Markus Wheaton in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Paula Lively, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, Oregon State, 2009–⁠12

Markus Wheaton

Number
No. 2
Height
6′1″
Hometown
Chandler, AZ
Born
Jul 2, 1991, in Chandler, Arizona

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Markus Wheaton played receiver at Oregon State (2009–⁠12). The Pittsburgh Steelers took Wheaton in round 3, No. 79 overall in the 2013 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,244
Receiving yards, 2012 (Oregon State, 9–⁠4)
Drafted
No. 79
Round 3, 2013 NFL Draft (Pittsburgh Steelers)

Career highs

12catches, career highvs. Nicholls, 2012166receiving yards, career highat Arizona, 20122receiving touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Arizona State, 2012

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2009Oregon State88911.1025
2010Oregon State5567512.3448
2011Oregon State7398613.5169
2012Oregon State911,24413.71151
Career2272,99413.21669

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2009Oregon State11797.2118
2010Oregon State272208.1231
2011Oregon State251907.6056
2012Oregon State201427.1235
Career836317.6556

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2010Oregon State48101520
2012Oregon State–––2160
Career48103680

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2009Oregon State2WR
2010Oregon State2WR
2011Oregon State2WR
2012Oregon State2WR6′1″

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

2012 Oregon State 13 games, 91 catches, 1,244 yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 8vs.WisconsinW 10–⁠78870213
Sep 22atUCLAW 27–⁠20915014210
Sep 29atArizonaW 38–⁠35101662512
Oct 6vs.Washington StateW 19–⁠69951229
Oct 13atBYUW 42–⁠2456622412
Oct 20vs.UtahW 21–⁠77900252
Oct 27atWashingtonL 17–⁠20225025–
Nov 3vs.Arizona StateW 36–⁠26410825057
Nov 10atStanfordL 23–⁠278100122–
Nov 17vs.CaliforniaW 62–⁠14799148–
Nov 24vs.OregonL 24–⁠487980374
Dec 1vs.NichollsW 77–⁠31212311717
Dec 29 ✦vs.TexasL 27–⁠3133701426
2011 Oregon State 12 games, 73 catches, 986 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.Sacramento StateL 28–⁠296108069–
Sep 10atWisconsinL 0–⁠358830196
Sep 24vs.UCLAL 19–⁠2778302031
Oct 1atArizona StateL 20–⁠35111160196
Oct 8vs.ArizonaW 37–⁠276540200
Oct 15vs.BYUL 28–⁠388104026−4
Oct 22atWashington StateW 44–⁠2159903722
Oct 29atUtahL 8–⁠2765511918
Nov 5vs.StanfordL 13–⁠3837002919
Nov 12atCaliforniaL 6–⁠2345001815
Nov 19vs.WashingtonW 38–⁠21712505266
Nov 26atOregonL 21–⁠4923902211
2010 Oregon State 12 games, 55 catches, 675 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4vs.TCUL 21–⁠30––––6
Sep 18vs.LouisvilleW 35–⁠2812102128
Sep 25atBoise StateL 24–⁠371200205
Oct 2vs.Arizona StateW 31–⁠284480285
Oct 9atArizonaW 29–⁠2771131481
Oct 16atWashingtonL 34–⁠354430121
Oct 30vs.CaliforniaW 35–⁠777201558
Nov 6atUCLAL 14–⁠1754401226
Nov 13vs.Washington StateL 14–⁠316972275
Nov 20vs.USCW 36–⁠754001263
Nov 27atStanfordL 0–⁠3854001114
Dec 4vs.OregonL 20–⁠37101371218
2009 Oregon State 9 games, 8 catches, 89 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 5vs.Portland StateW 34–⁠72130104
Sep 26vs.ArizonaL 32–⁠37––––15
Oct 10vs.StanfordW 38–⁠2817071
Oct 24atUSCL 36–⁠42––––2
Oct 31vs.UCLAW 26–⁠19231022–
Nov 14vs.WashingtonW 48–⁠21––––19
Nov 21atWashington StateW 42–⁠10110138
Dec 3atOregonL 33–⁠37125025–
Dec 22 ✦vs.BYUL 20–⁠44112012–

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2013 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 16–⁠21).

DrillCombine 2013
Height5′11″
Weight189 lb
Arm length32¾″
Hand size9⅛″
40-yard dash4.45 s
10-yard split1.60 sW
Vertical jump37″
Broad jump10′0″
Bench press20 reps
3-cone drill6.80 s
20-yard shuttle4.02 s

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

In the NFL

5 seasons, 51 games with a stat; latest team: Philadelphia Eagles.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2013Pittsburgh Steelers96640
2014Pittsburgh Steelers16536442
2015Pittsburgh Steelers16447495
2016Pittsburgh Steelers34511
2017Chicago Bears73510
NFL career511101,5598

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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