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Jersey Number 81
Antwane Wells Jr.
- Year:
- Freshman
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 200
- Hometown:
- Richmond, Va.
- High School:
- Highland Springs
- Major:
- Writing, Rhetoric and Technical Communication
Bio
JMU Career Ranking
JMU Single-Season Records
2021 as a Redshirt Freshman: Started all 14 games at wide receiver... Stats Perform FCS Second Team All-American... HERO Sports FCS Second Team and Freshman All-American... Phil Steele FCS Fourth Team and Freshman All-American... First Team All-CAA wide receiver... VaSID University Division Offensive Rookie of the Year... VaSID First Team All-State... CAA Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 13)... Had 83 receptions for 1,250 yards and 15 touchdowns… Averaged 15.1 yards per catch… Set JMU single-season records for receptions (tied with Kris Thornton), receiving yards and receiving touchdowns… Led the country in receiving touchdowns while ranking 10th in the FCS in total touchdowns (15), 16th in receiving yards per game (89.3) and 18th in receptions per game (5.9)… Also ranked fifth in CAA in scoring (6.4)… Career-high nine receptions for 134 yards at William & Mary (Nov. 13)… Career-high three touchdowns catches on nine grabs for 107 yards vs. Towson (Nov. 20)... Made eight catches for a career-high 179 yards and two scores vs. Maine (Sept. 11), which also included a career-long 73-yard catch… Tied career high with three touchdowns on six catches for 123 yards vs. Southeastern Louisiana in FCS second round (Dec. 4)… Had eight receptions for 114 yards and two touchdowns vs. Elon (Oct. 30)… Made eight catches for 76 yards and a pair of scores at Weber State (Sept. 18)… Tallied six games of at least 100 receiving yards and eight games of at least 75… Scored two or more touchdowns in five games… Reeled in five or more catches in 10 games… Had four catches of at least 40 yards… Honorable Mention Preseason All-CAA wide receiver.
2020-21 as a Freshman: Played in all eight games, making four starts at wide receiver… HERO Sports FCS Freshman All-American... VaSID First Team All-State... CAA Rookie of the Week (Mar. 1)... Had 33 receptions for 603 yards and six touchdowns, leading the team in each category… Averaged 18.3 yards per catch… Ranked ninth nationally and led CAA in receiving touchdowns… Also ranked 26th in the FCS and led league in yards per reception… Was 32nd in country and second in CAA in receiving yards per game (75.4) and eighth in CAA in receptions per contest (4.1)… Turned in two 100-yard games, including a season-high 143 receiving yards and two touchdowns on seven catches in FCS quarterfinals vs. North Dakota (May 2)… Had first career 100-yard game in FCS First Round with four receptions for 132 yards and a score vs. VMI (Apr. 24)… Had 92 yards on four catches vs. Richmond (Apr. 17)… Season-long 63-yard touchdown vs. UND… Had three catches of at least 50 yards… Scored first career touchdown vs. Robert Morris (Feb. 27)… Tallied four or more catches in five games… Had at least 85 receiving yards in five games… JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2020)... CAA Football Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2020).
2020 Spring Semester at JMU: JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Spring 2020)... CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2020).
Prior to JMU: Spent one season as a prep athlete at Fork Union.
High School: Second Team All-Metro as a senior… VHSL 5A First Team All-State as a senior… First Team All-Region as a junior and senior… First Team All-Conference as a junior and senior… First Team All-804 as a senior… Had 36 catches for 880 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior… Helped Highland Springs to two state championships in 2017 and 2018 as part of their four straight Class 5 state titles… MVP of Big River All-Star Game.
Personal: Son of Antwane Wells Sr. and Rachell Berry… Has six sisters... Majoring in writing, rhetoric and technical communication.
- 3rd in career receiving touchdowns (21)
- 9th in career receiving yards (1,853)
- 9th in career receptions (116)
JMU Single-Season Records
- JMU single-season receiving yards record (1,250)
- JMU single-season receiving touchdowns record (15)
- JMU single-season receptions record (83) – tied with teammate Kris Thornton
2021 as a Redshirt Freshman: Started all 14 games at wide receiver... Stats Perform FCS Second Team All-American... HERO Sports FCS Second Team and Freshman All-American... Phil Steele FCS Fourth Team and Freshman All-American... First Team All-CAA wide receiver... VaSID University Division Offensive Rookie of the Year... VaSID First Team All-State... CAA Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 13)... Had 83 receptions for 1,250 yards and 15 touchdowns… Averaged 15.1 yards per catch… Set JMU single-season records for receptions (tied with Kris Thornton), receiving yards and receiving touchdowns… Led the country in receiving touchdowns while ranking 10th in the FCS in total touchdowns (15), 16th in receiving yards per game (89.3) and 18th in receptions per game (5.9)… Also ranked fifth in CAA in scoring (6.4)… Career-high nine receptions for 134 yards at William & Mary (Nov. 13)… Career-high three touchdowns catches on nine grabs for 107 yards vs. Towson (Nov. 20)... Made eight catches for a career-high 179 yards and two scores vs. Maine (Sept. 11), which also included a career-long 73-yard catch… Tied career high with three touchdowns on six catches for 123 yards vs. Southeastern Louisiana in FCS second round (Dec. 4)… Had eight receptions for 114 yards and two touchdowns vs. Elon (Oct. 30)… Made eight catches for 76 yards and a pair of scores at Weber State (Sept. 18)… Tallied six games of at least 100 receiving yards and eight games of at least 75… Scored two or more touchdowns in five games… Reeled in five or more catches in 10 games… Had four catches of at least 40 yards… Honorable Mention Preseason All-CAA wide receiver.
2020-21 as a Freshman: Played in all eight games, making four starts at wide receiver… HERO Sports FCS Freshman All-American... VaSID First Team All-State... CAA Rookie of the Week (Mar. 1)... Had 33 receptions for 603 yards and six touchdowns, leading the team in each category… Averaged 18.3 yards per catch… Ranked ninth nationally and led CAA in receiving touchdowns… Also ranked 26th in the FCS and led league in yards per reception… Was 32nd in country and second in CAA in receiving yards per game (75.4) and eighth in CAA in receptions per contest (4.1)… Turned in two 100-yard games, including a season-high 143 receiving yards and two touchdowns on seven catches in FCS quarterfinals vs. North Dakota (May 2)… Had first career 100-yard game in FCS First Round with four receptions for 132 yards and a score vs. VMI (Apr. 24)… Had 92 yards on four catches vs. Richmond (Apr. 17)… Season-long 63-yard touchdown vs. UND… Had three catches of at least 50 yards… Scored first career touchdown vs. Robert Morris (Feb. 27)… Tallied four or more catches in five games… Had at least 85 receiving yards in five games… JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2020)... CAA Football Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2020).
2020 Spring Semester at JMU: JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Spring 2020)... CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2020).
Prior to JMU: Spent one season as a prep athlete at Fork Union.
High School: Second Team All-Metro as a senior… VHSL 5A First Team All-State as a senior… First Team All-Region as a junior and senior… First Team All-Conference as a junior and senior… First Team All-804 as a senior… Had 36 catches for 880 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior… Helped Highland Springs to two state championships in 2017 and 2018 as part of their four straight Class 5 state titles… MVP of Big River All-Star Game.
Personal: Son of Antwane Wells Sr. and Rachell Berry… Has six sisters... Majoring in writing, rhetoric and technical communication.
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