Dana Wells

American football player (born 1966)

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American football player

Dana Wells

No. 79

Position:

Nose tackle

Personal information

Born:

(1966-08-05) August 5, 1966 (age 57)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Weight:

272 lb (123 kg)

Career information

High school:

Brophy College Preparatory (AZ)

College:

Arizona

NFL draft:

1989 / Round: 11 / Pick: 27

Career history

Cincinnati Bengals (1989)

Career highlights and awards

Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year (1988)
2× Morris Trophy (1987, 1988)

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	1

Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Dana Clemmer Wells Jr. (born August 5, 1966) is a former American football nose tackle.

Professional career

He played in the National Football League (NFL) in 1989. He was selected in the 11th round of the 1989 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals.^[1]

College career

Wells played college football at the University of Arizona and won the Morris Trophy two times.

References

^ "1989 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-27.

Pac-12 Football Player of the Year winners

Overall (1975–1982)

1975: Muncie
1976: Bell
1977: Benjamin and Moon
1978: White
1979: White
1980: Elway
1981: Allen
1982: Elway and Ramsey

Offensive (1983–present)

1983: Pelluer
1984: Mayes
1985: Mayes
1986: Muster
1987: Aikman
1988: Peete
1989: S. Broussard
1990: G. Lewis
1991: Pawlawski and M. Bailey
1992: Bledsoe
1993: Stokes
1994: Kaufman
1995: K. Johnson
1996: Plummer
1997: Leaf
1998: McNown and A. Smith
1999: Walters
2000: Tuiasosopo
2001: Harrington
2002: Gesser and Palmer
2003: Leinart
2004: Bush and Leinart
2005: Bush
2006: Lynch
2007: Dixon
2008: Rodgers
2009: Gerhart
2010: Luck
2011: Luck
2012: Lee
2013: Carey
2014: Mariota
2015: McCaffrey
2016: Browning
2017: Love
2018: Minshew
2019: Moss
2020: J. Broussard
2021: London
2022: C. Williams
2023: Nix

Defensive (1983–present)

1983: Hunley and Rivera
1984: Bickett
1985: Walen
1986: Evans
1987: Cecil
1988: Wells
1989: Seau
1990: Emtman and D. Lewis
1991: Emtman
1992: Hoffmann
1993: Waldrop
1994: Fields
1995: Bruschi
1996: Chorak
1997: Tillman
1998: Claiborne
1999: O'Neal
2000: Archuleta
2001: R. Thomas
2002: Suggs
2003: Ball
2004: Cody and Swancutt
2005: Ngata and Robinson
2006: Hughes
2007: Ellis
2008: Maualuga
2009: Price
2010: Paea
2011: Kendricks
2012: Sutton
2013: Sutton
2014: Wright
2015: Buckner
2016: Jackson
2017: Vea
2018: Burr-Kirven
2019: Weaver
2020: Hufanga
2021: Lloyd
2022: Tuipulotu
2023: Latu

Freshman (1999–2008)

1999: Kelly
2000: Suggs
2001: T. Johnson and R. Williams
2002: M. Williams
2003: Browner
2004: Miller
2005: Perry and M. Thomas
2006: Byrd, Mays and Verner
2007: Locker
2008: Rodgers

Freshman Offensive (2009–present)

2009: James
2010: Woods
2011: D. Thomas and Lee
2012: Mariota
2013: Jack
2014: Freeman
2015: Rosen
2016: Darnold
2017: Taylor and Little
2018: Jefferson
2019: Slovis
2020: Jordan
2021: de Laura
2022: Martinez
2023: Fifita

Freshman Defensive (2009–present)

