Oklahoma State · W 24-10
No catches.
East Texas A&M · W 42-0 · FCS
No catches.
Army · L 35-38
1 catch, 7 yards
The other 5 games average 37 yards. This one was 30 below.
Wells has catches in 6 of Tulsa’s 8 games: none against Oklahoma State and East Texas A&M.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Share of the team's total this season.
David Wells Jr.
Played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. On tape: 74 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Navy, Week 6, 2026.
194 receiving yards · 15 catches · 3 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Against Army on Oct. 23: 1 catch for 7 yards. In the 6 games drawn here: 15 catches for 194 yards. Tulsa has thrown to him 27 times in 205 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tulsa | 15 | 194 | 12.9 | 3 | 53 |
| 2025 | Oregon State | 44 | 466 | 10.6 | 4 | 56 |
| 2024 | Oregon State | 6 | 79 | 13.2 | 1 | 55 |
| 2023 | Oregon State | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Career | 66 | 745 | 11.3 | 8 | 56 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tulsa | 1 | 11 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Oregon State | 4 | 37 | 215 | -- |
| 2024 | Oregon State | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Oregon State | -- | -- | -- | 11 |
| Career | 5 | 48 | 215 | 11 |
Last game (Wk 8): 7 receiving yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 23-17@ Sam Houston | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 4 | L 6-34@ Arkansas | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 5 | L 44-45vs North Texas | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 2 | 11 | 2 TD catches |
| Wk 6 | L 26-34@ Navy | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 1 | 53 | Season-high 74 yds |
| Wk 7 | W 38-17@ Rice | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | 35 | |
| Wk 8 | L 35-38vs Army | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 15 | 194 | 12.9 | 3 | 53 |
Week 5 · 2026
L 44-45
vs North Texas
The plays that mattered most
451st in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -18 to +12 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
2912% of team targetsCatch rate
52%15 of 29 targetsShort · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
52% catch rate on 29 targets · 12% of the team's targets · 25% catch rate on 8 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.5 | 17.5 | 7.0 | 1.0 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 39.8 | 15.4 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.8 | 37.4 | 13.8 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tre Lamb
Pass share
49.7%
255 pass / 258 run
Plays / game
64.1
8 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
276 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #332 at the position.
The No. 1,648 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the American Athletic as a redshirt junior.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 23 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Jonathan Smith, Trent Bray, Robb Akey and Tre Lamb.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Tulsa
