Tyrus Wheat: LB · Mississippi State · #2.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Tyrus Wheat
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Three seasons in the Mississippi State linebacker corps to date. The first one came in 2022: All-SEC. On tape: 7 tackles against Alabama, Week 8, 2022.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
54 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 10.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Clarion-Ledger Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Mississippi State | 54 | 25 | 10.5 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | Mississippi State | 46 | 19 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | Mississippi State | 30 | 12 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | 130 | 56 | 26.5 | 18.0 | 6 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-23vs Memphis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 39-17@ Arizona | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 16-31@ LSU | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 45-14vs Bowling Green | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-24vs No. 17 Texas A&M | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 40-17vs Arkansas | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-27@ No. 22 Kentucky | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 6-30@ No. 6 Alabama | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 39-33vs Auburn | 6 | 4 | 3.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 11 | L 19-45vs No. 1 Georgia | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 56-7vs East Tennessee State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-22@ No. 20 Ole Miss | 6 | 5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Total | 54 | 25 | 10.5 | 6.0 | 1 | 2 |
Week 10 · 2022
W 39-33
vs Auburn
2 sacks · 3.5 tackles for loss · 6 tackles
Edged out Auburn at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
54tackles this seasonTFL rate
19%10 TFLSack rate
11%6 sacksPD rate
4%2 pass breakups54 tackles · 10.5 for loss · 6 sacks · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Mike Leach — 20-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 5.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Leach
Pass share
68.4%
628 pass / 290 run
Plays / game
70.6
13 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
658 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy.
Player standing · 2022
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #32 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Mississippi State, 130 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 32 games over three seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM
All-SEC 2nd team (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2022
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mike Leach.
