The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
2020 Football Roster
Sidney Wells
- Prev School:
- Mississippi Gulf Coast
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 325
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Clinton, Miss.
- High School:
- Clinton
AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR (2022):
First Team All-Conference USA…. Started in all 13 games at right tackle for the top offensive line unit in Conference USA…Helped UAB rush for 235.3 yards per game which is 8th nationally…UAB rushed for over 215 yards in ten of 13 games…Member of the O-line unit that selected for the Joe Moore Award Midseason Honor Roll…Paved the way for record-setting running back DeWayne McBride, who led the nation in rushing.
AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR (2021):
Outland Trophy Preseason Watch List...Utilized his extra year of eligibility due to COVID-19...Used a medical redshirt year after sustaining a season-ending injury in the fourth game of the season.
AS A SENIOR (2020):
First Team All-Conference USA... Started all nine of UAB's games... Part of a Blazer offensive line that allowed only four sacks on the season, the fewest in Conference USA and fourth-fewest in the nation... Helped UAB's running backs rush for 1,800 yards on the season, good for an average of 200 yards per game.
AS A JUNIOR (2019):
Started all 14 games for the Blazers… Part of an offensive line unit that helped the Blazers rush for over 2,000 yards and score 16 touchdowns on the ground.
Played at Mississippi Gulf coast from 2017-18... Blocked for a team that finished 7-2 in 2018 and averaged 211.6 rushing yards per game ... Offense averaged 36.7 points per game and 412.1 yards per game overall ... MGC finished 5-4 in 2017.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Helped lead Clinton to a 6A State Championship as a senior... Named Second Team All-State.
PERSONAL:
Son of Lacianna Wells... Born April 6, 1999... Majoring in Kinesiology.
