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Beanie Wells

Ohio State · Running Back · 2006-08

SPD
74
ELU
77
PWR
73

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Wells was a first-team all-conference pick in 2007.

In the Ohio State record book, Wells ranks No. 7 in career rushing yards. Wells's 2007 season ranks No. 7 in program history for rushing attempts.

Wells was the No. 31 overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 74 overall, the 6th-highest running back rating at Ohio State since 1990 and No. 34 among all running backs of the 2005-2009 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2007
    • First-team all-conference
  2. 2008
    • Second-team all-conference
  3. 2009
    • No. 31 overall pick, NFL Draft

Ohio State Record Book

  • No. 7 in career rushing yards
  • No. 7 in single-season rushing attempts (2007)
  • No. 7 in single-season rushing yards (2007)

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Ohio State Teammates

  1. 95Troy Smith2002-06QB
  2. 93James Laurinaitis2005-08LB
  3. 91A.J. Hawk2002-05LB
  4. 88Malcolm Jenkins2006-08CB
  5. 86Quinn Pitcock2002-06EDGE
  6. 80Donte Whitner2003-05S
  7. 80Kurt Coleman2008-09S
  8. 80Ted Ginn Jr.2006WR
  9. 80Vernon Gholston2004-07EDGE
  10. 74Antonio Smith2003-06CB

Full Ohio State all-time roster

Top Running Backs of the 2005-2009 Era

  1. 98Reggie BushUSC · 2003-05RB
  2. 96Adrian PetersonOklahoma · 2004-06RB
  3. 95Mark Ingram IIAlabama · 2008-10RB
  4. 93Darren McFaddenArkansas · 2005-07RB
  5. 91Toby GerhartStanford · 2006-09RB
  6. 91LaMichael JamesOregon · 2009-11RB
  7. 90C.J. SpillerClemson · 2006-09RB
  8. 90Mikel LeshoureIllinois · 2008-10RB

Best college running backs since 1990Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia (Beanie Wells) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.