Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2024Florida Atlantic
Jaden Wheeler
DL • 6'3" • 292 lbs • Nashville, GA, USA
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Jaden Wheeler shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
51
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
57
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
55
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Florida Atlantic
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UConn
Player Story
Jaden Wheeler built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Nashville, GA wearing No. 18, spending time with Florida Atlantic. The clearest part of Jaden Wheeler's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Florida Atlantic
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Jaden Wheeler, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic. Jaden Wheeler shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 89
- TFL
- 12.5
- Sacks
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Jaden Wheeler quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida Atlantic · DL
- Career Tackles
- 89
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
- Top game
- UConn
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Berrien · Florida Atlantic
- High school pipeline
- Berrien · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 18 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 35 tackles · DL 100th (top 10%) · American Athletic 109th (top 17%) · National 1,144th (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 20 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 20.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 14 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 16.3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 20 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 59.2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 57.8 |
Related Context
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Jaden Wheeler played DL for Florida Atlantic. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jaden Wheeler recorded 89 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Florida Atlantic.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Florida Atlantic paired 9 primary output with 19.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UConn
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
20.5
Usage
6.2
Consistency
70
Best Game by takeover score
UConn
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Michigan State: 1. Army: 0. Florida International: 1. UConn: 1. Wagner: 1. North Texas: 0.5. UTSA: 1. South Florida: 0.5. Temple: 1. Charlotte: 1. Tulsa: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan State: 5 by 30.8. Army: 3 by 12.5. Florida International: 1 by 14.2. UConn: 6 by 35. Wagner: 3 by 22.5. North Texas: 2 by 13.3. UTSA: 3 by 22.5. South Florida: 4 by 21.7. Temple: 1 by 14.2. Charlotte: 4 by 26.7. Tulsa: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 3 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 8 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UConn
Best efficiency game
35 vs UConn
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | @ Tulsa | W 63-16 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Charlotte | L 27-39 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Temple | L 15-18 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/1 | vs South Florida | L 21-44 | 4 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ UTSA | L 24-38 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs North Texas | L 37-41 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Wagner | W 41-10 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ UConn | L 14-48 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Florida International | W 38-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Army | L 7-24 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/30 | @ Michigan State | L 10-16 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jaden Wheeler story
Jaden Wheeler built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Nashville, GA wearing No. 18, spending time with Florida Atlantic. The clearest part of Jaden Wheeler's career was his defensive production: 89 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 35 career games in the available record. That gives Jaden Wheeler's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Florida Atlantic
2021-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 2.5 | 12 | 3.3 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 1.5 | 12.2 | 3 | -1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 19.3 | 6.7 | 7.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 20.5 | 6.2 | -1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ UConn
Week 4 · L 14-48
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
78.3 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 78.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Tulane
Week 12 · L 8-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#3
@ Charlotte
Week 9 · W 38-16 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Charlotte
Week 13 · L 27-39 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
75.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 75.6 takeover score.
#5
@ UAB
Week 10 · L 42-45 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
9 primary output · 19.3 efficiency · 6.7 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
57.8
8 primary · 20.5 efficiency · 6.2 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
20.5
2.5 primary · 12 efficiency · 3.3 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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