Antwane Wells Jr. named a top impact transfer receiver
South Carolina football transfer wide receiver Antwane Wells Jr. received plenty of love for his spring play for the Gamecocks and it appears the once-underrated pickup is getting plenty of due for his potential this season from the conference and national media.
The 6-foot-1, 207-pounder was ranked No. 7 in On3’s Mike Huguenin’s Top 10 most impactful wide receiver transfers of 2022.
The skinny: Antwane Wells Jr. (6-1, 204) played two seasons at James Madison and was a fulltime starter for one, but he still left JMU as one of the most productive receivers in school history. In his two seasons, Wells had 116 receptions (ninth in school history) for 1,853 yards (ninth) and 21 TDs (third). Wells received some FCS All-America notice last season, when he had 83 catches, 1,250 yards and 15 touchdowns. He has a chance to be the go-to guy for QB Spencer Rattler, and at the least, he and leading returning receiver Josh Vann will form a nice 1-2 punch.
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The former James Madison standout who transferred to South Carolina this spring was also ranked the No. 47 overall prospect and the No. 10 wide receiver in On3’s 2022 transfer portal rankings.
Better known as “Juice,” Wells has impressed pretty much everyone around the program since he arrived on campus, including South Carolina head football coach Shane Beamer.
“Juice has had a great spring,” Beamer said. “He’s gotten more and more confident each practice. He’s got an unbelievable competitive spirit about himself and he loves to work. Players didn’t have to be here today until 3 o’clock, I walked in at 1 p.m. and he sat there going over the calls for tonight. It’s important to him. To have him on the outside, that whole receiving group has improved.”
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Wells, who caught three passes for 31 yards in the Gamecocks’ spring game, was one of the most productive receivers in all of FCS last season.
Wells chose South Carolina over offers from UNC, Miami, Mississippi State and Virginia Tech.
Wells, who has eight 100-yard receiving games in his career, has three years of eligibility remaining.
