Provonsha Wells is an

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for the Philadelphia Stars of the

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(USFL). He played college football at

Milford Academy Milford Academy is a post-secondary school founded in 1916 as Yale Preparatory School. It has been located in New Berlin, New York since 2004. Although founded as a preparatory school, its current focus is as a school for athletes who have t ...

(2016),

Northwest Mississippi Community College Northwest Mississippi Community College is a public community college in Senatobia, Mississippi. It was founded in 1928. As of August 2008, Northwest's enrollment exceeds 7,100 students. There are approximately 3,000 students on the Senatobia ca ...

(2017), and

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(2018–2020).

Early life and education

Pro Wells was born in

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. He went to

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, where he caught 31 passes for 952 yards and five touchdowns. He also played high school basketball, earning all-county honors. In 2016, he attended

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, where he caught nine passes for 205 yards and one touchdown. He transferred to

in 2017, catching 19 passes for 304 yards and two touchdowns. In 2018, he played college football at

, appearing in four games a redshirt. He played in all 12 games in his second season at TCU, leading the team with five touchdowns receptions on 17 catches. Following the season Wells earned second-team all–Big 12 honors. In his junior season, he played in 10 games, placing fifth on TCU with 13 receptions for 195 yards and a team-leading three touchdowns. After the season Wells chose to forgo remaining eligibility and instead declare for the

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Professional career

After going unselected in the

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, Wells signed as an undrafted free agent with the

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. He was waived on August 16, 2021. Wells was signed by the Philadelphia Stars of the

(USFL) on April 1, 2022.

Statistics

Post Season

References

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