Player Career

Joshua Wheeler Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Joshua Wheeler story

Joshua Wheeler built his college career from 2016 through 2017 as a linebacker from Grand Prairie, TX wearing No. 18, spending time with North Texas. The clearest part of Joshua Wheeler's career was his defensive production: 78 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 9 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 21 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with North 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 Joshua Wheeler's production has multiple signals. With 21 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across North Texas.

The arc is straightforward: Joshua 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    North Texas

    2016-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2016201620172017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 PostseasonNorth Texas1627.911.2
2016 Regular SeasonNorth Texas1627.911.20
2017 PostseasonNorth Texas12.530.613.2-3.5
2017 Regular SeasonNorth Texas12.530.613.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs UAB

Week 4 · W 46-43 · Conference game

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5

Havoc Plays

91.7 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.

#2

vs Southern Miss

Week 12 · W 29-23 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

83.6 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.

#3

vs SMU

Week 1 · L 21-34

2

Havoc Plays

72 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 72 takeover score.

#4

vs Troy

Week 1 · L 30-50 · Postseason

3

Havoc Plays

71.7 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.7 takeover score.

#5

vs Bethune-Cookman

Week 2 · W 41-20

2

Havoc Plays

66.4 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · North Texas

16 primary output · 27.9 efficiency · 11.2 usage

70.3

#2

2016 Regular Season · North Texas

70.3

16 primary · 27.9 efficiency · 11.2 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · North Texas

60

12.5 primary · 30.6 efficiency · 13.2 usage

Milestones

6

Impact games

8

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games