Player Dossier

2020-2024

Michigan

Cornell Wheeler

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

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

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

Usage Score

9

Efficiency

20.5

Consistency

38.9

Season Value

19.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Kansas

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Michigan • Kansas
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Cornell Wheeler, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Kansas. Cornell Wheeler shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.1 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Kansas paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 20.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Michigan, Kansas.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2023 Postseason · Kansas

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

20.5

Usage

9

Consistency

38.9

Best Game by takeover score

UNLV

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UNLV: 0. BYU: 1. Texas: 1. UCF: 0. Oklahoma State: 2. Oklahoma: 2. Texas Tech: 0. Cincinnati: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UNLV: 1 by 4.2. BYU: 3 by 22.5. Texas: 5 by 30.8. UCF: 2 by 8.3. Oklahoma State: 4 by 36.7. Oklahoma: 5 by 40.8. Texas Tech: 1 by 4.2. Cincinnati: 4 by 16.7

Split Comparison

Wins0.6 · n=5 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses1 · n=3 · +0.4 vs Wins
First Half0.5 · n=4 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · n=4 · +0.5 vs First Half

Game Log

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

8 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Oklahoma

Best efficiency game

40.8 vs Oklahoma

Result
Wed 12/27@ UNLVW 49-3610000
Sun 11/26@ CincinnatiW 49-1640000
Sat 11/11vs Texas TechL 13-1611000
Sat 10/28vs OklahomaSplash gameW 38-3354200
Sat 10/14@ Oklahoma StateL 32-3944110
Sat 10/7vs UCFW 51-2222000
Sat 9/30@ TexasL 14-40510010
Sat 9/23vs BYUW 38-2733100

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Michigan

    2020-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Kansas

    2021-2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

2020202120212022202320232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonMichigan0
2021 Regular SeasonKansas04.210
2021 Regular SeasonMichigan04.210
2022 Regular SeasonKansas00
2023 PostseasonKansas620.596
2023 Regular SeasonKansas620.590
2024 Regular SeasonKansas1037.18.94

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Illinois

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 61.1 takeover score.

#2

Oklahoma

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.7 takeover score.

#3

Oklahoma State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.1 takeover score.

#4

Unknown

2

Primary metric

Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 37.6 takeover score.

#5

Colorado

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 32.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Kansas

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 1 usage

35.1

#2

2021 Regular Season · Michigan

35.1

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 1 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Kansas

30.3

10 primary · 37.1 efficiency · 8.9 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

2

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.885

West Bloomfield · West Bloomfield, MI

Committed To
Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

2

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

91

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 19 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Cornell Wheeler quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
91