Cornell Wheeler

LB • 6'0" • 230 lbs • West Bloomfield, MI, USA

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Cornell Wheeler shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.1 disruption score.

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Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker

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Reliability

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Kansas

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 2
Unique Seasons: 5
Program Path: Michigan • Kansas
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Illinois

Player Story

Cornell Wheeler built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a linebacker from West Bloomfield, MI wearing No. 44, spending time with Kansas and Michigan. The clearest part of Cornell Wheeler's career was his...

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Class 2020 · Rating 0.885

West Bloomfield · West Bloomfield, MI

Committed To: Michigan
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2020

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Latest team and position: Kansas · LB
Career Tackles: 91
Tracked sample: 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 19 games
Best season: 2024 Regular Season · Kansas
Top game: Illinois
Recruit profile: 3-star · West Bloomfield · Michigan
High school pipeline: West Bloomfield · 40 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
Latest roster: No. 44 · Senior
2024 Tackles rank: 65 tackles · LB 186th (top 16%) · Big 12 36th (top 6%) · National 310th (top 6%)

Cornell Wheeler played LB for Michigan and Kansas. Across 5 tracked seasons, Cornell Wheeler recorded 91 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Kansas.

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