2009: Burfict
2010: Onyeali
2011: D. Bailey
2012: L. Williams
2013: Jack
2014: Jackson
2015: C. Smith
2016: Rapp
2017: Schooler
2018: Robertson
2019: Thibodeaux
2020: Sewell
2021: Tafuna
2022: Barton
2023: Uluave

v t e Morris Trophy winners
Offense	Foster (1980) Foster (1981) Matthews (1982) Zimmerman (1983) Lynch (1984) Bregel (1985) Villa (1986) McDaniel (1987) Tofflemire (1988) Brostek (1989) Harlow (1990) Kennedy (1991, 1992) Steussie (1993) Boselli (1994) Ogden (1995) Sapp (1996) Kreutz (1997) Scott (1998) Claridge (1999) Ward (2000) Jones (2001) Harris (2002) J. Rogers (2003) Snyder (2004) O'Callaghan (2005) R. Kalil (2006) Mack (2007, 2008) Brown (2009) Smith (2010) M. Kalil (2011) Yankey (2012) Su'a-Filo (2013) Peat (2014) Garnett (2015) Asiata (2016) Crosby (2017) McGary (2018) Sewell (2019) Vera-Tucker (2020) Ford (2021) Vorhees (2022) Fautanu (2023)
Defense	Goldsmith (1980) Jenkins (1981) Achica (1982) Millard (1983) Holmes (1984) E. Howard (1985) R. Rogers (1986) Wells (1987, 1988) Tuaolo (1989) Emtman (1990, 1991) Waldrop (1992) Farr (1993) Eaton (1994) Bruschi (1995) Russell (1996) Staat (1997) Breckterfield (1998) W. Howard (1999) Carter (2000) Coleman (2001) Suggs (2002) Ball (2003) Swancutt (2004) Ngata (2005) Ellis (2006, 2007) Reed (2008) Paea (2009, 2010) Lotulelei (2011) Sutton (2012, 2013) Orchard (2014) Buckner (2015) Thomas (2016) Vea (2017) Gaines (2018) Anae (2019) Thibodeaux (2020) Tafua (2021) Tuipulotu (2022) Latu (2023)

Morris Trophy winners

Offense

Foster (1980)
Foster (1981)
Matthews (1982)
Zimmerman (1983)
Lynch (1984)
Bregel (1985)
Villa (1986)
McDaniel (1987)
Tofflemire (1988)
Brostek (1989)
Harlow (1990)
Kennedy (1991, 1992)
Steussie (1993)
Boselli (1994)
Ogden (1995)
Sapp (1996)
Kreutz (1997)
Scott (1998)
Claridge (1999)
Ward (2000)
Jones (2001)
Harris (2002)
J. Rogers (2003)
Snyder (2004)
O'Callaghan (2005)
R. Kalil (2006)
Mack (2007, 2008)
Brown (2009)
Smith (2010)
M. Kalil (2011)
Yankey (2012)
Su'a-Filo (2013)
Peat (2014)
Garnett (2015)
Asiata (2016)
Crosby (2017)
McGary (2018)
Sewell (2019)
Vera-Tucker (2020)
Ford (2021)
Vorhees (2022)
Fautanu (2023)

Defense

Goldsmith (1980)
Jenkins (1981)
Achica (1982)
Millard (1983)
Holmes (1984)
E. Howard (1985)
R. Rogers (1986)
Wells (1987, 1988)
Tuaolo (1989)
Emtman (1990, 1991)
Waldrop (1992)
Farr (1993)
Eaton (1994)
Bruschi (1995)
Russell (1996)
Staat (1997)
Breckterfield (1998)
W. Howard (1999)
Carter (2000)
Coleman (2001)
Suggs (2002)
Ball (2003)
Swancutt (2004)
Ngata (2005)
Ellis (2006, 2007)
Reed (2008)
Paea (2009, 2010)
Lotulelei (2011)
Sutton (2012, 2013)
Orchard (2014)
Buckner (2015)
Thomas (2016)
Vea (2017)
Gaines (2018)
Anae (2019)
Thibodeaux (2020)
Tafua (2021)
Tuipulotu (2022)
Latu (2023)

v t e Cincinnati Bengals 1989 NFL draft selections
Eric Ball Fred Childress Erik Wilhelm Kerry Owens Rob Woods Natu Tuatagaloa Craig Taylor Kendal Smith Chris Chenault Richard Stephens Cornell Holloway Bob Jean Dana Wells Scott Jones