Michael Wells

Second-Team All-American - Phil Steele · Third-Team All-American - Stats Perform · Third-Team All-American - SI.com · Honorable-Mention All-American - Associated Press · First-Team All-MVFC Played in all 13 games and made 10 starts as a defensive end...was credited with 50 total tackles - 25 solos and 25 assists...had 15 TFLs, highlighted by an impressive 10.5 sacks...also had 11 QB hurries, four pass breakups, three fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles...credited with a sack in seven different games...had a monster game against Indiana State recording 10 tackles (five solos, five assists), four TFLs and 3.5 sacks for 26 yards in losses...also had a QB hurry against the Sycamores...had seven tackles in win at UNI, with four solos and three assists...against Yale in the playoffs, had three tackles, two of which were sacks...added four QB hurries and three pass breakups against the Bulldogs...had five tackles at Michigan State (three solos and two assists)...had five stops against RMU, highlighted by two solos...credited with four stops against Illinois State...against Southern Illinois, had four tackles, including three solos...had two TFLs for 13 yards and a sack for an eight-yard loss...forced fumbles against the Salukis and Panthers...recovered fumbles against Mercyhurst and Robert Morris...had two QB hurries against the Lakers. Played in all 12 games and made four starts at linebacker...started first three games of the season and final contest vs. UNI...credited with 23 tackles, including 13 solo stops...had 4.5 TFLs and forced a fumble...opened the season with four tackles at Villanova, including three solo stops...had three tackles in four games...had a tackle for a 13-yard loss vs. Indiana State...forced a fumble vs. Valparaiso. Played in 12 games as a reserve on defense and member of special teams...was credited with five tackles...had four solo stops...had tackles in five contests...recorded stops against Valparaiso, Robert Morris, South Dakota, Missouri State and Duquesne. Played in three games...saw action against Indiana State, Western Illinois and South Dakota...had a solo tackle against South Dakota. Helped lead New Castle to its first playoff win since 2016...played linebacker and wide receiver as a senior...saw time at quarterback during career...coach was Joe Cowart...also a standout basketball player...was a third-team all-state selection last year. Is the 2026-27 recipient of the Chris and Ann-Marie Adams Scholarship, the Jamaine Cook "Hope" Scholarship.and the David and Cynthia Yakubovic Memorial Scholarship endowment.