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Tyrus Wheat
Mississippi State 2022 alumnus
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Tyrus Wheat
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Mississippi State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Mississippi State7-6HC: Mike Leach · Pass-heavy, fast tempo
2022Mississippi State9-4HC: Mike Leach · Pass-heavy
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Mississippi State | 54 | 25 | 10.5 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Mississippi State | 46 | 19 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 100 | 44 | 20.5 | 13.0 | 4 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2022
W 24–22
at Ole Miss
6 TOT · 5 SOLO · 1 SACKS
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Thumper
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
LB
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Tyrus Wheat’s 2021 season.
77%match
Matches Tyrus on
Tackle volume
PD rate
Sack rate
Differs from Tyrus on
Hurry rate (higher)
Solo tackle rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Amir Siddiq's junior season at Charlotte (2022).
81%match
All-Conference USA
Matches Amir on
TFL rate
Hurry rate
Tackle volume