Player Career

Chris Wellington Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Chris Wellington story

Chris Wellington built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a wide receiver from Woodland Hills, CA wearing No. 14, spending time with Nevada. The clearest part of Chris Wellington's career was his receiving role: 82 catches, 1,136 receiving yards, 7 touchdowns, and 177 rushing yards across 33 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2008 with Nevada. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 177 rushing yards and 71 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 33 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Nevada.

The arc is straightforward: Chris Wellington moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Nevada

    2007-2010

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200720082008200920092010
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2007 Regular SeasonNevada3055.67.6
2008 PostseasonNevada63279.417.8602
2008 Regular SeasonNevada63279.417.80
2009 PostseasonNevada32781.519.1-305
2009 Regular SeasonNevada32781.519.10
2010 Regular SeasonNevada1476912.7-180

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ New Mexico State

Week 12 · W 63-20 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

75

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

75 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Louisiana Tech

Week 14 · W 35-31 · Conference game

93

Receiving Yards

92.5 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

93 receiving yards with a 77.5 efficiency score.

#3

vs San José State

Week 6 · W 35-13 · Conference game

53

Receiving Yards

83.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

53 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ UNLV

Week 5 · W 49-27

77

Receiving Yards

81.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

77 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Boise State

Week 13 · L 34-41 · Conference game

68

Receiving Yards

81.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

68 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2008 Postseason · Nevada

632 primary output · 79.4 efficiency · 17.8 usage

77.7

#2

2008 Regular Season · Nevada

77.7

632 primary · 79.4 efficiency · 17.8 usage

#3

2009 Postseason · Nevada

65.8

327 primary · 81.5 efficiency · 19.1 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

1

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games