Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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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 31.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
65
Solid production for a safety
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Reliability
63
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
85
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame
Player Story
Zakee Wheatley built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a safety from Crofton, MD wearing No. 6, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Zakee Wheatley's career was his defensive production: 210...
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- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2026
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 11
- Overall
- No. 151
- NFL Team
- Carolina Panthers
Zakee Wheatley, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Penn State. Zakee Wheatley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 210
- TFL
- 5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Zakee Wheatley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · S
- Career Tackles
- 210
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 50 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Penn State
- Top game
- Notre Dame
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Archbishop Spalding · Penn State
- High school pipeline
- Archbishop Spalding · 14 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2026 · Round 5 · Pick 11 · Carolina Panthers
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 74 tackles · S 38th (top 7%) · Big Ten 29th (top 4%) · National 226th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Penn State | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Penn State | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Penn State | 12 | 24 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 16.6 |
| 2023 Postseason | Penn State | 9 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 10.3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Penn State | 9 | 20 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 10.3 |
| 2024 Postseason | Penn State | 15 | 26 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 55.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Penn State | 15 | 60 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 55.8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Penn State | 12 | 74 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 46.5 |
Related Context
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Zakee Wheatley played S for Penn State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Zakee Wheatley recorded 210 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Penn State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Penn State paired 10.5 primary output with 29.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 31.5 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 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Penn State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
31.5
Usage
8.9
Consistency
13.9
Best Game by takeover score
Iowa
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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. Villanova: 0. Oregon: 0. UCLA: 1. Northwestern: 0. Iowa: 2. Ohio State: 0. Indiana: 0. Michigan State: 2. Nebraska: 1. Rutgers: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nevada: 3 by 12.5. Florida International: 3 by 22.5. Villanova: 2 by 8.3. Oregon: 10 by 41.7. UCLA: 12 by 60. Northwestern: 9 by 37.5. Iowa: 10 by 61.7. Ohio State: 7 by 29.2. Indiana: 5 by 20.8. Michigan State: 3 by 32.5. Nebraska: 2 by 18.3. Rutgers: 8 by 33.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 6 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 6 · -0.2 vs Wins
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
61.7 vs Iowa
| 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 StateSplash game | 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 · Splash game | 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 Villanova | W 52-6 | 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 | — | — |
Player Story
Zakee Wheatley story
Zakee Wheatley built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a safety from Crofton, MD wearing No. 6, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Zakee Wheatley's career was his defensive production: 210 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 6 interceptions across 50 career games in the available record. That gives Zakee Wheatley's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Penn State
2021-2025
Opening stop
Season Value 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 | 2.2 | 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 | 6.5 | 10 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Penn State | 10.5 | 29.8 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Penn State | 7 | 31.5 | 8.9 | -3.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Notre Dame
Week 1 · L 24-27 · Postseason
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
93.3 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 93.3 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 12 Iowa
Week 8 · L 24-25 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
2
Havoc Plays
87.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Bowling Green
Week 2 · W 34-27
2
Havoc Plays
70.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.6 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 98 UCLA
Week 6 · L 37-42 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
68.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 68.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Central Michigan
Week 4 · W 33-14
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Havoc Plays
68.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Penn State
10.5 primary output · 29.8 efficiency · 6.5 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · Penn State
55.8
10.5 primary · 29.8 efficiency · 6.5 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Penn State
46.5
7 primary · 31.5 efficiency · 8.9 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
4
Splash games
5
10+ tackle games
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