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Wes Welker

Retired

Los Angeles Rams · WR

Wes Welker recorded 174 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 13 rostered seasons with Los Angeles Rams, St. Louis Rams, SL, Denver Broncos, New England Patriots, Miami Dolphins, San Diego Chargers.

▶Best highlights

57.0

rec yds/gm

0.9

rush yds/gm

13

playoff games

174

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Wes Welker's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2011
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
BUFFALOBILLS
SEP 25, 2011

New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Sep 25, 2011

16 rec · 217 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
2011
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SEP 12, 2011

New England Patriots vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Sep 12, 2011

8 rec · 160 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
2009
TENNESSEETITANS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
OCT 18, 2009

Tennessee Titans vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Oct 18, 2009

10 rec · 150 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
2007
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OCT 21, 2007

New England Patriots vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Oct 21, 2007

9 rec · 138 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
2009
NEW YORKJETS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NOV 22, 2009

New York Jets vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Nov 22, 2009

15 rec · 192 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Wes Welker's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 217 receiving yards · 16 receptions · 20 targets

Regular Season
2011
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
BUFFALOBILLS
SEP 25, 2011

New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Sep 25, 2011

16 rec · 217 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career high: 2 receiving touchdowns

Regular Season
2013
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DENVERBRONCOS
SEP 29, 2013

Philadelphia Eagles vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Sep 29, 2013

7 rec · 76 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career high: 1 reception of 40+ yards

Divisional Round
2012
HOUSTONTEXANS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 13, 2013

Houston Texans vs New England Patriots

Divisional Round · Jan 13, 2013

8 rec · 131 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Wes Welker's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2000–2015

01
MIAWELKER83Wes Welker
MIATAYLOR99Jason Taylor
MIATHOMAS54Zach Thomas

Defense and the Wildcat fill a quarterback vacuum

Miami Dolphins · Life after Marino

Elite defenders and brief offensive revivals produced occasional playoff teams without a lasting answer at quarterback.

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Franchise era

2001–2009

02
LACWELKER83Wes Welker
LACTOMLINSON21LaDainian Tomlinson
LACRIVERS17Philip Rivers

An extraordinary core dominates the regular season

Los Angeles Chargers · Tomlinson, Gates and Rivers

Tomlinson's MVP records and a loaded roster produced five division titles, but injuries and close losses repeatedly blocked a Super Bowl.

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Franchise era

2007–2013

03
NEWELKER83Wes Welker
NEBRADY12Tom Brady
NEMOSS81Randy Moss

An explosive offense chases another title

New England Patriots · The near-perfect reinvention

The 2007 Patriots went 16–0 before a Super Bowl upset, then the roster reloaded around two young tight ends and returned to the championship game.

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Franchise era

2012–2015

04
DENWELKER83Wes Welker
DENMANNING18Peyton Manning
DENMILLER58Von Miller

A record offense gives way to a title defense

Denver Broncos · Peyton's final act

Manning directed the highest-scoring offense in league history before Miller and an elite defense carried Denver to victory in Super Bowl 50.

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Franchise era

2005–2016

05
LARWELKER19Wes Welker
LARJACKSON39Steven Jackson
LARLONG91Chris Long

St. Louis struggles before Los Angeles gets the Rams back

Los Angeles Rams · The long rebuild and return home

Jackson carried years of losing, Donald arrived as a foundational defender and the franchise returned to Los Angeles in 2016.

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Career accomplishments

NFL receptions leader · 2007, 2009, 201112 NFL seasons175 career games151 career rushing yards903 career receptions9,924 career receiving yards50 career receiving touchdownsCollege: Texas TechJersey: 1913 playoff appearances3 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 12, 2004Most recent: Jan 3, 2016

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history

Official regular-season games via NFL.com ↗. Indexed games are the box scores currently available in Athlore.