Defensive line, Baylor (from Western Kentucky, Indiana), 2022–26
Hosea Wheeler
- Number
- No. 0
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 306 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Sacramento, CA
Wikipedia readers: about 276 a month over the past year
Hosea Wheeler plays defensive line for Baylor, after Western Kentucky (2022–24) and Indiana (2025). Last time out, against TCU: 1 tackles, 1 sack.
2026 so far
8 tackles, 1 sack
Last game: 1 tackles, 1 sack vs. TCU, L 6–17
Next game: at Kansas, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Team titles: National champions, 2025 (Indiana); Big Ten champions, 2025
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 40 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 62 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | Indiana | 31 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | Baylor | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 141 | 66 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Western Kentucky | 0 | DL | RS | ||
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 0 | DL | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 0 | DL | So. | ||
| 2025 | Indiana | 0 | DL | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | Baylor | 0 | DL | Sr. | 6′3″ | 306 |
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.
Game by game
2026 Baylor 6 games, 8 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Auburn | L 16–17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Prairie View A&M | W 44–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 36–19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Colorado | W 23–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at Arizona State | W 55–19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. TCU | L 6–17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Indiana 13 games, 31 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Old Dominion | W 27–14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Indiana State | W 73–0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Illinois | W 63–10 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Iowa | W 20–15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Oregon | W 30–20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Michigan State | W 38–13 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. UCLA | W 56–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Maryland | W 55–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at Penn State | W 27–24 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Wisconsin | W 31–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | at Purdue | W 56–3 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Alabama | W 38–3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 19 ✦ | vs. Miami | W 27–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Western Kentucky 14 games, 62 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | atAlabama | L 0–63 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Eastern Kentucky | W 31–0 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Middle Tennessee | W 49–21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Toledo | W 26–21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Boston College | L 20–21 | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. UTEP | W 44–17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | at Sam Houston | W 31–14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Kennesaw State | W 31–14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at New Mexico State | W 41–28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs.Louisiana Tech | L 7–12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Liberty | L 21–38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Jacksonville State | W 19–17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 6 | atJacksonville State | L 12–52 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs. James Madison | L 17–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Western Kentucky 12 games, 40 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. South Florida | W 41–24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Houston Christian | W 52–22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Ohio State | L 10–63 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Troy | L 24–27 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs.Middle Tennessee | W 31–10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | atLouisiana Tech | W 35–28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | atJacksonville State | L 17–20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs.Liberty | L 29–42 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | atUTEP | W 21–13 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.New Mexico State | L 29–38 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Florida International | W 41–28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs.Old Dominion | W 38–35 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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