Illinois · L 37-38
No tackles.
Northwestern · L 21-24
No tackles.
Wheatland has tackles in 6 of Michigan State’s 8 games: none against Illinois and Northwestern.
Caleb Wheatland
Played for three head coaches at three programs in five seasons: Mike Locksley, Hugh Freeze and Pat Fitzgerald. On tape: 9 tackles against Nebraska, Week 4, 2026.
23 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Detroit News Oct 27
Detroit Free Press Oct 24
Lansing State Journal Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Michigan State | 23 | 14 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Auburn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2024 | Maryland | 42 | 24 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 2 |
| 2023 | Maryland | 41 | 23 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 1 |
| 2022 | Maryland | 16 | 13 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 123 | 75 | 15.0 | 7.5 | 4 |
Last game (Wk 8): 4 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-20vs Toledo | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-7vs Eastern Michigan | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-27@ No. 3 Notre Dame | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-31vs Nebraska | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 3-31@ Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-28@ No. 9 UCLA | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 14 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
23tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
4%1 pass breakups23 tackles · 0.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Pass share
44.3%
222 pass / 279 run
Plays / game
62.6
8 games
Team sack rate
9.4%
256 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #462 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Played for three programs.
The snaps went the other way.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Mike Locksley, Hugh Freeze, D.J. Durkin and Pat Fitzgerald.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Michigan State
