Jonathan Wells (American football)

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Jonathan Wells
Date of birth:	July 21, 1979 (1979-07-21) (age 28)
Place of birth:	River Ridge, LA
Career information
Position(s):	Running back
Jersey №:	32
College:	Ohio State
NFL Draft:	2002 / Round: 4 / Pick 99
Organizations
As player:
2002-2005	Houston Texans
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Jonathan Wells (born July 21, 1979 in River Ridge, Louisiana) is an American football running back who currently plays for the Indianapolis Colts.

He played college football with the Ohio State Buckeyes. Despite starting only 15 of 45 career games, carried 479 times for 2,381 yards and 27 TDs, ranking 13th on the school’s all-time rushing yards list. He was drafted in the 2002 NFL Draft by the Houston Texans.

He played high school football at the John Curtis Christian School in his native River Ridge, Louisiana; he assisted the team in capturing 3 consecutive 4A State Championships.

He is most remembered by Buckeye fans for his 129 yards rushing 3 touchdown performance against Michigan, to help the Buckeyes beat the 11th ranked Wolverines 26-20 in Jim Tressel's first year as head coach. (2001 season) His effort helped snap an Ohio State 6 game losing streak at Michigan Stadium, getting a win there for the first time since 1987. He was named The Ohio State Buckeye's 2001 Season MVP.

[edit] Career Rushing Statistics at Ohio State

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Post Football career: Co- Founded From the Ground Up Records with fellow NFL player Charles Grant and Carlos Diaz.The label has signed multiple artists such as Titanium(American rapper),King Kun,Gangsta Luck and Solid the 1 Man Mob.The website info is www.fgurmusic.com