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RB Chris "Beanie" Wells (All B1G, All-American)

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Chris is a major athlete who he can play 3 positions: RB, FB/H-Back and LB. The question when (if) he comes aboard is a question of where we need more depth.

Predicted in 2006:
RB: Soph Maurice Wells, Jr Tony Pittman, RS-Soph Erik Haw... Soph Jason Gwaltney? Soph Anderson Russell?
**Chris will be a top RB coming out next year, but I would say getting Gwaltney pushes Chris away from this group. Then again, if Gwaltney is not to be had this year, then Chris is no doubt a RB (unless we get in on another solid big back in 2006). Chris can always redshirt until we find a position for him, or even put a little more distance class wise between Maurice and Jason if the staff does feel he is best at RB.

FB/H-Back: Jr Dionte Johnson, Sr Stan White Jr... Soph Jayson White? Soph Matt Shumaker?
**Chris can come in a be an excellent Brandon Joe-esque runner for us. If it hadn't been for the injuries, Joe could be the best FB coming out of college and a top prospect for the pros... he may still be even. Anyways, Chris has great speed and a knack for hitting people... hard. A backfield of C.Wells and Gwaltney would punish defenders to no end late in games. With Chris and Maurice in the backfield, they would provide so many options through rushing and in the passing game. I think this may be his best option... but again, that's if we get Gwaltney. He can learn from Dionte the tricks of the trade, because Dionte will be a great one.

LB: Jr Marcus Freeman, Jr Chad Hoobler, Jr Curtis Terry, Sr John Kerr, Soph James Laurinaitis, Soph Austin Spitler, Jr Brandon Smith... Soph Freddie Lenix? Soph Tavares Kearney? Soph Brian Cushing? 5th yr Sr Mike D'Andrea?
**As I think this could be a solid position for Chris, we seem to be in on some solid LB's in the next class, and that's just out of Ohio. Ross Homan and Thaddeus Gibson each seem to be the real deal and they both love us. We may bring back MDA, which would be tremendous if we can transition him to the outside. I don't think we will have any problem at all recruiting this position next year with Hawk, Carpenter and Schlegel, possibly MDA as well, leaving.

After all that, I think FB/H-Back could be his best position for us. Maurice Wells, Gwaltney and Chris Wells, along with Pittman, Haw and Johnson would give us the best running game the country. But we will see I guess soon enough. NLOID is right around the corner and Chris Wells wants to get his recruiting done fast, cross you fingers Buck fans, this could get crazy.
 
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I have a feeling after NLOI day this thread is going to be popular again so I will bump it from page 7 to make it a little easier to find.
He seems like a phenomenol talent. I believe I read somewhere he may be the top RB in 06??? Any info?? chances??
 
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he should be a top 50 player preseason...many thought before the year hed be top 20...had a decent season with 1900 yards, nothing spectatcular so id say top 50 is reasonable, that should pencil him in as a top back yes, i would say top 5 preseason.
 
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Has he verballed to us yet? lol.

As far as I know, he has an offer from us and he will commit this summer. I can honestly say now that we need him more than ever!!!!! Of course the play by Haw this year will determine just how much we need him. But he should be a top 3 player in OH... the the top player... and a top 5 RB in the county.
 
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Date: Feb 3, 2005

As long as Chris Wells has been known in the recruiting circles, Ohio State and Michigan have always been at the top of his wish list. Now there's another school involved that Wells thinks could be a major player as well. Could his final decision actually be somebody other than Ohio State or Michigan?
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With national signing day 2005 now a thing of the past, all eyes, at least in Ohio, turn to the top of the 2006 class where Chris Wells of Akron Garfield High School resides.

Wells, who intends to enroll early at the school of his choice, was an anxious spectator on Wednesday as a few of his fellow Ram teammates signed their letters.

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“I thought it was kind of exciting because everybody was out there signing today,” said Wells while taking a break from his after-school lifting workout on Wednesday. “It’s exciting and I’m just about ready for me to sign. And I’m ready for next season to start also.”

Obviously Wells is astute enough to know that he is now the object of attention from both fans and college coaching staffs in Ohio and around the country.

“That makes me feel kind of good,” said Wells who won’t turn 17 years old until August. “There’s no pressure on me at all, I just feel good about the whole situation with recruiting. I like it. I just look at it as positive publicity. I know most people say that it’s a pain but I love it.”

The constant smile on his face will tell you that he’s just very thankful for the opportunity that is in front of him because, at one point in his young life, Wells never even imagined his circumstances turning out this way.

