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Player Dossier
2018-2021Colorado
Carson Wells
LB • 6'4" • 250 lbs • Bushnell, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Carson Wells shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
77
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Colorado
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Colorado
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arizona
Player Story
Carson Wells built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a linebacker from Bushnell, FL wearing No. 26, spending time with Colorado. The clearest part of Carson Wells' career was his defensive production: 154...
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- Committed To
- Colorado
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Carson Wells, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Colorado. Carson Wells shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 154
- TFL
- 39
- Sacks
- 17.5
- QB hurries
- 13
- Passes defended
- 9
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Carson Wells quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Colorado · LB
- Career Tackles
- 154
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · Colorado
- Top game
- Arizona
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · South Sumter · Colorado
- High school pipeline
- South Sumter · 15 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 26 · Junior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 51 tackles · LB 295th (top 24%) · Pac-12 53rd (top 10%) · National 592nd (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Colorado | 11 | 25 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 5 | - | 0 | 50.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Colorado | 9 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31.3 |
| 2020 Postseason | Colorado | 6 | 6 | 2.5 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 86.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Colorado | 6 | 31 | 13.5 | 4.5 | - | 4 | 0 | 86.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Colorado | 12 | 51 | 13.5 | 5.5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 68.5 |
Related Context
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Carson Wells played LB for Colorado. Across 4 tracked seasons, Carson Wells recorded 154 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Colorado.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
Colorado paired 27.5 primary output with 70.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 39.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Washington
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Colorado
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2.6
Efficiency
39.4
Usage
14.6
Consistency
34.7
Best Game by takeover score
Washington
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northern Colorado: 1. Texas A&M: 2. Minnesota: 2. Arizona State: 0.5. USC: 3. Arizona: 6. California: 1. Oregon: 1. Oregon State: 4. UCLA: 1.5. Washington: 9. Utah: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northern Colorado: 2 by 18.3. Texas A&M: 1 by 24.2. Minnesota: 1 by 24.2. Arizona State: 5 by 25.8. USC: 3 by 42.5. Arizona: 4 by 66.7. California: 4 by 26.7. Oregon: 3 by 22.5. Oregon State: 7 by 69.2. UCLA: 6 by 40. Washington: 7 by 79.2. Utah: 8 by 33.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins5 · Games = 4 · +3.6 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · Games = 8 · -3.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Washington
Best efficiency game
79.2 vs Washington
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/26 | @ Utah | L 13-28 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Washington2+ sacks · Splash game | W 20-17 | 7 | 7 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 11/14 | @ UCLA | L 20-44 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Oregon StateSplash game | W 37-34 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Oregon | L 29-52 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ California | L 3-26 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | vs ArizonaSplash game | W 34-0 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs USCSplash game | L 14-37 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/26 | @ Arizona State | L 13-35 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs MinnesotaSplash game | L 0-30 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Texas A&MSplash game | L 7-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Northern Colorado | W 35-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Carson Wells story
Carson Wells built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a linebacker from Bushnell, FL wearing No. 26, spending time with Colorado. The clearest part of Carson Wells' career was his defensive production: 154 tackles, 39 tackles for loss, 17.5 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Colorado. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Carson Wells' production has multiple signals. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Colorado.
The arc is straightforward: Carson Wells 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
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Colorado
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20182019202020202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Colorado | 16 | 24 | 9.5 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Colorado | 7 | 26.8 | 7.3 | -9 |
| 2020 Postseason | Colorado | 27.5 | 70.7 | 19.5 | 20.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Colorado | 27.5 | 70.7 | 19.5 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Colorado | 31 | 39.4 | 14.6 | 3.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Arizona
Week 14 · W 24-13 · Conference game
Win with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5.5
Havoc Plays
98.6 takeover
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 98.6 takeover score.
#2
vs Washington
Week 12 · W 20-17 · Conference game
9
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
9 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Utah
Week 15 · L 21-38 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
88.6 takeover
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.6 takeover score.
#4
@ Stanford
Week 11 · W 35-32 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
88.6 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.6 takeover score.
#5
vs San Diego State
Week 13 · W 20-10
5
Havoc Plays
87.2 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Postseason · Colorado
27.5 primary output · 70.7 efficiency · 19.5 usage
86.7
#2
2020 Regular Season · Colorado
86.7
27.5 primary · 70.7 efficiency · 19.5 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Colorado
68.5
31 primary · 39.4 efficiency · 14.6 usage
Milestones
12
Impact games
19
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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