Omni Wells

#22 · RB · Sr. · South Alabama5′10″ · 200 lb · Moss Point, MS

Omni Wells: RB · South Alabama · #22.

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Omni Wells

RB · South Alabama · Sr · #22

Wins in space out of the backfield. The two seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Mike Leach and Kane Wommack. On tape: 85 rushing yards against UL Monroe, Week 7, 2022.

Style of play

Play style

Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2022	South Alabama	57	242	4.2	0	44
2021	Mississippi State	--	--	--	--	--
Career		57	242	4.2	0	44

Season	Team
2022	South Alabama	13	67	5.2	17
2021	Mississippi State	2	43	21.5	40
Career		15	110	7.3	40

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 48-7vs Nicholls	5	23	4.6	8
Wk 2	W 38-24@ Central Michigan	2	2	1.0	1
Wk 3	L 31-32@ UCLA	1	2	2.0	2
Wk 4	W 38-14vs Louisiana Tech	4	19	4.8	12
Wk 5	W 20-17@ Louisiana	1	4	4.0	4
Wk 7	W 41-34vs UL Monroe	17	85	5.0	44	Season-high 85 yds
Wk 8	L 6-10vs Troy	4	21	5.3	11
Wk 9	W 31-3@ Arkansas State	2	1	0.5	2
Wk 10	W 38-31@ Georgia Southern	3	18	6.0	13
Wk 11	W 38-21vs Texas State	2	5	2.5	3
Wk 12	W 27-20@ Southern Miss	5	14	2.8	7
Wk 13	W 27-20vs Old Dominion	9	40	4.4	20
Bowl	L 23-44vs Western Kentucky	2	8	4.0	4
Total		57	242	4.2	44

Signature game

Week 7 · 2022

W 41-34

vs UL Monroe

85 rush yds (17 car)

Edged out UL Monroe at home in a shootout.

With C. Bradley — 420 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 76.2 · C. Lacy — 12 rec · 133 yds · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 7 · UL Monroe · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +3.81Omni Wells run for 44 yds to the LaMon 33 for a
Week 10 · Georgia Southern · 3rd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +3.03Carter Bradley pass complete to Omni Wells for 17 yds to the GeoSo 37 for a
Week 12 · Southern Miss · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +1.83Carter Bradley pass complete to Omni Wells for 10 yds to the SoMis 43 for a
Week 13 · Old Dominion · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.66Omni Wells run for 20 yds to the ODU 8 for a
Week 7 · UL Monroe · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.63Omni Wells run for 11 yds to the SAlab 36 for a
Week 10 · Georgia Southern · 3rd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +1.55Omni Wells run for 13 yds to the GeoSo 20 for a

4 more plays

Week 1 · Western Kentucky · 3rd and 2 · Q3 · EPA +1.44Omni Wells run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Week 10 · Georgia Southern · 2nd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +1.42Carter Bradley pass complete to Omni Wells for 9 yds to the SAlab 35 for a
Week 7 · UL Monroe · 2nd and 1 · Q3 · EPA −1.28Omni Wells run for no gain to the SAlab 34
Week 12 · Southern Miss · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA +1.15Omni Wells run for 1 yd to the SAlab 28 for a

Rushing profile

Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security

How he gets his yards, and how often it works

57 car · 242 yds · 0 TD

55 of 57 carries matched to play-by-play

Success rate

28%53 carries

Stuffed

0 or fewer yds

15%of carries

8 carries

Grind

1–3 yds

44%of carries

24 carries

Chunk

4–9 yds

31%of carries

17 carries

Explosive

10+ yds

11%of carries

6 carries

4.2 yds/carry on 57 carries · 11% explosive (10+ yds) · 28% success rate.

Teams and coaches

2021Mississippi State7-6HC: Mike Leach · Pass-heavy, fast tempo

2022South Alabama10-3HC: Kane Wommack · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 34 (#281 of 317). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2022 season

34Below cohort / limited sample #281 of 317 · 2022?

12 metrics · season cumulative

2022 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: td rate (3rd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / carry#298 / 398 · 25th pct

4.5

Explosive rate#323 / 398 · 19th pct

3.6%

EPA / carry#336 / 398 · 16th pct

0.01

Success rate#363 / 398 · 9th pct

34.5%

TD rate#375 / 398 · 3rd pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (7)

Receptions#132 / 338 · 60th pct

Long run#181 / 346 · 47th pct

Rec yards#195 / 338 · 42nd pct

Yards / carry#266 / 346 · 21st pct

4.2

Carries#282 / 346 · 18th pct

Rush yards#309 / 346 · 11th pct

242

Rush TDs#322 / 346 · 4th pct

Season trend

EPA / carry— first qualifying season

Success rate— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Yards / carry— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2022. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home6g	32.2	4.4	0.0
Road6g	6.8	2.7	0.0

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	20.4	3.6	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	16.5	3.6	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2022 season

Head Coach

Kane Wommack

Pass share

47.5%

446 pass / 492 run

Plays / game

72.2

13 games

Team sack rate

5.2%

477 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

57 carries and 13 catches in 13 games

Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

34 · #281 of 317 RBs · 2022

Omni Wells

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Style of play

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Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Rushing profile

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

57 carries and 13 catches in 13 games

Three seasons, two schools

Moves

2022 13 games