Receiver, West Virginia, 2019–⁠22

Bryce Wheaton

Height
6′3″
Weight
224 lb
Class (2022)
Junior
Hometown
Fuquay-Varina, NC
Born
Mar 9, 2000

Bryce Wheaton played receiver at West Virginia (2019–⁠22).

Career highs

11catches, career highvs. Kansas, 2022152receiving yards, career highvs. Kansas, 20222receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Kansas, 2022

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019West Virginia1220116.8250
2020West Virginia2741615.4358
2021West Virginia4257513.7345
2022West Virginia6267510.9767
Career1431,86713.11567

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2019West Virginia110000
2021West Virginia320000
2022West Virginia330000
Career760000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamPosClassHtWt
2019West VirginiaWRYr 1
2020West VirginiaWRYr 2
2021West VirginiaWRYr 3
2022West VirginiaWRJr. (Yr 4)6′3″224

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2019West Virginia171.46––24.9–
2022West Virginia830.7252nd (n=683)0.7159.910%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2022 West Virginia 12 games, 62 catches, 675 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1atPittsburghL 31–⁠38997222
Sep 10vs.KansasL 42–⁠5511152267
Sep 17vs.TowsonW 65–⁠7447014
Sep 22atVirginia TechW 33–⁠10323013
Oct 1atTexasL 20–⁠38893032
Oct 13vs.BaylorW 43–⁠40551018
Oct 22atTexas TechL 10–⁠48553128
Oct 29vs.TCUL 31–⁠41351035
Nov 5atIowa StateL 14–⁠31338125
Nov 12vs.OklahomaW 23–⁠20736110
Nov 19vs.Kansas StateL 31–⁠48212010
Nov 26atOklahoma StateW 24–⁠19222014
2021 West Virginia 11 games, 42 catches, 575 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 4atMarylandL 24–⁠30343019
Sep 11vs.Long Island UniversityW 66–⁠0354027
Sep 18vs.Virginia TechW 27–⁠21129129
Sep 25atOklahomaL 13–⁠16893016
Oct 9atBaylorL 20–⁠45445015
Oct 23atTCUW 29–⁠17665027
Oct 30vs.Iowa StateW 38–⁠316106245
Nov 6vs.Oklahoma StateL 3–⁠241000
Nov 13atKansas StateL 17–⁠34567020
Nov 20vs.TexasW 31–⁠23358031
Dec 28 ✦vs.MinnesotaL 6–⁠1821508
2020 West Virginia 8 games, 27 catches, 416 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 12vs.Eastern KentuckyW 56–⁠10467126
Sep 26atOklahoma StateL 13–⁠27113013
Oct 3vs.BaylorW 27–⁠21328114
Oct 17vs.KansasW 38–⁠17589133
Oct 31vs.Kansas StateW 37–⁠103104058
Nov 7atTexasL 13–⁠17655018
Nov 14vs.TCUW 24–⁠61909
Dec 31 ✦vs.ArmyW 24–⁠21451027
2019 West Virginia 7 games, 12 catches, 201 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.James MadisonW 20–⁠131707
Oct 5vs.TexasL 31–⁠42243131
Oct 19atOklahomaL 14–⁠52119019
Oct 31atBaylorL 14–⁠17323010
Nov 9vs.Texas TechL 17–⁠38339017
Nov 16atKansas StateW 24–⁠20150150
Nov 23vs.Oklahoma StateL 13–⁠20120020

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2023
Height6′3¾″
Weight221 lb
Arm length33½″
Hand size9⅜″
40-yard dash4.38 s
10-yard split1.54 sW
Vertical jump41″
Broad jump10′9″
3-cone drill6.97 s
20-yard shuttle4.15 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 5 games with a stat; latest team: New York Giants.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2024New York Giants5000

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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