior.
Joining the NFL in 2004, Welker played his first three seasons with the Dolphins and set the franchise record for kickoff return yardage. Welker was then traded to the Patriots, where he earned Pro Bowl selections in five of his six seasons with them, led the league in receptions three times, set the franchise record for receptions, and became one of 12 players to score a 99-yard touchdown. He played his next two seasons with the Denver Broncos and was a member of the 2013 team that set the NFL record for points scored in a season. In his final season, Welker was a member of the St. Louis Rams. Welker began a coaching career in 2017 and rejoined the Dolphins as their wide receivers coach in 2021. For his accomplishments in New England, he was named to the Patriots' All-2000s, All-2010s, and All-Dynasty Teams.
- ^ "Patriots announce 2000s All-Decade Team". Patriots.com. March 16, 2010. Archived from the original on August 28, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ^ "Patriots announce 2010s All-Decade Team". Patriots.com. May 1, 2020. Archived from the original on August 29, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ^ "The Patriots Hall of Fame Presented by Raytheon Technologies Announces its Patriots All-Dynasty Team Exhibit". Patriots.com. October 22, 2020. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ^ Curtis, Jake (April 26, 2022). "Top 10 Undrafted NFL Players the Past 25 Years, and Top 10 Undrafted Players from Cal". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on May 21, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- ^ May, Jeffrey (April 28, 2022). "Who were the best undrafted players in NFL history?". Diario AS. Archived from the original on May 27, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- ^ Klis, Mike; Renck, Troy; Moss, Irv (October 5, 2014). "Broncos' Wes Welker humbly passes Rod Smith for "undrafted" record". Denver Post. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2014.