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

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1/12/06

Recruiting Watch

Top 10 running backs in the Class of 2006



By Jamie Newberg, Scout.com

The class of 2006 is loaded with running backs -- and unlike the top 10 quarterbacks, whom we profiled in December, many of these elite runners remain undecided. The cream of the crop is Ohio State-bound Chris Wells, who lived up to his billing as the nation's top recruit last Saturday at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio.

1. Chris Wells
6-1, 225-pounds, 4.5
Akron (Ohio) Garfield
Committed to Ohio State
Wells, the No. 1 prospect in Scout.com's Hot 100, has all the physical tools -- size, speed, power and quickness. It's rare to find a back who does what Wells can do, and he will only get bigger, stronger and faster after he gets to Columbus. Barring injury, he could have a huge impact for the Buckeyes as they make a run at the national championship in 2006. Wells rushed for more than 2,000 yards as a senior.

2. Stafon Johnson
6-0, 200, 4.45
Los Angeles Dorsey
Undecided
Johnson has emerged as the top prospect from the West Coast, and he's good enough to play on either side of the ball -- at running back or safety. He can be a tough inside runner and he also has good speed and vision. USC is the team to beat for Johnson, but now he says he wants to visit two SEC powers in the coming weeks -- Georgia and Florida.

3. C.J. Spiller
5-10, 185, 4.4
Lake Butler (Fla.) Union County
Undecided
If Wells is the most powerful of the elite backs, then Spiller is the most explosive. He has exceptional speed and quickness and is a threat to score every time he touches the ball. He rushed for more than 1,800 yards and 30 touchdowns as a senior. At the Scout.com combine in Jacksonville, he ran sub-4.4 three times in the 40 (he also hit the 4.4 mark as a sophomore). Spiller hits the hole hard, but is at his best when he gets around the edge. It will likely be an in-state battle between Florida State and Florida for his services, but USC has made quite an impression on him. Spiller grew up a Seminoles' fan and they are the team to beat, but the Gators and Trojans will make it tough.

4. LeSean McCoy
5-11, 200, 4.45
Harrisburg (Pa.) Bishop McDevitt
Undecided
McCoy, who broke his ankle and missed most of his senior season, still has the talent to rank No. 4 on this list, and Virginia Tech may be the front-runner for his signature. Alabama, Miami, N.C. State, USC and Penn State are also in the running. McCoy runs with speed, power, balance and vision. He sees the hole well and has excellent cutback ability.

5. Michael Goodson
5-11, 190, 4.45
Klein (Texas) Collins
Undecided
Goodson showed flashes of Reggie Bush-like talent at the U.S. Army All-American practices last week. He may not have Bush's straight-ahead speed, but he does have his elusiveness, vision and balance. Goodson can run inside and out and has the uncanny ability to stop on a dime and make people miss. He originally committed to Oklahoma State, but has since backed off, opening things up between the Cowboys, USC and Texas A&M.

6. C.J. Gable
6-1, 190, 4.5
Sylmar (Calif.)
Undecided
Like Johnson, Gable can play on either side of the ball. This season he rushed for 2,298 yards and 29 touchdowns, and intercepted seven passes on defense. He's more of a north-south runner with good power and he can catch well out of the backfield. USC is his current leader. He also likes Arizona, California and Ole Miss.
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7. Keiland Williams
6-0, 225, 4.5
Chatham (Va.) Hargrave Military Academy
Undecided
Williams came out of nowhere to become one of the most sought-after running back prospects in the nation. Once the word got out on him, everyone from coast-to-coast came calling. He has good size and power and surprising speed. He is from Louisiana, and LSU will likely be the team to beat. Florida, USC, Ole Miss and Tennessee are also fighting hard for him. He carried 160 times for 1,314 yards and 12 scores this season, playing for Hargrave as a high school senior rather than as a fifth-year player.

8. James Aldridge
6-1, 215, 4.55
Merrillville (Ind.)
Committed to Notre Dame
Aldridge is a talented inside runner who has a good blend of size, speed, power, balance and vision. He had an impressive week of practices at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. He ran for 2,067 yards and 20 touchdowns this season, and could become a featured back for the Irish.

9. DeMarco Murray
6-1, 185, 4.5
Las Vegas (Nev.) Bishop Gorman
Committed to Oklahoma
Murray is an elusive back with nice speed and vision and good hands. He showed surprising power during the practice sessions in San Antonio. In 11 games as a senior, he rushed for more than 1,800 yards and 35 scores.

10. Emmanuel Moody
5-11, 190, 4.55
Coppell (Texas)
Committed to South California
Moody could be the most elusive running back of this bunch. He has great feet, vision, balance and the ability to make people miss. He lacks great speed, but has good size and even better moves. He rushed for 1,390 yards and 12 scores this season.
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Q) You carried four guys the final 5 yards on your last touchdown run. Talk about that.

A) I didn't know it was that many guys until afterward. All I know is that I wanted to score and I was only 5 yards from the end zone. I didn't want to be denied.
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I think we'll do OK in the redzone for the next few years. Sounds like the kid has a nose for the endzone...
 
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http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=501190

Chris Wells made first annual 2006 Rivals.com All-All-Star Team:

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Carried the East squad and put up an Army game record of three touchdowns. Had the third most yardage in game history </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
 
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1/15/06

WELLS IMPRESSIVE

Akron Garfield running back Chris Wells, who has verbally committed to Ohio State, was impressive in last weekend’s U.S. Army All American Bowl. He scored three touchdowns on 13 carries and gained 67 yards.

Some national recruiting analysts, however, got carried away after Wells’ performance as they called him a starter at running back next year.

Wells, at 6-foot-1, 225 pounds and 4.5 40-yard speed, will play. But make no mistake, returning running back Antonio Pittman will start. Pittman earned a name for himself after gaining more than 1,000 yards and becoming more assertive following a midseason loss to Penn State.

Wells will be a nice, powerful back and could emerge in the Ohio State backfield along with Pittman.
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new rivals rankins out....only Harvin and Smith are ahead of Chris

also, rivals put up new pics

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Havn't seen any talk of the issue on here but apparntly BSB's mod Mike had some less then kind things to say about Mr. Wells.
Basically says that he comes with baggage. He has done a lot of back pedaling since coming out with the comments though.

Wells and Olson, it's going to be scary.

Edit: I was just thinking back to last Feb. Talking to my scUM 'buddy' down the hall. We talked about how Mr. Wells was going to be a great recruiting battle. Wasn't long afterwards he became a Buckeye, did very little throughout the whole time to ever convince us that he was thinking otherwise. I can't express my excitment enough on seeing him in S&G.
 
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