Notes: The first WSU football player ever to be a three-year captain ... finished career with 52.5 tackles for loss (0.5 behind school record) ... started 41 of 42 career games (let senior back-up start season finale in 2002) ... had a tackle for loss in his final 11 games.

2005: Selected Second Team All-Northwest Region by D2Football.com ... named to the All-GLIAC First Team ... led the GLIAC and was 19th in the country in tackles for loss per game (1.55) ... was tied-for-third inthe GLIAC and was 21st nationally in sacks per game (0.80) ... selected team co-captain for the third consecutive year ... started all 10 games ... led WSU with two tackles for loss (including a sack) vs. Northwood and had a season-high eight (5-3) total tackles ... recorded two tackles for loss at Saginaw Valley ... had two sacks and a pass break-up at Northern Michigan ... recorded 1.5 tackles for loss versus Indianapolis ... had a 91-yard interception return for a touchdown against Findlay (the longest for WSU since 1981) and also a sack ... recorded five solo tackles including a sack at Ashland ... made six tackles including two for loss against Gannon ... recorded a sack and forced fumble at Hillsdale ... had at least three tackles in every game ... had or shared a sack in eight of the 10 games ... played on the punt coverage team ... selected WSU's co-Defensive Player of the Week for the Ashland game ... served as a team co-captain.

2004: Named to the All-GLIAC Second Team for the third consecutive year ... started 31 of the last 32 games at defensive end ... made a career-high 12 tackles (5-7) versus Saginaw Valley including two for loss and a pass break-up ... had a sack and forced a fumble at Indianapolis ... made 11 tackles (8-3) vs. Grand Valley including four solo for loss ... recorded a pass break-up, a sack and blocked an extra point at Findlay ... had two tackles for loss (including a sack), a pass break-up and two quarterback hurries against Ashland ... led the team in tackles for loss (11), sacks (5.5) and quarterback hurries (4) ... tied for team-high totals with two blocked kicks and two forced fumbles ... played on the punt return, punt coverage and kickoff coverage teams.

2003: Selected to the All-GLIAC Second Team ... started all 11 games at left defensive end ... had a season-high two sacks against Gannon ... had at least two tackles for loss in five games ... made a season-high nine tackles (2-7) at Grand Valley ... forced a fumble versus Ferris State ... led the squad with nine sacks ... was tied-for-third on the team with 13 tackles for loss ... led all WSU defensive linemen with 45 tackles.

2002: Earned All-GLIAC Second Team accolades ... started the first 10 games at defensive end (senior Shaun Holiday started the season finale) ... had five total tackles including one sack (-10 yards) in which he forced a fumble at Northern Iowa ... had five tackles for loss including two QB sacks at Findlay along with a season-high seven tackles (3-4) ... had a sack and fumble recovery at Ferris State ... had three tackles for loss at Hillsdale for a season-high -25 yards ... led the squad in tackles for loss (19) and sacks (9) ... voted WSU's Defensive Rookie of the Year.

2001: Redshirted.

High School: A 1997 graduate of Hamtramck ... was a four-year letterwinner for coach Don Mullen ... was a running back and strong safety for the Cosmos ... earned all-state, all-area and all-city honors in 1995 and 1996 ... was a three-time All-League selection ... rushed for over 1,500 yards as a senior ... also participated in baseball and basketball.

Personal: Full name--V. Leo Shepard Wells ... born March 14, 1979, in Detroit ... son of Robert and Sharon Wells ... is an elementary education major.

Wells' Career Statistics

		Tackles
Year	GP	Solo	Asst.	Total	TFL-Yds	Sac-Yds	FR-Yds	FF	Int-Yds
2002	11	25	20	45	16-73	8-47	1-0	1	0-0
2003	11	19	26	45	10-66	7.5-59	0-0	1	0-0
2004	10	30	21	51	11-48	5.5-36	0-0	2	0-0
2005	10	32	19	51	15.5-56	8-38	0-0	1	1-91
Career	42	106	86	192	52.5-243	29-180	1-0	5	1-91