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American football player

Dana Wells

No. 79

Position:

Nose tackle

Personal information

Born:

(1966-08-05) August 5, 1966 (age 58)
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)
Phoenix Cardinals (1990)*

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Career highlights and awards

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

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Dana Clemmer Wells Jr. (born August 5, 1966) is an American former professional 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.

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 May 27, 2023.

v t e 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

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