Usage Score
7.8
Player Dossier
2021-2025Penn State
Zakee Wheatley
S • 6'2" • 200 lbs • Crofton, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Zakee Wheatley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29 disruption score.
Efficiency
29
Consistency
11.1
Season Value
13.3
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 8
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame
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.
Zakee Wheatley, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · Penn State. Zakee Wheatley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Penn State paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 29 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Loss with 1 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
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2025 Regular Season · Penn State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
29
Usage
7.8
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Rutgers
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Nevada: 0. Florida International: 1. Unknown: 0. Oregon: 0. UCLA: 1. Northwestern: 0. Iowa: 1. Ohio State: 0. Indiana: 0. Michigan State: 1. Nebraska: 0. Rutgers: 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. Nevada: 3 by 12.5. Florida International: 3 by 22.5. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Oregon: 10 by 41.7. UCLA: 12 by 60. Northwestern: 9 by 37.5. Iowa: 10 by 51.7. Ohio State: 7 by 29.2. Indiana: 5 by 20.8. Michigan State: 3 by 22.5. Nebraska: 2 by 8.3. Rutgers: 8 by 33.3
Split Comparison
Wins0.4 · n=5 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=6 · -0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=6 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=6 · +0 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Iowa
Best efficiency game
60 vs UCLA
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | @ Rutgers | W 40-36 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | vs Nebraska | W 37-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Michigan State | W 28-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Indiana | L 24-27 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Ohio State | L 14-38 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Iowa10+ tackles | L 24-25 | 10 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Northwestern | L 21-22 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ UCLA10+ tackles | L 37-42 | 12 | 9 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Oregon10+ tackles | L 24-30 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Unknown | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Florida International | W 34-0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Nevada | W 46-11 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Penn State
2021-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Penn State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Penn State | 3 | 10.8 | 2.7 | 3 |
| 2023 Postseason | Penn State | 0.5 | 11.7 | 2.5 | -2.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Penn State | 0.5 | 11.7 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Penn State | 10.5 | 29.8 | 7.3 | 10 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Penn State | 10.5 | 29.8 | 7.3 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Penn State | 4 | 29 | 7.8 | -6.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Notre Dame
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.
#2
Iowa
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 62.5 takeover score.
#3
UCLA
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.3 takeover score.
#4
Central Michigan
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.3 takeover score.
#5
Bowling Green
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 44.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2021 Postseason · Penn State
0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage
35
#2
2021 Regular Season · Penn State
35
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Penn State
22.6
10.5 primary · 29.8 efficiency · 7.3 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
1
Splash games
5
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2021 · Rating 0.8962
Archbishop Spalding · Severn, MD
- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Career Facts
1
Career teams
8
Seasons tracked
210
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 50 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.