Joel Wells
Joel Whitlock Wells
Born: November 26, 1935
Columbia, SC USA
Deceased: September 4, 2022
Position: HB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 200
College: Clemson
High School: Dreher (Columbia, SC)
Career: 1957-1961
Drafted: 1957 in Round 2, #18 overall by the Green Bay Packers
Joel Wells played from 1957 to 1961 during his career with the Montreal Alouettes and New York Giants. Wells ran for 1,862 yards in his career on 396 attempts, scoring 13 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 101 passes for 1,134 yards and 5 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 33 | 8.2 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 140.6 |
| 1958 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | 118.8 |
| 1959 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 53.8 |
| CFL | 10 | 7 | 70.0 | 80 | 8.0 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | ||
| Totals | 10 | 7 | 70.0 | 80 | 8.0 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 92 | 463 | 5.0 | 41 | 3 |
| 1958 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 134 | 722 | 5.4 | 25 | 6 |
| 1959 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 105 | 461 | 4.4 | 63 | 3 |
| 1961 | NFL New York Giants | 65 | 216 | 3.3 | 17 | 1 |
| CFL | 331 | 1646 | 5.0 | 63 | 12 | |
| NFL | 65 | 216 | 3.3 | 17 | 1 | |
| Totals | 396 | 1862 | 4.7 | 63 | 13 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 18 | 299 | 16.6 | 76 | 1 |
| 1958 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 42 | 414 | 9.9 | 28 | 2 |
| 1959 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 35 | 390 | 11.1 | 53 | 1 |
| 1961 | NFL New York Giants | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 19 | 1 |
| CFL | 95 | 1103 | 11.6 | 76 | 4 | |
| NFL | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 19 | 1 | |
| Totals | 101 | 1134 | 11.2 | 76 | 5 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1959 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL New York Giants | 17 | 90 | 5.3 | 18 | 0 |
| CFL | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 | |
| NFL | 17 | 90 | 5.3 | 18 | 0 | |
| Totals | 20 | 94 | 4.7 | 18 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1958 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 17 | 424 | 24.9 | 50 | 0 |
| 1959 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 23 | 395 | 17.2 | 33 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL New York Giants | 12 | 273 | 22.8 | 49 | 0 |
| CFL | 44 | 859 | 19.5 | 50 | 0 | |
| NFL | 12 | 273 | 22.8 | 49 | 0 | |
| Totals | 56 | 1132 | 20.2 | 50 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1958 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 33 | 0 |
| CFL | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 33 | 0 | |
| Totals | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 33 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1957 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| 1958 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||
| 1959 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| 1961 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| CFL | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | |
| NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Totals | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 10 | 0 |
| 1958 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 14 | 0 |
| 1959 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 11 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | New York Giants | 14 | 0 |
Honors
1958 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1958 - CFL Shrine East All-Star
