# Ray Wells > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ray_Wells > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ray_Wells.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Wells > Source revision: 1349164215 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American football player (born 1980)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Ray Wells | image = Ray Wells.jpg | upright = .9 |caption=Wells with the [Tennessee Titans](/source/Tennessee_Titans) in 2003 | number = 56, 59 | position = [Linebacker](/source/Linebacker) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|8|20}} | birth_place = [Oakland, California](/source/Oakland%2C_California), U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lbs = 234 | high_school = [Mount Miguel](/source/Mount_Miguel_High_School)
([Spring Valley, California](/source/Spring_Valley%2C_San_Diego_County%2C_California)) | college = [Mesa CC](/source/Mesa_Thunderbirds_football) (1999–2000)
[Arizona](/source/Arizona_Wildcats_football) (2001–2002) | undraftedyear = 2003 | pastteams = * [San Francisco 49ers](/source/San_Francisco_49ers) ({{NFL Year|2003}})* * [Tennessee Titans](/source/Tennessee_Titans) ({{NFL Year|2003}}) * San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|2004}}) * [Denver Broncos](/source/Denver_Broncos) ({{NFL Year|2006}})* | highlights = * First-team [All-Pac-10](/source/List_of_All-Pac-12_Conference_football_teams) ([2002](/source/2002_All-Pacific-10_Conference_football_team)) | pfr = W/WellRa21 }} '''Raymond Eugene Wells''' (born August 20, 1980) is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) [linebacker](/source/linebacker) who played two seasons in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL) with the [Tennessee Titans](/source/Tennessee_Titans) and [San Francisco 49ers](/source/San_Francisco_49ers). He played [college football](/source/college_football) at the [University of Arizona](/source/University_of_Arizona). He was also a member of the [Denver Broncos](/source/Denver_Broncos). ==Early life and college== Raymond Eugene Wells was born on August 20, 1980, in [Oakland, California](/source/Oakland%2C_California).{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/w/well03880.html | title=Ray Wells | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=8 May 2025}} He attended [Mount Miguel High School](/source/Mount_Miguel_High_School) in [Spring Valley, California](/source/Spring_Valley%2C_San_Diego_County%2C_California). Wells first played [college football](/source/college_football) at [Mesa Community College](/source/Mesa_Community_College) from 1999 to 2000. He was then a two-year [letterman](/source/letterman_(sports)) for the [Arizona Wildcats](/source/Arizona_Wildcats_football) of the [University of Arizona](/source/University_of_Arizona) from 2001 to 2002. ==Professional career== Wells was signed by the [San Francisco 49ers](/source/San_Francisco_49ers) on May 2, 2003 after going undrafted in the [2003 NFL draft](/source/2003_NFL_draft). He was released by the 49ers on August 31, 2003.{{cite web|url=http://www.kffl.com/player/7674/nfl/news |title=Raymond Wells |publisher=kffl.com |access-date=September 6, 2014 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205041609/http://www.kffl.com/player/7674/nfl/news |archive-date=December 5, 2014 }} Wells signed with the [Tennessee Titans](/source/Tennessee_Titans) on September 2, 2003. He played in all 16 games for the Titans during the 2003 season, recording eight solo tackles, three assisted tackles, and one fumble recovery. He also appeared in two playoff games that year, posting one solo tackle and one assisted tackle.{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WellRa21.htm | title=Ray Wells | publisher=[Pro Football Reference](/source/Pro_Football_Reference) | accessdate=8 May 2025}} Wells was released by the Titans on September 7, 2004. Wells was signed by the 49ers on October 13, 2004.{{cite web | url=http://www.nfl.com/transactions?transactionMonth=10&transactionYear=2004&transactionTeamAbbr=SF&prevTransactionMonth=0&prevTransactionYear=0&prevTransactionTeamAbbr= | title=NFL Transactions Report | work=nfl.com | access-date=September 6, 2014}} He was released by the 49ers on October 20 and re-signed on October 25, 2004. Overall, he played in six games for San Francisco during the 2004 season, totaling two assisted tackles. Wells was released on September 3, 2005. Wells signed with the [Denver Broncos](/source/Denver_Broncos) on April 20, 2006.{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=nfl&id=2415848 | title=Broncos sign linebacker Ray Wells to three year deal | publisher=[ESPN](/source/ESPN) | date=April 20, 2006 | access-date=September 6, 2014}} He was released by the Broncos on September 2, 2006. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=wellsray001 Stats Crew profile] *[http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=59709&draftyear=2003&genpos=ILB NFL Draft Scout] *{{commonscatinline}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wells, Ray}} Category:Living people Category:1980 births Category:Players of American football from Oakland, California Category:American football linebackers Category:Mesa Thunderbirds football players Category:Arizona Wildcats football players Category:Tennessee Titans players Category:San Francisco 49ers players Category:Denver Broncos players Category:21st-century African-American sportsmen Category:20th-century African-American sportsmen Category:21st-century American sportsmen Category:20th-century American sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ray Wells](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Wells) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Wells?action=history)). 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