Week 5 Stats: 3 rushes, 101 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 3 receptions, 55 receiving yards, 1 kick return, 7 kick return yards
Wells made a big play in the fourth quarter to keep the Sharks in the game in an eventual 31-28 loss to conference foe Duquesne on Saturday. Entering LIU’s NEC opener with 33 yards on the ground, the Kissimmee, FL broke out and tripled that season total after running for 101 yards on three carries in the Sharks’ last-second loss to the Dukes. The junior wide receiver sent a hometown crowd into a frenzy in the fourth quarter when he crafted a 90-yard touchdown run — the longest play from the line of scrimmage in the league this season — to knot up the game with 3:33 remaining in regulation. That play would eventually be spoiled in the final seconds by Brian Bruzdewicz’s last-second field goal. Wells racked up 171 all-purpose yards in the defeat after tacking on seven kick return yards and 55 receiving yards on three catches. This is his first NEC Offensive Player of the Week honor, and the first for an LIU player this season.