“I never thought that I was going to the center of attention in a positive way,” Wells said. “I was always in trouble growing up so it’s kind of crazy to see myself end up how I am now. Just from school and with the law and all that, I was really worried about my future. I almost ended up in jail when I was in the seventh grade and I got in trouble. I went to court and pretty much got scared straight. That’s not somewhere that I want to be.”

So his goals in his young life now are very simple and precise.

“I just want to play football and go to school, that’s really it,” Wells said. “I just want to play ball for a nice school and enjoy it.”

He just doesn’t exactly know which school it will be at on the next level as of signing day 2005. Just recently Wells added a new school to the mix.

“Right now I’m liking three major schools and I’m on them tough,” he said. “I like Ohio State, Michigan and Oklahoma. I love those three schools to death and it’s just pulling me.”

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Credit the emergence of Adrian Peterson on the national scene for Wells adding Oklahoma to his list.

“I love him to death. I love Adrian Peterson,” he said. “I talked to Coach Gundy, the running backs coach, and he told me the whole situation down there about how they weren’t getting that many running backs in and he offered me a scholarship. I just like the whole situation because just he’s there. After I graduate I’ll be a freshman and he’ll be a junior, that’s just a perfect situation to be in.”

For the longest time however, it had been predominantly a two-horse race for Wells between Ohio State and Michigan.

“I still love those two schools to death and they’re always going to be in the picture, regardless,” Wells said. “Whatever schools come in there’s always going to be Ohio State and Michigan there.”

Wells seems to know a little bit about the depth chart at running back of those two schools. He also knows Ohio State didn’t get that big back that they covet so much when Jason Gwaltney turned down the Buckeyes advances on the eve of signing day.

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“Ohio State got small backs. I’m not downing them, they’re all good talents but they’re just small. Their backs are athletes but they’re small. They don’t have a big back right now,” he said. “And Michigan has some pretty good backs too. They also have a small back in Michael Hart but he’s good. It all depends on how big your heart is. Size doesn’t matter.”

At one time Wells was himself a proponent for Ohio kids staying in Ohio but he has now softened some on that stance.

I really don't think about it that much now," he said. "My mom is on me about it all the time, 'Ohio should stay in Ohio.' She wants me to go to Ohio State but she really likes Michigan too."

So what actually will be the major factor when it eventually becomes time for Wells to make his final decision?

“It will be all about the actual school itself and what the depth chart looks like will play a big role,” he said. “I do want to play my freshman year, I don’t want to sit the bench. It’s going to be hard for me to sit the bench because I ain’t never sat the bench in my life. That’s going to be kind of hard so I just want to play.”

And by enrolling in school early, Wells thinks that will give him a better chance to start or just to play at the school he eventually attends.

“I just want to go early so I can have a better advantage of playing as soon as I get there,” he said. “I just want the chance to show them what I’m about and what I can do as soon as I get there.”

Regardless of where his final destination will land him, Wells is looking forward to the ride that will take him there. “I think my future is going to be bright and exciting to see,” he said while flashing that wide smile again. “I can’t wait for football season to start.” And then he went back to finish up his workout.

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"I love Adrian Peterson. I just like the whole situation because just he’s there. After I graduate I’ll be a freshman and he’ll be a junior, that’s just a perfect situation to be in.”

“I do want to play my freshman year, I don’t want to sit the bench. It’s going to be hard for me to sit the bench because I ain’t never sat the bench in my life. That’s going to be kind of hard so I just want to play.”
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Don't these statements seem to be in conflict? How many carries could Wells get as a freshman at Oklahoma when Peterson's carrying the ball 300 times during his Heisman campaign?
 
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everyone seems to forget that along with peterson OU also gota top 10 back that same year named DJ Wolfe, that was 6'1'' 195 coming in. He, along with the 3 rb's they took in their '03 class havent even sniffed the field yet.

if depth charts really are important, and he wants to play as a freshman, he'll go to osu, especially if he wants to decide this summer.
 
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“It will be all about the actual school itself and what the depth chart looks like will play a big role,”
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Advantage OSU in my opinion. OSU has just three scholarship RBs on the roster, Michigan of course has Hart, added Grady, this class and what looks like at least 3 other scholarship players at that position. Oklahoma has Peterson and 1 junior and what looks like 3 freshmen at the position.

“Ohio State got small backs. I’m not downing them, they’re all good talents but they’re just small. Their backs are athletes but they’re small. They don’t have a big back right now
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I think this is a positive comment for tOSU.
 
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Can someone with a subscription keep an eye on the Michigan page and see if they do an interview over there? This one is obviously slanted in our direction, in that the focus is Ohio State and the state of Ohio. It would be interesting to contrast this interview with one over there.
 
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