Buckeye Bits: The most powerful ballcarrier in college football ... “Beanie” nickname was given to him by his family.

2007 (Sophomore): Voted team Most Valuable Player ... second team All-America (Rivals) ... first team all-Big Ten ...1,609 yards for season with 15 touchdowns ... fourth among all-time OSU single season rushers and first among sophomore rushers ... 143 yards in Akron win ... 135 yards, TD at Washington ... 100 yards, TD vs. Northwestern ...pair of first-quarter scores at Minnesota rushing for 116 yards ... gained 221 yards with a TD over Michigan State ... 133 yards at Penn State ... rushed for 169 against Wisconsin, scoring three second-half touchdowns ... two TD vs. Illinois ... career-best 222 yards with TD of 62 and 1 in win at Michigan ... 146 yards with a 65-yard TD in the BCS championship game ... offensive player of week: Washington, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Michigan ... Big Ten player of week: Michigan State, Michigan ... Archie Griffin award for offensive MVP ...W.W. Hayes award for outstanding player in Michigan game ... Big Ten all-academic.

2006 (Freshman): Played in all 13 games as a true freshman and finished second on the team with 576 yards on 104 carries ... team’s outstanding first-year player on offense ... averaged 5.6 yards per rush ... scored seven touchdowns ... made debut in the opener vs. Northern Illinois and carried the ball 10 times for 50 yards and a touchdown, an 8-yard run ... carried five times each of the next three games – against Texas, Cincinnati and Penn State – before turning in 78 yards on 14 carries at Iowa ... scored a touchdown in the final six games of the year, beginning with a 5-yard TD run at Michigan State ... ran for 65 yards and a score vs. Indiana and turned in 90 yards on 15 carries at homecoming against Minnesota ... season-high 99 yards came on 11 carries at Northwestern ... against Michigan, scored on a 52-yard run to give Ohio State a 14-7 lead early in the second quarter ... finished the game with five carries for 56 yards... enrolled at Ohio State for spring quarter, 2006, and took part in spring practice.

High School: 2006 Parade All-American and named the nation’s top running back ... rushed for 2,134 yards and 27 touchdowns on 223 carries as a senior (9.6 avg.) ... rushed for 1,939 yards and scored 20 touchdowns as a junior ... 2005 National Player of the Year and the No. 1 prospect in the nation by several publications ... scored three TDs on his way to being selected Most Valuable Player of the U.S. Army All-America Bowl.

Personal: Son of James and Paulette Wells ... one of 11 children.