Cornell Wheeler: LB · Kansas · #44.
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Cornell Wheeler
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Jim Harbaugh and Lance Leipold. One game to point at: 10 tackles against Baylor — Week 14, 2024.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
65 tackles. 4 passes defended. 1 interception. 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-3vs Lindenwood | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-23@ Illinois | 8 | 5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 3 | L 20-23vs UNLV | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 28-32@ West Virginia | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-14vs Houston | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 27-29@ No. 16 Kansas State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-36vs No. 17 Iowa State | 9 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 17-13@ No. 7 BYU | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 37-21vs No. 16 Colorado | 9 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-45@ Baylor | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Total | 65 | 41 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
65tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%5 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
6%4 pass breakups65 tackles · 5 for loss · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road5g | 6.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 6.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Pass share
40.7%
306 pass / 446 run
Plays / game
62.7
12 games
Team sack rate
2.5%
317 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #220 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Michigan and Kansas, 91 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jim Harbaugh and Lance Leipold.
