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Scott Wells
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Scott Wells
Center
Tennessee
6'1" - 300
OVERVIEW
Model of consistency for the Volunteers, moving into the starting lineup midway through first game of his collegiate career and manned the center position ever since ... Tennessee quarterback Casey Clausen took every snap from Wells over the last four years ... Well-respected by his teammates, the Vols' captain remembered a fallen player when he donned jersey No. 67 for the 2003 Auburn game in honor of fellow senior and backup center Chuck Prugh, who spent the week prior to the game hospitalized in intensive care with a serious illness ... Had a busy time away from the field in 2003, as he became a father two days before the Miami game when his wife, Julie, gave birth to a healthy baby boy named Jackson Wayne Wells ... His consecutive start streak of 49 games was the third longest in college football history.
ANALYSIS
Has a wide chest, thick arms, good bubble, large thighs and thick lower body frame ... Has good quickness as a snap-and-step center, showing suddenness in his movements ... Easily gains position, showing good knee bend to anchor, sustain and finish as a drive blocker ... Stays on his feet to finish off blocks and does an above-average job of pulling and trapping when uncovered and excels at cutting off on the front side of the gaps (shows depth with the anticipation to get to the far knee) ... Has excellent lateral agility, making good adjustments while giving effort to neutralize the linebackers while working in space ... Can extend and reach the bull rusher with his hand placement, showing a fluid kick slide in his pass set ... Uses his hands very well to grab, hold off, turn and steer the defender out of the rush lane ... His excellent change-of-direction agility allows him to help his offensive guards ... Keeps his head on a swivel working up field, trying to locate secondary targets to block ... Moves well in his retreat and shows balance working down the line ... Makes all the calls and adjustments on the line of scrimmage and is a very instinctive player with a good feel for combating twists and stunts.
AGILITY TESTS
5.28 in the 40-yard dash ... Bench presses 225 pounds 33 times ... 31-inch vertical jump ... 31 5/8-inch arm length ... 93/4-inch hands ... Right-handed.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Brentwood (Spring Hill, Tenn.) Academy, playing football for coach Carlton Flatt ... Prep Star and CNN/Sports Illustrated All-America selection ... Two-time all-state, all-region, all-district pick ... Four-year starter at offensive guard and three years at defensive tackle ... Named Division II Class A Mr. Football in 1998 ... Captain of a team that reached the state finals and finished with an 11-1 record ... On defense, he registered 12 tackles as a junior, 14 as a senior ... Ranked as the best heavyweight wrestler in the nation and named the state of Tennessee wrestling MVP ... Competed on the track team in the discus and shot put.
PERSONAL
History major ... Married, wife's name is Julie. Julie gave birth to a healthy baby boy named Jackson Wayne Wells two days prior to the 2003 Miami game ... Born Scott Darvin Wells on Jan. 7, 1981 ... Resides in Spring Hill, Tenn.
Courtesy NFL.com
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