Linebacker, Mississippi State, 2010–14
Matthew Wells
Lettered 2011–14 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 22
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Hometown
- Monticello, MS
- Born
- Nov 26, 1990
Matthew Wells played linebacker at Mississippi State (2010–14). The New England Patriots took Wells in round 6, No. 178 overall in the 2015 NFL Draft.
Defense
| Season | Team | Int |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Mississippi State | 1 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013N | 13 | 28 | 22 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| On file | 59 | 61 | 120 | 13.5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | – | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources, marked by season: unmarked, cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in); N, NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Mississippi State | 22 | LB | ||
| 2011 | Mississippi State | 22 | LB | ||
| 2012 | Mississippi State | 22 | LB | ||
| 2013 | Mississippi State | 22 | LB | ||
| 2014 | Mississippi State | 22 | LB | 6′2″ | 220 |
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.
Game by game
2012 Mississippi State 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Jackson State | W 56–9 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2015 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1¾″ |
| Weight | 222 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅝″ |
| Hand size | 8¾″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.45 s |
| Vertical jump | 35½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′10″ |
| Bench press | 15 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.10 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.26 s |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
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