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Tennessee football: Top five NFL careers of Vols drafted in final round

By Caleb Calhoun

DETROIT, MI - NOVEMBER 24: Scott Wells #63 of the Green Bay Packers watches the action from the sidelines during the game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on November 24, 2011 in Detroit, Michigan. The Packers defeated the Lions 27-15. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI - NOVEMBER 24: Scott Wells #63 of the Green Bay Packers watches the action from the sidelines during the game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on November 24, 2011 in Detroit, Michigan. The Packers defeated the Lions 27-15. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images) /
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Offensive Lineman. 2004: Pick 251. Pick Analysis. Scott Wells. 1. player. 49. Scouting Report

We already mentioned Chad Clifton as Tennessee football’s greatest second-round draft pick because of his tenure on the Green Bay Packers’ offensive line. Well, Clifton was joined in 2004 by another Vol up front in Scott Wells.

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Green Bay sure does know its offensive linemen from UT. As a center, Wells was the anchor for Casey Clausen and the passing game in 2003. He was a great pass protecter, but injuries at running back and no quality receiver made it hard for the Vols to ever establish a running game on a team that went 10-3 and won a share of the SEC East, which is why his draft stock fell.

Wells was a compensatory draft pick. Yes, he was taken that late. Well, after appearing in five games in 2004, the 6’2″ 302-pound center became the regular starter in 2005. He needed to develop, but he got much better and was a huge part of the loaded team that helped Brett Favre’s resurgence in 2007. Then he joined Clifton in helping with the transition to Aaron Rodgers.

As Rodgers’ center, Wells started four seasons, winning the Super Bowl in 2010 and making a Pro Bowl in 2011, blocking well enough for him to win MVP and for Matt Flynn to even earn a huge contract after he threw six touchdown passes against the playoff-bound Detroit Lions. Simply put, the guy was a star. He spent his final three years as the starting center for the St. Louis Rams.

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When his career was over, Wells had a Super Bowl ring as a starter, made a Pro Bowl, and had 11 years in the pros on his resume, appearing in 146 games and starting 135 of them. Yeah, he was a steal, and he’s the greatest pro player from Tennessee football ever taken in the last round of the NFL Draft. It’s not really even close.

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