Beanie Wells Will Enter NFL Draft

Friday, January 9, 2009 -- NFL teams in need of a young and talented running back got some good news today. Chris “Beanie” Wells of soccer jerseys
the Ohio State Buckeyes has decided to forgo his senior season and has declared for the NFL 2009 Draf


Wells in College
Wells was a second-team All-Big Ten club member this year and ended his college career fourth in all-time rushing yards at OSU with 3,382. He should be one of Soccer jerseys
the top two running backs in the April draft with Georgia’s Knowshon Moreno, who opted for the draft on Wednesday, being the other.


It looked as though Wells could be a Heisman Trophy winner this season, but his candidacy was derailed when he suffered an injury to his right foot/toe in the first game of NBA Jerseys
the season versus Youngstown State. Wells, who missed three games including OSU’s loss to USC, returned to play in the last nine games of the season.
Wells Injured
However, Well will have something to prove prior to becoming a pro. He has been injured numerous times in NBA jerseys his college career and left the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl against Texas early in quarter four with a concussion.

At Ohio State University, Wells finished behind Archie Griffin (1972-75 with 5,589 yards), Eddie George (1992- 1995 with 3,768 yards) and Tim Spencer (1979- 82 with 3,553 yards).

After the Tostitos Bowl, which the Buckeyes lost 21- 24, Wells seemed to leave the door open to returning to the Buckeyes. In the Ugg Boots
game, he gained 106 yards rushing and 21 yards receiving. But in the last 24 hours, the powerful running back made his decision to turn pro.
Wells Leaving
Head coach Jim Tressel noted a month ago that Wells’ might move to the pro ranks. In a recent statement, Tressel said, "Ohio State football will miss Beanie's big runs, but we will also miss his big smile. He has been a tremendous teammate and one of the all-time great performers in the greatest rivalry in college football."


If he can keep injury free, Wells could become a major force in Cheap Ugg Boots
the NFL. The Detroit Lions look to have the first pick in this season's draft and could go for Wells. The Cleveland Browns are another franchise that could benefit from his power.