Player Career

David Wells Jr. Career Story

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

Player Story

David Wells Jr. story

David Wells Jr. built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Lakewood, WA wearing No. 1, spending time with Oregon State. The clearest part of David Wells Jr.'s career was his receiving role: 51 catches, 551 receiving yards, 5 touchdowns, and 37 rushing yards across 17 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Oregon State. 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 37 rushing yards and 226 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 17 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Oregon State.

The arc is straightforward: David Wells Jr. 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

    Oregon State

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonOregon State6405.6
2024 Regular SeasonOregon State795510.273
2025 Regular SeasonOregon State46659.419.7387

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2026Oregon State to TulsaG5/FCS to G5/FCS19.6Jan 13, 2026

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs No. 135 Sam Houston

Week 11 · L 17-21

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

112

Receiving Yards

94.3 takeover

112 receiving yards with a 83 efficiency score.

#2

@ No. 3 Texas Tech

Week 3 · L 14-45 · Ranked opponent

103

Receiving Yards

90.7 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

103 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Idaho State

Week 1 · W 38-15

63

Receiving Yards

86.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

63 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs No. 52 Wake Forest

Week 7 · L 14-39

58

Receiving Yards

72.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

58 receiving yards with a 64.4 efficiency score.

#5

@ No. 104 Tulsa

Week 12 · L 14-31

61

Receiving Yards

70.9 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

61 receiving yards with a 58.1 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Regular Season · Oregon State

466 primary output · 59.4 efficiency · 19.7 usage

67.6

#2

2024 Regular Season · Oregon State

32.3

79 primary · 55 efficiency · 10.2 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Oregon State

27.5

6 primary · 40 efficiency · 5.6 usage

Milestones

2

100+ receiving yards

1

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games