Scout.com POY, All-American Teams

Who is the (Class of 2006) National Player of the Year? There are lots of worthy candidates like quarterback Mitch Mustain and Matthew Stafford and running back Chris Wells. Who made the 1st and 2nd Scout.com All-American teams?

Running back Chris Wells from Garfield High School in Akron, Ohio, is Scout.com National Player of the Year. Wells beat out quarterbacks Mitch Mustain (Springdale, Ark.), Matthew Stafford (Dallas, Texas), Tim Tebow (St. Augustine, Fla.), wide receiver Percy Harvin (Virginia Beach, Va.), and others for this award.

There is much sentiment among Scout.com analysts that Wells, who has committed to play for Ohio State, could have the same impact as Maurice Clarett did as a true freshman a few seasons ago for the Buckeyes. Wells, 6-foot-1, 225 pounds, finished his senior season with 2,134 yards and 27 touchdowns on 223 carries. He also did not have a strong supporting cast.


Chris Wells

Wells had several 200-yard plus games this year and capped the season by going for 355 yards and four touchdowns on 36 carries against rival Buchtel of Akron, Ohio.

“Wells is a big back with good speed,” said Jamie Newberg, National Recruiting Editor at Scout.com. “He has the ability pound it between the tackles and run with authority. Wells has excellent balance, vision and can surprise you with his elusiveness and lateral movement. He just has that rare combination of size, speed, quickness and power that is so hard to find. With that said and the year he had he is not only our top prospect in the country but our Player of the Year.”

Last season the Scout.com Player of the Year was quarterback Ryan Perrilloux (LSU). Wide receiver Ted Ginn, Jr. (Ohio State) and quarterback Chris Leak (Florida) were the two previous winners. Wells is the first winner that also happened to be the Scout.com No. 1 ranked prospect in the nation.

“Wells deserves to be our Player of the Year,” said Chris Pool, Scout.com’s Midwest Recruiting Editor. “The 6-1, 225-pounder is a powerful tailback that runs north-south with explosion. Wells has tremendous speed, he can make defenders miss and he’ll be a difference maker in Columbus as a true freshman.”

Wells also leads the Scout.com All-American team. See the first and second teams listed below.


Mitch Mustain

First Team Offense
QB Mitch Mustain (Springdale, Ark.) Committed to Arkansas
RB Chris Wells (Akron, Ohio) Committed to Ohio State
RB Stafon Johnson (Los Angeles, Calif.) Committed to USC
WR Vidal Hazelton (Chatham, Va.) Committed to USC
WR Percy Harvin (Virginia Beach, Va.) Committed to Florida
TE Nate Byham (Franklin, Pa.) Committed to Pittsburgh
OL Andre Smith (Birmingham, Ala.) undecided
OL Sam Young (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) Committed to Notre Dame
OL Steve Schilling (Bellevue, Wa.) Committed to Michigan
OL Antonio Logan-El (Forestville, Md.) Committed to Penn State
OL Conner Smith (Cincinnati, Ohio) Committed to Ohio State



Sergio Kindle

First Team Defense
DE Eddie Jones (Kilgore, Texas) Committed to Texas
DE Ricky Sapp (Bamberg, S.C.) Committed to Clemson
DT Gerald McCoy (Oklahoma City, Ok.) undecided
DT Al Woods (Elton, La.) Committed to LSU
LB Sergio Kindle (Dallas, Texas) Committed to Texas
LB Micah Johnson (Fort Campbell, Ky.) Committed to Kentucky
LB Brandon Graham (Detroit, Mi.) Committed to Michigan
S Myron Rolle (Princeton, N.J.) Committed to FSU
S Taylor Mays (Seattle, Wa.) Committed to USC
CB Jai Eugene (Detrahan, La.) Committed to Michigan
CB Ken Beasley (Orange, Texas) Committed to Texas


P Alonso Rojas (Miami, Fla.) Committed to Bowling Green
K Matt Bosher (Jupiter, Fla.) Committed to Miami


Dorin Dickerson

Second Team Offense
QB Matthew Stafford (Dallas, Texas) Committed to Georgia
RB Keiland Williams (Chatham, Va.) Committed to LSU
RB C.J. Spiller (Lake Butler, Fla.) undecided
WR Jarred Fayson (Tampa, Fla.) Committed to Florida
WR Dorin Dickerson (Imperial, Pa.) Committed to Pittsburgh
TE Konrad Reuland (Mission Viejo, Calif.) Committed to Notre Dame
OL Carl Johnson (Durham, N.C.) Committed to Florida
OL Justin Boren (Pickerington, Ohio) Committed to Michigan
OL J’Marcus Webb (Mesquite, Texas) Committed to Texas
OL Matt Carufel (St. Paul, Minn.) Committed to Notre Dame
OL Joe Thomas (Lakewood, Ohio) Committed to Pittsburgh


Devin Ross

Second Team Defense
DE Deantwan Whitehead (Birmingham, Ala.) undecided
DE Brandon Wood (Tallapoosa, Ga.) Committed to Georgia
DT Bart Eddins (Montgomery, Ala.) Committed to Auburn
DT Jared Odrick (Lebanon, Pa.) Committed to Penn State
LB Allen Bradford (Colton, Calif.) Committed to USC
LB Akeem Hebron (Wheaton, Md.) Committed to Georgia
LB Brandon Spikes (Shelby, N.C.) Committed to Florida
S Jamar Hornsby (Jacksonville, Fla.) Committed to Florida
S C.J. Gable (Sylmar, Calif.) Committed to USC
CB Ryan Hill (Tallahassee, Fla.) Committed to Miami
CB Devin Ross (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.) Committed to Arizona