Joel Wells

Joel Whitlock Wells
Born: November 26, 1935
Columbia, SC USA
Deceased: September 4, 2022
Position: HB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 200
College: Clemson
High School: Dreher (Columbia, SC)
Career: 1957-1961
Drafted: 1957 in Round 2, #18 overall by the Green Bay Packers

Joel Wells played from 1957 to 1961 during his career with the Montreal Alouettes and New York Giants. Wells ran for 1,862 yards in his career on 396 attempts, scoring 13 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 101 passes for 1,134 yards and 5 receiving touchdowns..


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Passing:

Year Team Att Comp Comp % Yds Yds/Att TDs TD % Ints Int % Long Rating
1957CFL Montreal Alouettes44100.0338.2125.000.015 140.6
1958CFL Montreal Alouettes11100.02525.000.000.025 118.8
1959CFL Montreal Alouettes5240.0224.400.000.011 53.8
CFL10770.0808.0110.000.025 
Totals10770.0808.0110.000.025 

Rushing:

Year Team No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
1957CFL Montreal Alouettes924635.041 3
1958CFL Montreal Alouettes1347225.425 6
1959CFL Montreal Alouettes1054614.463 3
1961NFL New York Giants652163.317 1
CFL33116465.063 12
NFL652163.317 1
Totals39618624.763 13

Receiving:

Year Team No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
1957CFL Montreal Alouettes1829916.676 1
1958CFL Montreal Alouettes424149.928 2
1959CFL Montreal Alouettes3539011.153 1
1961NFL New York Giants6315.219 1
CFL95110311.676 4
NFL6315.219 1
Totals101113411.276 5

Punt Returns:

Year Team No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
1958CFL Montreal Alouettes122.00
1959CFL Montreal Alouettes221.00
1961NFL New York Giants17905.318 0
CFL341.30
NFL17905.318 0
Totals20944.718 0

Kick Returns:

Year Team No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
1957CFL Montreal Alouettes44010.015 0
1958CFL Montreal Alouettes1742424.950 0
1959CFL Montreal Alouettes2339517.233 0
1961NFL New York Giants1227322.849 0
CFL4485919.550 0
NFL1227322.849 0
Totals56113220.250 0

Interceptions:

Year Team No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
1957CFL Montreal Alouettes11818.018 0
1958CFL Montreal Alouettes46315.833 0
CFL58116.233 0
Totals58116.233 0

Defense and Fumbles:

Year Team Tackle Brup Fum F Rec FYds FTD FF
1961NFL New York Giants6500
NFL065000
Totals0065000

Total Scoring:

Touchdowns Other Total
Year Team Rush Rec Punt Kick MFG Int Fum Other FG X/C Single 2Pt Saf Points
1957CFL Montreal Alouettes310000024
1958CFL Montreal Alouettes6200000048
1959CFL Montreal Alouettes310000024
1961NFL New York Giants110000012
CFL1240000000000096
NFL110000000000012
Totals13500000000000108


Playing Career:

Year League Team GP GS
1957CFLMontreal Alouettes100
1958CFLMontreal Alouettes140
1959CFLMontreal Alouettes110
1961NFLNew York Giants140

Honors

1958 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1958 - CFL Shrine East All-Star


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