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Player Dossier
2015-2018Texas
Anthony Wheeler
LB • 6'3" • 235 lbs • Dallas, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Anthony Wheeler shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
84
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Texas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Texas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: USC
Player Story
Anthony Wheeler built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Dallas, TX wearing No. 45, spending time with Texas. The clearest part of Anthony Wheeler's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Texas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Anthony Wheeler, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Texas. Anthony Wheeler shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 195
- TFL
- 16.5
- Sacks
- 7
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Anthony Wheeler quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas · LB
- Career Tackles
- 195
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Texas
- Top game
- USC
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Skyline · Texas
- High school pipeline
- Skyline · 60 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 45 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 87 tackles · LB 87th (top 8%) · Big 12 8th (top 2%) · National 116th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Texas | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Texas | 11 | 61 | 2.5 | 0.5 | - | 1 | 0 | 28.2 |
| 2017 Postseason | Texas | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Texas | 12 | 41 | 4.5 | 2.5 | - | - | 0 | 33.5 |
| 2018 Postseason | Texas | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 64.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Texas | 14 | 84 | 7.5 | 3 | 2 | - | 0 | 64.8 |
Related Context
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Anthony Wheeler played LB for Texas. Across 4 tracked seasons, Anthony Wheeler recorded 195 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Texas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Texas paired 14.5 primary output with 36.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 36.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Texas
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
36.3
Usage
9.8
Consistency
40.8
Best Game by takeover score
Oklahoma
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia: 2. Maryland: 0. Tulsa: 1.5. USC: 0.5. TCU: 1. Kansas State: 0. Oklahoma: 0. Baylor: 1. Oklahoma State: 2.5. West Virginia: 0. Texas Tech: 0. Iowa State: 2.5. Kansas: 0. Oklahoma: 3.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia: 3 by 32.5. Maryland: 6 by 25. Tulsa: 7 by 44.2. USC: 5 by 25.8. TCU: 5 by 30.8. Kansas State: 3 by 12.5. Oklahoma: 4 by 16.7. Baylor: 7 by 39.2. Oklahoma State: 9 by 62.5. West Virginia: 8 by 33.3. Texas Tech: 7 by 29.2. Iowa State: 5 by 45.8. Kansas: 6 by 25. Oklahoma: 12 by 85
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 10 · -0.7 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · Games = 4 · +0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Oklahoma
Best efficiency game
85 vs Oklahoma
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1/2 | @ GeorgiaSplash game | W 28-21 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/1 | @ Oklahoma10+ tackles · Splash game | L 27-39 | 12 | 6 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/23 | @ Kansas | W 24-17 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/18 | vs Iowa StateSplash game | W 24-10 | 5 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/11 | @ Texas Tech | W 41-34 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs West Virginia | L 41-42 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/28 | @ Oklahoma StateSplash game | L 35-38 | 9 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Baylor | W 23-17 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Oklahoma | W 48-45 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Kansas State | W 19-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs TCU | W 31-16 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/16 | vs USC | W 37-14 | 5 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/9 | vs Tulsa | W 28-21 | 7 | 6 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | @ Maryland | L 29-34 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Anthony Wheeler story
Anthony Wheeler built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Dallas, TX wearing No. 45, spending time with Texas. The clearest part of Anthony Wheeler's career was his defensive production: 195 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Texas. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Anthony Wheeler's production has multiple signals. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Texas.
The arc is straightforward: Anthony Wheeler moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Texas
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201520162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Texas | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Texas | 4 | 26.4 | 5.6 | 4 |
| 2017 Postseason | Texas | 8 | 23 | 5.7 | 4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Texas | 8 | 23 | 5.7 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Texas | 14.5 | 36.3 | 9.8 | 6.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Texas | 14.5 | 36.3 | 9.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ USC
Week 3 · L 24-27
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
100 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.
#2
@ Oklahoma
Week 14 · L 27-39 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
95 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 95 takeover score.
#3
@ Oklahoma
Week 6 · L 40-45 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
86.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 86.7 takeover score.
#4
@ Oklahoma State
Week 9 · L 35-38 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
78 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 78 takeover score.
#5
vs Baylor
Week 9 · W 35-34 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Texas
14.5 primary output · 36.3 efficiency · 9.8 usage
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#2
2018 Regular Season · Texas
64.8
14.5 primary · 36.3 efficiency · 9.8 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Texas
33.5
8 primary · 23 efficiency · 5.7 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
6
Splash games
5
10+ tackle games
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