Running back, Howard, 2022–⁠23

Ian Wheeler

Number
No. 27
Height
5′10″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2023)
Junior
Hometown
Houston, TX
Born
Sep 15, 2001

Ian Wheeler played running back at Howard (2022–⁠23).

Career highs

81rushing yards, career highat Robert Morris, 2023

Team titles: MEAC champions, 2022 and 2023

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Howard573105.4324
2023Howard483286.8159
Career1056386.1459

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2022Howard194240
2023Howard164781
Career359021

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Howard9849.3117
2023Howard68414.0042
Career1516811.2142

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Howard27RBSo.
2023Howard27RBJr.5′10″205

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
2022Howard (FCS)400.28––11.112%
2023Howard (FCS)540.04––2.39%

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

2023 Howard 10 games, 328 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 1atEastern MichiganL 23–⁠338670229
Sep 16vs.HamptonL 34–⁠3511660359
Sep 30atRobert MorrisW 35–⁠104811188
Oct 7atNorthwesternL 20–⁠23420232
Oct 21vs.Norfolk StateW 27–⁠23110136
Oct 28atDelaware StateW 17–⁠107780146
Nov 4atSouth Carolina StateL 24–⁠27–––121
Nov 11vs.North Carolina CentralW 50–⁠206280245
Nov 18vs.Morgan StateW 14–⁠7620––
Dec 16 ✦vs.Florida A&ML 26–⁠301303122

No box score in the source for Sep 9 vs. Morehouse, so that game is not listed.

2022 Howard 11 games, 310 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 27vs.Alabama StateL 13–⁠2342305110
Sep 3atHamptonL 28–⁠314220––
Sep 10atSouth FloridaL 20–⁠4210701––
Sep 17vs.MorehouseW 31–⁠09380113
Oct 1atYaleL 26–⁠346341342
Oct 15vs.HarvardL 25–⁠412170351
Oct 22vs.Delaware StateW 35–⁠176290218
Oct 29atNorfolk StateW 49–⁠216270––
Nov 5atNorth Carolina CentralL 21–⁠50–––3160
Nov 12vs.South Carolina StateW 28–⁠14535016
Nov 19atMorgan StateW 35–⁠65151124

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine or pro day 2024
Height5′9⅞″
Weight203 lb
Arm length31⅜″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan73⅜″
40-yard dash4.41 s
10-yard split1.57 s
Vertical jump38½″
Broad jump10′5″
Bench press17 reps
3-cone drill7.40 s
20-yard shuttle4.52 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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