Tight end, Virginia Tech, 2006–09
Sam Wheeler
- Number
- No. 18
- Height
- 6′3″
- Hometown
- Blacksburg, VA
Sam Wheeler played tight end at Virginia Tech (2006–09).
Career highs
7catches, career highvs. East Carolina, 200794receiving yards, career highat Duke, 2007Team titles: ACC champions, 2007 and 2008
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006* | Virginia Tech | 13 | 199 | 15.3 | 2 | 53 |
| 2007* | Virginia Tech | 15 | 211 | 14.1 | 1 | 38 |
| 2009 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Career | 30 | 440 | 14.7 | 3 | 53 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Virginia Tech | 18 | TE | |
| 2007 | Virginia Tech | 18 | TE | |
| 2008 | Virginia Tech | 18 | TE | |
| 2009 | Virginia Tech | 18 | TE | 6′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.
Game by game
2009 Virginia Tech 2 games, 2 catches, 30 yards
2007 Virginia Tech 5 games, 15 catches, 211 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. East Carolina | W 17–7 | 7 | 81 | 1 | 29 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Ohio | W 28–7 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Sep 22 | vs. William & Mary | W 44–3 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 10 |
| Oct 13 | at Duke | W 43–14 | 4 | 94 | 0 | 38 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Boston College | L 10–14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2006 Virginia Tech 8 games, 13 catches, 199 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vs.Duke | W 36–0 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 17 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Georgia Tech | L 27–38 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 12 | atBoston College | L 3–22 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Southern Miss | W 36–6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Clemson | W 24–7 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 41 |
| Nov 18 | at Wake Forest | W 27–6 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 28 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Virginia | W 17–0 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 22 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Georgia | L 24–31 | 1 | 53 | 1 | 53 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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