Player Dossier

2017-2020

Kansas State

Drew Wiley

DT • 6'4" • 300 lbs • Vinton, IA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Drew Wiley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.9 disruption score.

Usage / Role

56%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

99

Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman

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Reliability

72

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

85

Elite ceiling indicators

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Kansas State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Kansas State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia

Player Story

Drew Wiley built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive tackle from Vinton, IA wearing No. 59, spending time with Kansas State. The clearest part of Drew Wiley's career was his defensive production:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2017 · Rating 0.7914

Vinton-Shellsburg · Vinton, IA

Committed To
Kansas State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Drew Wiley, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Kansas State. Drew Wiley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.9 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
46
TFL
11
Sacks
4.5
QB hurries
2
Passes defended
4

Quick Answers

Drew Wiley quick answers

Latest team and position
Kansas State · DT
Career Tackles
46
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 25 games
Best season
2020 Regular Season · Kansas State
Top game
West Virginia
Recruit profile
2-star · Vinton-Shellsburg · Kansas State
High school pipeline
Vinton-Shellsburg · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 59 · Senior
2020 Tackles rank
25 tackles · DT 27th (top 15%) · Big 12 102nd (top 24%) · National 1,076th (top 21%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2017 Regular SeasonKansas State23-0--040
2018 Regular SeasonKansas State22-0--037.4
2019 Regular SeasonKansas State12162021019.4
2020 Regular SeasonKansas State92594.5-3066.1

Related Context

Drew Wiley played DT for Kansas State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Drew Wiley recorded 46 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Kansas State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Kansas State paired 16.5 primary output with 29.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 29.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2020 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia

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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2020 Regular Season · Kansas State

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

1.8

Efficiency

29.9

Usage

8.3

Consistency

65.5

Best Game by takeover score

West Virginia

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Arkansas State: 2. Oklahoma: 0.5. Texas Tech: 0.5. TCU: 3. Kansas: 3. West Virginia: 3.5. Iowa State: 1. Baylor: 2. Texas: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arkansas State: 2 by 28.3. Oklahoma: 4 by 21.7. Texas Tech: 1 by 9.2. TCU: 4 by 46.7. Kansas: 1 by 34.2. West Virginia: 7 by 64.2. Iowa State: 1 by 14.2. Baylor: 3 by 32.5. Texas: 2 by 18.3

Split Comparison

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Wins1.8 · Games = 4 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses1.9 · Games = 5 · +0.1 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

9 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

West Virginia

Best efficiency game

64.2 vs West Virginia

Result
Sat 12/5vs TexasL 31-6922100
Sun 11/29@ BaylorSplash gameL 31-3232110
Sat 11/21@ Iowa StateL 0-4510001
Sat 10/31@ West VirginiaSplash gameL 10-37742.5010
Sat 10/24vs KansasSplash gameW 55-14100.500.502
Sat 10/10@ TCUSplash gameW 21-1443210
Sat 10/3vs Texas TechW 31-21100.5000
Sat 9/26@ OklahomaW 38-35410.5000
Sat 9/12vs Arkansas StateSplash gameL 31-3522110

Player Story

Drew Wiley story

Drew Wiley built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive tackle from Vinton, IA wearing No. 59, spending time with Kansas State. The clearest part of Drew Wiley's career was his defensive production: 46 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 25 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2020 with Kansas State. 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 Drew Wiley's production has multiple signals. With 25 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kansas State.

The arc is straightforward: Drew Wiley 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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    Kansas State

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2017201820192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonKansas State06.31.7
2018 Regular SeasonKansas State04.210
2019 Regular SeasonKansas State59.72.85
2020 Regular SeasonKansas State16.529.98.311.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ West Virginia

Week 9 · L 10-37 · Conference game

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5

Havoc Plays

88.1 takeover

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.1 takeover score.

#2

@ TCU

Week 6 · W 21-14 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

77.5 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.

#3

vs Arkansas State

Week 2 · L 31-35

2

Havoc Plays

61.5 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.5 takeover score.

#4

vs Kansas

Week 8 · W 55-14 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

53 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 53 takeover score.

#5

vs Bowling Green

Week 2 · W 52-0

2

Havoc Plays

51.7 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2020 Regular Season · Kansas State

16.5 primary output · 29.9 efficiency · 8.3 usage

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#2

2017 Regular Season · Kansas State

40

0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1.7 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Kansas State

37.4

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 1 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

6

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games