Ben Wells (gridiron football)

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Ben Wells
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Position Defensive back
Personal information
Born (1989-01-09) January 9, 1989 (age 36)
Beaumont, Texas, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school Beaumont (TX) Ozen
College Stephen F. Austin
NFL draft 2012: undrafted
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career CFL statistics
Total tackles 4
Stats at CFL.ca (archived)
Career Arena League statistics
Total tackles 39.0
Pass deflections 3
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Ben Wells (born January 9, 1989) is an American former professional football defensive back. He played college football at the University of Texas at Austin and Stephen F. Austin State University. Wells was a member of the Washington Redskins, Montreal Alouettes and Arizona Rattlers.

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Early life

Wells participated in football, basketball and track and field at Ozen High School in Beaumont, Texas. He was named first-team 4A all-state by the Associated Press and Texas Sports Writers Association his senior year. He played in the 2007 Offense-Defense All-American Bowl. He also earned first-team 22-4A all-district and first-team All-Greater Houston honors as a junior. Wells started his prep career as a wide receiver before switching to defense his junior year. [1] He was the #88 ranked player nationally by Rivals.com in 2007. [2]

College career

Wells played for the Texas Longhorns from 2008 to 2009. He was redshirted in 2007. [1] He transferred to Stephen F. Austin State University and played for the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks from 2010 to 2011. [3]

Professional career

Wells signed with the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL) on April 29, 2012, after going undrafted in the 2012 NFL draft. [4]

Wells signed a two-year contract with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League on May 13, 2013. [5] He was released by the Alouettes on June 11, 2014. [6]

Wells was signed by the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League on September 25, 2014. [7] On March 22, 2016, Wells was placed on reassignment. [8]

Later life

Wells went into coaching after his playing career ended. In 2022 he was hired as the defensive coordinator at Aldine Nimitz High School. [9] In 2024 he was hired as the defensive coordinator at Conroe High School.

In 2025 he was hired as the Director of Player Personnel for Texas State Football. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 "BEN WELLS - 2009 FOOTBALL". texassports.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  2. ↑ "BEN WELLS". sports.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  3. ↑ "2 Ben Wells". sfajacks.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Bias, Wells Sign NFL Contracts". sfajacks.com. April 19, 2012. Archived from the original on October 10, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  5. ↑ "TRANSACTIONS". montrealalouettes.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  6. ↑ "TC14: DAY 11 REPORT". montrealalouettes.com. June 11, 2014. Archived from the original on October 10, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Archived from the original on March 14, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  8. ↑ "NEWS". arenafootball.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  9. ↑ @@BWells409 (May 6, 2022). "Excited to be joining @Coach_Harmon at Aldine Nimitz as the Defensive Coordinator!!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ↑ @@BWells409 (May 22, 2025). "Excited to announce that I've accepted the role of Director of Player Personnel for Texas State Football!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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