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2022 Football Roster

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56 James Wells

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 225
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Chapin, S.C.
  • High School Chapin

Biography

CAREER: Played in 25 games with one start at linebacker ... Recorded 34 total tackles and a kickoff return for a touchdown ...

2022: Played in all eleven games ... Recorded ten tackles on the season ... At Chattanooga (9/3) had one tackle ... Added a tackle at Mercer (10/1) and had one kickoff return for seven yards ... Against The Citadel (10/15) had one tackle ... Had two tackles each in games against East Tennessee State (10/29) and at Western Carolina (11/5) ... Against VMI (11/12) had three tackles ... Named to the Southern Conference Fall All-Academic Team and the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll. ... 2021: Played in all eleven games with one start at inside linebacker ... Recorded 18 total tackles ... Had one tackle at VMI (9/25) ... Started at ETSU (10/2) and had five tackles ... Added one tackle against Western Carolina (10/30) ... Against Chattanooga (11/6) had two tackles and returned two kickoffs, including one for a 73-yard touchdown ... At The Citadel (11/13) had four tackles ... At North Carolina (11/20) had five tackles ... Named to the Southern Conference Fall All-Academic Team and the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... 2020-21: Played in three games with six total tackles on the season ... At Samford (3/13) had four tackles ... Added a tackle against VMI (3/27) and one against The Citadel (4/3) ... Named to Southern Conference All-Academic Team and SoCon Academic Honor Roll ... 2019: Did not see action as a true freshman ... Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ...

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterman and three-year starter  at linebacker for coach Justin Gentry at Chapin High School ... As a senior led the team with 109 tackles and 13 tackles for loss as he earned All-Region honors ... A North South game selection and second team All-Midlands by The State ... Named All-Region his junior season with 93 tackles and four sacks ... Had 70 tackles as a sophomore ... Also played baseball, winning the AAAA state title in 2018 ... Class president all four years ...

PERSONAL: Son of David and Joy Wells ... Born December 17, 2000 ... A business economics major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 56

    2019Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'0" 210 lbs
    56
  • 56

    2020Redshirt Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'0" 220 lbs
    56
  • 56

    2021Junior

    Linebacker
    6'0" 225 lbs
    56
  • 56

    2022Senior

    Linebacker
    6'0" 225 lbs
    56