draftyear heightin finalyear birth_place weight debutyear statvalue article_title heightft position highschool draftround college birth_date nfl number draftpick statlabel
1991 0 1992 reidsville , north carolina 205 1992 2 tripp welborne
 6 safety walter hines page -lrb- greensboro , nc -rrb- 7 michigan wolverines 20 november 1968 2503587 3 -lrb- michigan -rrb- , 32 -lrb- vikings -rrb- 180 games played
tripp welborne

sullivan anthony `` tripp '' welborne iii -lrb- born november 20 , 1968 -rrb- is a former american football player .
welborne played college football , principally as a safety and punt returner , from 1987 to 1990 .
he had five interceptions as a sophomore in 1988 and was selected as a consensus first-team all-american in both 1989 and 1990 .
as a senior , he set a michigan single-season record with 455 punt return yards -lrb- a record that stood until broken by steve breaston in 2003 -rrb- and averaged 14.7 yards per return .
welborne sustained a serious injury in the 10th game of the 1990 season that required reconstructive surgery on his right knee .
he was unable to play during the 1991 nfl season , but attempted a comeback the following year .
he appeared in only two games for minnesota vikings during the 1991 nfl season .
