Receiver, Massachusetts (from App State), 2019–⁠23

Christian Wells

Number
No. 9
Height
6′1″
Weight
170 lb
Class (2023)
Junior
Hometown
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Christian Wells played receiver at App State (2019–⁠22) and Massachusetts (2023).

Career highs

86receiving yards, career highvs. Western Kentucky, 20212receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Arkansas State, 2020

Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2019

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019App State11717.0117
2020App State1320615.8446
2021App State1224320.3280
2022App State917018.9375
2023Massachusetts1116915.4168
Career4680517.51180

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019App State9WRYr 1
2020App State9WRYr 2
2021App State9WRYr 3
2022App State9WRYr 4
2023Massachusetts9WRJr. (Yr 5)6′1″170

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2019App State13.20––3.2–
2020App State190.89––16.8–
2021App State160.94––15.1–
2022App State180.37––6.7–
2023Massachusetts190.31––5.9–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2023 Massachusetts 9 games, 11 catches, 169 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 26atNew Mexico StateW 41–⁠30168068−4
Sep 2atAuburnL 14–⁠59113013–
Sep 9vs.Miami (OH)L 28–⁠4121409–
Sep 16atEastern MichiganL 17–⁠19113013–
Sep 23vs.New MexicoL 31–⁠34231124–
Sep 30vs.Arkansas StateL 28–⁠521606–
Oct 7vs.ToledoL 24–⁠4114040
Oct 28atArmyW 21–⁠14111011–
Nov 18atLibertyL 25–⁠491909–
2022 App State 8 games, 9 catches, 170 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.North CarolinaL 61–⁠631212–
Sep 10atTexas A&MW 17–⁠14127027–
Sep 17vs.TroyW 32–⁠28125117–
Oct 19vs.Georgia StateW 42–⁠171707–
Oct 29vs.Robert MorrisW 42–⁠3327016–
Nov 3atCoastal CarolinaL 28–⁠351707–
Nov 12atMarshallL 21–⁠28––––4
Nov 19vs.Old DominionW 27–⁠14175175–
2021 App State 7 games, 12 catches, 243 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.East CarolinaW 33–⁠19222015–
Sep 18vs.ElonW 44–⁠101909–
Oct 2atGeorgia StateW 45–⁠16283180–
Oct 30vs.UL MonroeW 59–⁠281606–
Nov 20atTroyW 45–⁠7127027–
Dec 4atLouisianaL 16–⁠24110010–
Dec 18 ✦vs.Western KentuckyL 38–⁠59486162–
2020 App State 7 games, 13 catches, 206 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 19atMarshallL 7–⁠17423010–
Oct 22vs.Arkansas StateW 45–⁠17266246–
Oct 31atUL MonroeW 31–⁠13137137–
Nov 7atTexas StateW 38–⁠17221015–
Nov 14vs.Georgia StateW 17–⁠13218012–
Nov 21atCoastal CarolinaL 23–⁠34241125–
Dec 12atGeorgia SouthernW 34–⁠26–––––
2019 App State 1 game, 1 catch, 17 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.East Tennessee StateW 42–⁠7117117–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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