Player Career

Markus Wheaton Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Markus Wheaton story

Markus Wheaton built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a wide receiver from Chandler, AZ wearing No. 2, spending time with Oregon State. The clearest part of Markus Wheaton's career was his receiving role: 227 catches, 2,994 receiving yards, 16 touchdowns, and 631 rushing yards across 46 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2012 with Oregon State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 631 rushing yards and 149 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 46 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Oregon State.

The arc is straightforward: Markus Wheaton moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Oregon State

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200920092010201120122012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 PostseasonOregon State8962.86.3
2009 Regular SeasonOregon State8962.86.30
2010 Regular SeasonOregon State67579.725.5586
2011 Regular SeasonOregon State98684.122.8311
2012 PostseasonOregon State1,24486.329258
2012 Regular SeasonOregon State1,24486.3290

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Arizona

Week 5 · W 38-35 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

166

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

166 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Oregon

Week 14 · L 20-37 · Conference game

137

Receiving Yards

97.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

137 receiving yards with a 91.3 efficiency score.

#3

@ UCLA

Week 4 · W 27-20 · Conference game

150

Receiving Yards

96.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

150 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Washington

Week 12 · W 38-21 · Conference game

125

Receiving Yards

96.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

125 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Sacramento State

Week 1 · L 28-29

108

Receiving Yards

95.5 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

108 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Postseason · Oregon State

1,244 primary output · 86.3 efficiency · 29 usage

90.5

#2

2012 Regular Season · Oregon State

90.5

1,244 primary · 86.3 efficiency · 29 usage

#3

2011 Regular Season · Oregon State

79.3

986 primary · 84.1 efficiency · 22.8 usage

Milestones

11

100+ receiving yards

10

8+ catch outings

4

2+ TD games