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#26
Pos: EDGE
Height: 6025
Weight: 250
Hand: 0928
Arm: 3218
Wing: 7868
Date of Birth :
Eligibility: 2022
Bushnell, Florida
South Sumter High School

Carson Wells
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Right word:

Carson Wells is a versatile edge/LB prospect who displays very good football intelligence and is an excellent edge passer.

Benefits:

Carson Wells shows good versatility to line up as a true edge defender and off-ball linebacker. Best fit as a weak side edge defender in a 3-4 scheme. He is very good against both inside and outside runs. He gives the edge with great base, hand use and leverage. He is nuanced by extending his arms to keep his chest clean while maintaining a half-man relationship while locating the ball carrier. Good gap discipline and overall treatment of race concepts. Shows the instinct to backstab inside when he knows and LB can scratch the top. Overall good length and UOH at the poa in the running game. Good hand strength and has pop in his shots. Instinctive for raising hands and reversing passes at LOS and shows positive ball skills at his position. Takes good aim points with good leverage at POA. Good flat cover player in the zone. Proactive area knowledge and shows more hands to disrupt route schedules and move to other areas while dealing with route concepts. He was asked to ride TEs and carry them vertically as an edge defender. Keys and diagnostics display well and show good efforts. The best fast passing movement is speed to power. He also has a sweeping motion with a long arm as a counter. He can definitely be a next level special teams player.

The inconvenients:

Lacks high-end athleticism and explosiveness. The limited athleticism presents itself as a pass rusher not having the most flexibility and burst. Too many pass rushes where he gets neutralized. It only has three moves and they aren’t always effective. Lack of long speed and hip fluidity to play man-to-man coverage. Some teams will see him as a tweener and think he’s too small to play edge and not athletic enough to play ball linebacker.

Summary:

Carson Wells projects to be a solid backup at the next level who will be invaluable as an early player against the run. He wins with his length, technical ability and instinct. He could become an average three-try starter. Limited athleticism will never allow him to be a great pass thrower. Scheme’s all-around teams will love what he brings to the table and he’ll make an impact on special teams.

Context:

Carson Wells was born on February 20, 1999 in Inverness, Florida. He volunteered at the Southlake County Youth Center. He was valedictorian in his high school class with a weighted GPA of 4.6. He graduated from the University of Colorado with a degree in accounting and finance. In high school, he played MLB, OLB and defensive end. The Orlando Sentinel named him Central Florida Defensive Player of the Year. Redshirted in 2017 because he had a leg infection. In 2018, he played all 12 games starting 6 of them. Finished the season with 4.5 sacks and 6 tackles for loss and led the team with 13 saves on third down. He started 10 of 12 games in 2019 missing two with injury. In 2020, he started all six games and was named first team in the pac 12. Finished that season with 34 tackles and 14 of them for losses. In 2021, he earned 2nd team full pac 12 honors. He plays in the east-west sanctuary game.

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Notes:

Current Player Value/Potential Player Value

7.0/7.9

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