Receiver, Wisconsin, 2013–⁠16

Robert Wheelwright

Number
No. 15
Height
6′3″
Hometown
Columbus, OH

Robert Wheelwright played receiver at Wisconsin (2013–⁠16).

Career highs

6catches, career hightwice; last vs. Purdue, 201599receiving yards, career highvs. Akron, 20162receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Miami (OH), 2015

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013Wisconsin294.506
2014Wisconsin11717.0117
2015Wisconsin3241613.0430
2016Wisconsin3444813.2147
Career6989012.9647

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013Wisconsin15WR
2014Wisconsin15WR
2015Wisconsin15WR
2016Wisconsin15WR6′3″

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
2013Wisconsin1-0.18––-0.2–
2014Wisconsin12.07––2.1–
2015Wisconsin470.6774th (n=465)0.5331.68%
2016Wisconsin490.6263rd (n=489)0.5230.36%

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

2016 Wisconsin 12 games, 34 catches, 448 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.LSUW 16–⁠14460021–
Sep 10vs.AkronW 54–⁠10499047–
Sep 17vs.Georgia StateW 23–⁠17435014–
Sep 24atMichigan StateW 30–⁠6334017–
Oct 1atMichiganL 7–⁠14346024–
Oct 15vs.Ohio StateL 23–⁠30236021–
Oct 29vs.NebraskaW 23–⁠175431166
Nov 5atNorthwesternW 21–⁠7328017–
Nov 12vs.IllinoisW 48–⁠3111011–
Nov 19atPurdueW 49–⁠20225020–
Nov 26vs.MinnesotaW 31–⁠17219016–
Jan 2 ✦vs.Western MichiganW 24–⁠16112012–
2015 Wisconsin 8 games, 32 catches, 416 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 5vs.AlabamaL 17–⁠35218115–
Sep 12vs.Miami (OH)W 58–⁠0679216–
Sep 19vs.TroyW 28–⁠3250030–
Oct 3vs.IowaL 6–⁠10433010–
Oct 10atNebraskaW 23–⁠21581030–
Oct 17vs.PurdueW 24–⁠7661015–
Oct 24atIllinoisW 24–⁠13347123–
Dec 30 ✦vs.USCW 23–⁠21447021–
2014 Wisconsin 1 game, 1 catch, 17 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Nov 29vs.MinnesotaW 34–⁠24117117–
2013 Wisconsin 2 games, 2 catches, 9 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 7vs.Tennessee TechW 48–⁠01606–
Sep 21vs.PurdueW 41–⁠101303–

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2017
Height6′1⅞″
Weight205 lb
Arm length31⅞″
Hand size9⅛″
40-yard dash4.60 s
Vertical jump38″
Broad jump10′8″
Bench press15 reps
3-cone drill6.68 s
20-yard shuttle4.14 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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