Tight end, Kansas State, 2019–⁠22

Samuel Wheeler

Number
No. 19
Height
6′5″
Weight
241 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Lenexa, KS

Samuel Wheeler played tight end at Kansas State (2019–⁠22).

Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2022

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Kansas State47819.5039
2020Kansas State713419.1158
2021Kansas State1515110.1135
2022Kansas State812515.6242
Career3448814.4458

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Kansas State19TEFr.
2020Kansas State19TESo.
2021Kansas State19TEJr.
2022Kansas State19TESr.6′5″241

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
2019Kansas State70.69––4.9–
2020Kansas State41.33––5.3–
2022Kansas State81.54––12.4–

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

2022 Kansas State 7 games, 8 catches, 125 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.South DakotaW 34–⁠0110010
Sep 17vs.TulaneL 10–⁠171909
Oct 1vs.Texas TechW 37–⁠281303
Oct 22atTCUL 28–⁠381919
Nov 5vs.TexasL 27–⁠341808
Nov 19atWest VirginiaW 48–⁠31244033
Nov 26vs.KansasW 47–⁠27142142
2021 Kansas State 10 games, 15 catches, 151 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 18vs.NevadaW 38–⁠171606
Sep 25atOklahoma StateL 20–⁠31118018
Oct 2vs.OklahomaL 31–⁠371606
Oct 23atTexas TechW 25–⁠241707
Oct 30vs.TCUW 31–⁠12219013
Nov 6atKansasW 35–⁠101202
Nov 13vs.West VirginiaW 34–⁠17345135
Nov 20vs.BaylorL 10–⁠20323015
Nov 26atTexasL 17–⁠22113013
Jan 4 ✦vs.LSUW 42–⁠20112012
2020 Kansas State 5 games, 7 catches, 134 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 12vs.Arkansas StateL 31–⁠35124024
Sep 26atOklahomaW 38–⁠35117017
Oct 24vs.KansasW 55–⁠14116116
Oct 31atWest VirginiaL 10–⁠3731908
Nov 7vs.Oklahoma StateL 18–⁠20158058
2019 Kansas State 3 games, 4 catches, 78 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 28atOklahoma StateL 13–⁠26139039
Oct 5vs.BaylorL 12–⁠31113013
Oct 26vs.OklahomaW 48–⁠41226019

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

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