Christian Wells

#9 · WR · Jr. · Massachusetts6′1″ · 170 lb · Fort Lauderdale, FL · University School

Christian Wells: WR · Massachusetts · #9.

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Christian Wells

WR · Massachusetts · Jr · #9

Beats you over the top. Played for three head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Eli Drinkwitz, Shawn Clark and Don Brown. On tape: 68 receiving yards and 1 reception against New Mexico State, Week 1, 2023.

Style of play

Play style

Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2023	Massachusetts	11	169	15.4	1	68
2022	App State	9	170	18.9	3	75
2021	App State	12	243	20.2	2	80
2020	App State	13	206	15.8	4	46
2019	App State	1	17	17.0	1	17
Career		46	805	17.5	11	80

Season	Team
2023	Massachusetts	2	−4
2022	App State	1	4
2021	App State	--	--
2020	App State	--	--
2019	App State	--	--
Career		3	0

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Wk 1	W 41-30@ New Mexico State	1	68	68.0	0	68
Wk 1	L 14-59@ Auburn	1	13	13.0	0	13
Wk 2	L 28-41vs Miami (OH)	2	14	7.0	0	9
Wk 3	L 17-19@ Eastern Michigan	1	13	13.0	0	13
Wk 4	L 31-34vs New Mexico	2	31	15.5	1	24
Wk 5	L 28-52vs Arkansas State	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 6	L 24-41vs Toledo	1	4	4.0	0	4
Wk 9	W 21-14@ Army	1	11	11.0	0	11
Wk 12	L 25-49@ No. 25 Liberty	1	9	9.0	0	9
Total		11	169	15.4	1	68

Signature game

Week 1 · 2023

W 41-30

at New Mexico State

1 rec · 68 yds

Edged out New Mexico State on the road in a shootout.

With T. Phommachanh — 192 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 66.1 · 96 rush yds (17 car) · 1 TD · C. Kolodziey — 44.6 yards per punt · 5 punts · 1 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · New Mexico State · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +4.33Taisun Phommachanh pass complete to Christian Wells for 68 yds to the NMSU 11 for a
Week 4 · New Mexico · 2nd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.81Carlos Davis pass complete to Christian Wells for 24 yds for a TD (Cameron Carson KICK)
Week 1 · Auburn · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.12Taisun Phommachanh pass complete to Christian Wells for 13 yds to the MASS 38 for a
Week 12 · Liberty · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.09Taisun Phommachanh pass complete to Christian Wells for 9 yds to the LIB 41
Week 4 · New Mexico · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +0.68Carlos Davis pass complete to Christian Wells for 7 yds to the MASS 38
Week 2 · Miami (OH) · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +0.68Carlos Davis pass complete to Christian Wells for 9 yds to the MASS 34

4 more plays

Week 9 · Army · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +0.54Taisun Phommachanh pass complete to Christian Wells for 11 yds to the ARMY 34 for a
Week 6 · Toledo · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.37Christian Wells run for no gain to the TOL 20
Week 3 · Eastern Michigan · 3rd and 14 · Q3 · EPA +0.28Carlos Davis pass complete to Christian Wells for 13 yds to the MASS 24
Week 5 · Arkansas State · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +0.17Taisun Phommachanh pass complete to Christian Wells for 6 yds to the MASS 31

Teams and coaches

2019App State13-1HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-heavy

2020App State9-3HC: Shawn Clark · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2021App State10-4HC: Shawn Clark · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2022App State6-6HC: Shawn Clark · Run-leaning

2023Massachusetts3-9HC: Don Brown · Balanced, slow tempo

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles · 2023 season

1 metrics · season cumulative

Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.

Box-score rates

Yards / catch#137 / 566 · 75th pct

15.4

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2023, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	1.5	13.8	8.1	0.2
Road5g	1.0	22.8	22.8	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	1.3	21.3	18.1	0.1
Weeks 8+2g	1.0	10.0	10.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2023 season

Head Coach

Don Brown

Pass share

47.3%

348 pass / 388 run

Plays / game

61.3

12 games

Team sack rate

6.1%

375 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

11 catches and 2 carries in 9 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Christian Wells

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Signature game

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Splits

Awards

11 catches and 2 carries in 9 games

Five seasons, two schools

Moves

2019

2023 9 games

2024