Jaden Wheeler: DL · Florida Atlantic · #18.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jaden Wheeler
Wins the gap play after play. Played for three head coaches at Florida Atlantic: Willie Taggart, Tom Herman and Chad Lunsford. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against UConn — Week 4, 2024.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
35 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Florida Atlantic | 35 | 16 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Florida Atlantic | 20 | 10 | 4.5 | 2.5 | -- | 1 |
| 2022 | Florida Atlantic | 14 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Florida Atlantic | 20 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 89 | 36 | 12.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-16@ Michigan State | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-24vs Army | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-20vs Florida International | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-48@ UConn | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 41-10vs Wagner | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 37-41vs North Texas | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-38@ UTSA | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-44vs South Florida | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 15-18@ Temple | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-39vs Charlotte | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 63-16@ Tulsa | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 16 | 5.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
14%5 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackHurry rate
3%1 hurry35 tackles · 5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chad Lunsford
Pass share
43.4%
349 pass / 455 run
Plays / game
67.0
12 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
372 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #88 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Florida Atlantic, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 35 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Willie Taggart → Tom Herman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
