2001 Football Roster
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Roster
Rodney Wells
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 239
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Orlando, FL
- High School:
- Phillips
At SU: Two letters ... Earned the 1999 Ted Dailey Award for the most improved defensive player in spring practice ... Member of the Fall 1998 Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... Redshirted in 1997 ... Senior Year: Played in 12 games ... Posted 26 tackles, including six for a loss ... Played on SU's punt coverage unit ...Recorded one tackle against Kansas State in the Insight.com Bowl... Had three tackles, including one for a loss, at Tennessee ... Had his first career interception, one tackle and a pass breakup against Central Florida ... Posted four tackles, including one for a loss, and had a fumble recovery at Pittsburgh ... Co-leader in tackles with nine and had one sack against Temple ... Had three tackles and a forced fumble at Virginia Tech ... BIG EAST All- American Team Selection Junior Year: Appeared in six games ... Posted a career-high six tackles against Buffalo ... Sophomore Year: Played in all 12 games, primarily on special teams ... One of 28 players to participate in every game ... Tallied one tackle special teams against Central Michigan ... Had first career kickoff return for three yards at Virginia Tech ... Freshman Year: Played in five games, primarily on special teams ... Registered one tackle for a two-yard loss against Rutgers ... High School: Central Florida Defensive Player of the Year, all-state, All-Central Florida, all-county and all-metro first team ... Recorded 25 sacks and 260 tackles in his three-year career ... Helped lead his team to its first playoff appearance in 10 years and first conference and district championship as a senior captain ... Recruited by former SU assistant coach Kevin Rogers ... Personal: Rodney Christopher Wells ... Born October 31, 1978, in Orlando, Fla. ... Son of the late Shirley Griffin ... One sister ... Majoring in sociology.
Wells' Career Statistics
Tackles Assists Tot. Int. Sacks
1998 2 4 6 0 0
1999 0 1 1 0 0
2000 4 3 7 0 0.0 0 0-0 yds
2001 16 10 26 1 1.0 1 1-0 yds
Totals 22 18 40 1 1.0 1 1-0 yds
Wells' Career Bests
Tackles
Solo 7 vs. Temple, 2001
Assist 3 vs. Cincinnati, 1998
Total 9 vs. Temple, 2001
Kick Returns 1 vs. Virginia Tech, 1999
Yards 3 vs. Virginia Tech, 1999
Longest 3 vs. Virginia Tech, 1999
