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Wells Purdom - Football - University of Kentucky Athletics 63

WellsPurdom

  • height 6-2
  • Weight 294
  • class Freshman
  • High school McCracken County
High School
  • A four-year varsity starter at center
  • Played for Coach Shawn Jackson at McCracken County High School
  • Named All-Western Kentucky Conference (2013, 2014, 2015)
  • 2015 All-Purchase Area Football Team
  • Lead his team to three 6A District Championships
  • Helped lead McCracken County’s offense to an average of 43 points a game which ranked 2nd in the state in scoring offense
  • Excelled in the classroom with a 3.98 GPA
  • Named Mr. McCracken County
  • Also lettered one season as a center on the basketball team
  • Teammate of incoming freshman Zy’Aire Hughes
  • Chose UK over Southeast Missouri State and Murray State
Personal
  • Born in Mayfield, Ky.
  • Son of Tripp and Allyson Purdom
  • Grandfather, John Waters, played football at Western Kentucky
  • Currently enrolled in undergraduate studies
Wells Says
  • He chose Kentucky because he’s born and raised in Kentucky and he’s always wanted to be a Wildcat
  • Other than playing for the NFL, he says his dream job is to work for ESPN
  • The thing he most looks forward to this season is getting a chance to prove himself
  • Most people don’t know that he rides horses
  • His sports hero is Tim Tebow because of his leadership on and off the field
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