Senior tight end for Kansas State. 2022: 8 catches, 125 receiving yards, 2 TD.
6′5″ · 241 lb · Lenexa, KS
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
4 tight end for Kansas State. 2022: 8 catches, 125 receiving yards, 2 TD.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearSamuel Wheeler
Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation. He has spent four seasons in the Kansas State receiving corps. The receipt: 44 rec yds, 2 receptions against West Virginia — Week 12, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Kansas State, 488 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Chris Klieman.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Chris Klieman — 30-20 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (95th percentile). Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.0 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 26.5 | 15.5 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.0 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.2 | 25.8 | 20.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Collin Klein
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kansas State | 8 | 125 | 15.6 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | Kansas State | 15 | 151 | 10.1 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Kansas State | 7 | 134 | 19.1 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | Kansas State | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 34 | 488 | 14.4 | 4 | -- |
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-0vs South Dakota | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-17vs Tulane | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 5 | W 37-28vs Texas Tech | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-38@ TCU | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 10 | L 27-34vs Texas | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-31@ West Virginia | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 33 | Season-high 44 yds |
| Wk 13 | W 47-27vs Kansas | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 1 | 42 | |
| Total | 8 | 125 | 14.7 | 2 | 42 |
Play style
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Alex Bauman’s 2022 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to DeShawn Hanika's senior season at Iowa State (2022).
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Player DNA