Receiver, California (from Tennessee), 2011–⁠18

Vic Wharton III

Number
No. 17
Height
5′11″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Spring Hill, TN

Vic Wharton III played receiver at Tennessee (2011–⁠14) and California (2015–⁠18).

Career highs

8catches, career hightwice; last vs. Oregon State, 2017156receiving yards, career highat North Carolina, 2017

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Tennessee56412.8149
2016California2829310.5135
2017California6787113.0567
2018California5050210.0155
Career1501,73011.5867

Returns

SeasonTeamPRYdsTD
2016California14640
2017California9890
2018California11680
Career342210

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016California320000
2017California220000
2018California110000
Career650000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2011Tennessee17WRYr 1
2012Tennessee17WRYr 2
2013Tennessee17WRYr 3
2014Tennessee4WRYr 4
2015California17WRYr 5
2016California17WRYr 6
2017California17WRYr 7
2018California17WRSr. (Yr 8)5′11″190

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
2016California440.4537th (n=489)0.5219.85%
2017California1120.5148th (n=507)0.5257.112%
2018California710.2311th (n=497)0.5316.68%

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

2018 California 12 games, 50 catches, 502 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Sep 1vs.North CarolinaW 24–⁠1731803
Sep 8atBYUW 21–⁠1842402
Sep 15vs.Idaho StateW 45–⁠2343403
Sep 29vs.OregonL 24–⁠4266801
Oct 6atArizonaL 17–⁠2444302
Oct 13vs.UCLAL 7–⁠375350–
Oct 20atOregon StateW 49–⁠75800–
Oct 27vs.WashingtonW 12–⁠105450–
Nov 3atWashington StateL 13–⁠194470–
Nov 10atUSCW 15–⁠142341–
Nov 24vs.ColoradoW 33–⁠216610–
Dec 1vs.StanfordL 13–⁠232130–
2017 California 12 games, 67 catches, 871 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Sep 2atNorth CarolinaW 35–⁠3051561–
Sep 9vs.Weber StateW 33–⁠205460–
Sep 16vs.Ole MissW 27–⁠165571–
Sep 23vs.USCL 20–⁠3068601
Sep 30atOregonL 24–⁠4544412
Oct 7atWashingtonL 7–⁠38280–
Oct 13vs.Washington StateW 37–⁠345902
Oct 21vs.ArizonaL 44–⁠4589601
Oct 28atColoradoL 28–⁠4467911
Nov 4vs.Oregon StateW 37–⁠23812111
Nov 18atStanfordL 14–⁠177580–
Nov 24atUCLAL 27–⁠3076101
2016 California 10 games, 28 catches, 293 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Aug 26vs.Hawai’iW 51–⁠3134702
Sep 10atSan Diego StateL 40–⁠4568602
Oct 1vs.UtahW 28–⁠233290–
Oct 8atOregon StateL 44–⁠4733701
Oct 21vs.OregonW 52–⁠497551–
Oct 27atUSCL 24–⁠452130–
Nov 5vs.WashingtonL 27–⁠6621502
Nov 12atWashington StateL 21–⁠561110–
Nov 19vs.StanfordL 31–⁠451003
Nov 26vs.UCLAW 36–⁠10–––4
2014 Tennessee 3 games, 5 catches, 64 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Oct 11vs.ChattanoogaW 45–⁠103100–
Oct 25vs.AlabamaL 20–⁠34150–
Jan 2 ✦vs.IowaW 45–⁠281491–

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2019
Height5′10⅝″
Weight193 lb
Arm length29¾″
Hand size9½″
40-yard dash4.65 s
Vertical jump29″
Broad jump8′10″
Bench press11 reps
3-cone drill7.26 s
20-yard shuttle4.38 s

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

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