Ian Wheeler: P · Oregon · #38.
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Oregon’s specialists
Ian Wheeler
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Now in a third season at Oregon.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
37.8 gross, but 0 of 59 inside the 20 (0.0%) — a flipper. flipper
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 53-28vs UC Davis | 4 | 153 | 38.3 | 49 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-26vs Virginia | 3 | 117 | 39.0 | 42 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 32-35@ Nebraska | 6 | 221 | 36.8 | 47 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 38-41vs Colorado | 6 | 231 | 38.5 | 48 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 33-51@ Washington State | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | 43 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-70vs No. 5 Washington | 7 | 271 | 38.7 | 46 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 49-52@ California | 6 | 244 | 40.7 | 46 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 54-35vs Arizona State | 3 | 110 | 36.7 | 45 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-45@ USC | 8 | 293 | 36.6 | 46 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 27-52vs Stanford | 4 | 118 | 29.5 | 31 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 30-28@ No. 11 Utah | 5 | 205 | 41.0 | 48 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-34@ Oregon State | 4 | 155 | 38.8 | 56 | 0 | |
| Total | 59 | 2233 | 37.8 | 56 | 0 |
Season context: team record and system
3 seasons under Mark Helfrich — 26-14 over that span.
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
0%0 of 59Touchback rate
0%0 of 59Yards / punt
37.859 puntsLong
56yards37.8 yards/punt on 59 punts · 0% placed inside the 20.
Oregon carries two punters; Wheeler has taken all 59 punts.
How it ended
Three seasons at Oregon — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mark Helfrich.
