Tight end, San Diego State, 2013–⁠17

David Wells

Number
No. 88
Height
6′5″
Weight
255 lb
Hometown
Clovis, CA

David Wells played tight end at San Diego State (2013–⁠17).

Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2015 and 2016

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015San Diego State4225.5010
2016San Diego State2529411.8427
2017San Diego State913314.8230
Career3844911.8630

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2013San Diego State88TE
2014San Diego State88TE
2015San Diego State88TE
2016San Diego State88TE
2017San Diego State88TE6′5″255

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
2015San Diego State50.21––1.0–
2016San Diego State261.11––28.83%
2017San Diego State101.32––13.2–

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

2017 San Diego State 7 games, 9 catches, 133 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 16vs.StanfordW 20–⁠17330114
Sep 23atAir ForceW 28–⁠24128128
Sep 30vs.Northern IllinoisW 34–⁠28123023
Oct 7atUNLVW 41–⁠101202
Oct 14vs.Boise StateL 14–⁠311909
Oct 28atHawai’iW 28–⁠7130030
Nov 18vs.NevadaW 42–⁠23111011
2016 San Diego State 13 games, 25 catches, 294 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.New HampshireW 31–⁠01808
Sep 10vs.CaliforniaW 45–⁠401606
Sep 17atNorthern IllinoisW 42–⁠28111011
Oct 1atSouth AlabamaL 24–⁠42221013
Oct 14atFresno StateW 17–⁠3330014
Oct 21vs.San José StateW 42–⁠3562124
Oct 28atUtah StateW 40–⁠131−10−1
Nov 5vs.Hawai’iW 55–⁠0113113
Nov 12atNevadaW 46–⁠16235118
Nov 19atWyomingL 33–⁠34127027
Nov 26vs.Colorado StateL 31–⁠63242125
Dec 3atWyomingW 27–⁠241707
Dec 17 ✦vs.HoustonW 34–⁠10433011
2015 San Diego State 4 games, 4 catches, 22 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5vs.San DiegoW 37–⁠3110010
Oct 31atColorado StateW 41–⁠171404
Nov 21atUNLVW 52–⁠141202
Nov 28vs.NevadaW 31–⁠141606
2014 San Diego State 1 game, 1 return, 0 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 3atFresno StateL 13–⁠24––––

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2018
Height6′5⅝″
Weight256 lb
Arm length32¼″
Hand size9⅝″
40-yard dash4.75 s
10-yard split1.61 sW
Vertical jump33″
Broad jump9′8″
Bench press20 reps
3-cone drill7.50 s
20-yard shuttle4.59 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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