Joel WellsWells, Joel WhitlockHeight: 6-1 Weight: 198 Born: November 26, 1935 Columbia, SC Died: September 4, 2022 Spartanburg, SC High School: Dreher (Columbia, SC) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Clemson | |
| 1954 | Clemson | Lettered |
| 1955 | Clemson | Lettered |
| 1956 | Clemson | Lettered |
| Draft: 2nd round (18th overall) 1957 Green Bay Packers |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 Montreal Alouettes (IRFU)1957 MTL IRFU | 86 | HB | 10 | |
| 1958 Montreal Alouettes (IRFU)1958 MTL IRFU | 86 | OHB | 14 | |
| 1959 Montreal Alouettes (IRFU)1959 MTL IRFU | 86 | OHB-DB | 11 | |
| 1961 New York Giants (NFL)1961 NYG NFL | 28 | HB-FL | 14 | 3 |
| 1 Year (NFL)1 Year NFL | 14 | 3 | ||
| 3 Years (CFL)3 Years CFL | 35 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 11/27/1956 | 1957 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1957 GB NFL |
| Signed | 1/5/1957 | 1957 Montreal Alouettes (IRFU)1957 MTL IRFU |
| Free Agent | 1959 Montreal Alouettes (IRFU)1959 MTL IRFU | |
| Negotiation Rights Traded | 1961 New York Giants (NFL)1961 NYG NFL | |
| Signed | 4/6/1961 | 1961 New York Giants (NFL)1961 NYG NFL |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1962 | 1961 New York Giants (NFL)1961 NYG NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 New York Giants (NFL)1961 NYG NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1957 Montreal Alouettes (IRFU)1957 MTL IRFU | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1958 Montreal Alouettes (IRFU)1958 MTL IRFU | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| 1959 Montreal Alouettes (IRFU)1959 MTL IRFU | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 Montreal Alouettes (IRFU)1957 MTL IRFU | 92 | 463 | 5.0 | 41 | 3 | ||||
| 1958 Montreal Alouettes (IRFU)1958 MTL IRFU | 134 | 722 | 5.4 | 25 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1959 Montreal Alouettes (IRFU)1959 MTL IRFU | 105 | 461 | 4.4 | 63 | 3 | ||||
| 1961 New York Giants (NFL)1961 NYG NFL | 65 | 216 | 3.3 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 65 | 216 | 3.3 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 Montreal Alouettes (IRFU)1957 MTL IRFU | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 33 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 15 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 140.6 | |||
| 1958 Montreal Alouettes (IRFU)1958 MTL IRFU | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 118.8 | |
| 1959 Montreal Alouettes (IRFU)1959 MTL IRFU | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 3 | 22 | 4.4 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.8 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 10 | 7 | 70.0 | 3 | 80 | 8.0 | 11.4 | 25 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 127.1 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 New York Giants (NFL)1961 NYG NFL | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1957 Montreal Alouettes (IRFU)1957 MTL IRFU | 18 | 299 | 16.6 | 76 | 1 | |||||||
| 1958 Montreal Alouettes (IRFU)1958 MTL IRFU | 42 | 414 | 9.9 | 28 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 1959 Montreal Alouettes (IRFU)1959 MTL IRFU | 35 | 390 | 11.1 | 53 | 1 | |||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 95 | 1103 | 11.6 | 76 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 Montreal Alouettes (IRFU)1957 MTL IRFU | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1958 Montreal Alouettes (IRFU)1958 MTL IRFU | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 33 | 0 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 33 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 Montreal Alouettes (IRFU)1958 MTL IRFU | 1 | - | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 Montreal Alouettes (IRFU)1959 MTL IRFU | 2 | - | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1961 New York Giants (NFL)1961 NYG NFL | 17 | 3 | 90 | 5.3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 17 | 3 | 90 | 5.3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 Montreal Alouettes (IRFU)1957 MTL IRFU | 4 | - | 40 | 10.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1958 Montreal Alouettes (IRFU)1958 MTL IRFU | 17 | - | 424 | 24.9 | 50 | 0 | |||
| 1959 Montreal Alouettes (IRFU)1959 MTL IRFU | 23 | - | 395 | 17.2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 New York Giants (NFL)1961 NYG NFL | 12 | 273 | 22.8 | 49 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 12 | 273 | 22.8 | 49 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 44 | 859 | 19.5 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 New York Giants (NFL)1961 NYG NFL | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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