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Top 10 NFL careers of Tennessee football O-Linemen

By Caleb Calhoun

Raleigh McKenzie #63, Guard and Center for the Washington Redskins during the American Football Conference West game against the San Diego Chargers on 21 September 1986 at the Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California, United States. The Redskins won the game 30 - 27. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Allsport/Getty Images)
Raleigh McKenzie #63, Guard and Center for the Washington Redskins during the American Football Conference West game against the San Diego Chargers on 21 September 1986 at the Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California, United States. The Redskins won the game 30 - 27. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Allsport/Getty Images) /
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Years in NFL: 11. player. 839. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. 2000-2003. Scott Wells. 3

Teams played for:

  • Green Bay Packers, 2004-2011
  • St. Louis Rams, 2012-2014

Scott Wells spent four years as Casey Clausen’s center. He helped Tennessee football win the SEC East in 2001 while Travis Stephens set the school-record for single-season rushing yards and capture a share of it in 2003. However, a lackluster rushing attack by the Vols in 2002 and 2003 hurt his draft stock significantly.

The Green Bay Packers took Wells in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft. he became the steal of the century. At 6’2″ 302 pounds, Wells appeared in five games, starting in two of them, as a rookie. He then spent time at guard and center in 2005, appearing in all 16 games and starting in 10 of them, and in 2006 he became the full-time starting center.

However, Green Bay had missed the playoffs in 2005 and 2006, so Wells had a lot to prove. Well, in 2007, Mike McCarthy’s second year, his career took off. He helped revitalize Favre’s career and and turned rookie Ryan Grant into a superstar. The next four years, he snapped for Aaron Rodgers, winning a Super Bowl and making Grant a two-time 1,000-yard rusher.

After earning a Pro Bowl appearance in 2011, Wells left and spent his final three years with the St. Louis Rams. So his 11-year career includes 146 games, 135 starts, a Pro Bowl, a Super Bowl, the resurgence of Favre and the arrival of Rodgers. That’s a pretty good track record to have and more than earns him a spot on this list.

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