Josh Wheeler: LB · North Texas · #18.
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Josh Wheeler
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Second year in the North Texas linebacker corps. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Army — Week 12, 2017.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
36 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8 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.
University of North Texas Athletics Oct 20
CBS News Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | North Texas | 36 | 21 | 8.0 | 3.5 | -- |
| 2016 | North Texas | 42 | 26 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 2 |
| Career | 78 | 47 | 15.5 | 9.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 32-54@ SMU | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 46-43vs UAB | 6 | 5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 7 | W 29-26vs UTSA | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 31-69@ Florida Atlantic | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-38vs Old Dominion | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 52-49vs Army | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 30-14@ Rice | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-41@ Florida Atlantic | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 30-50vs Troy | 6 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 21 | 8.0 | 3.5 | — | 0 |
Week 4 · 2017
W 46-43
vs UAB
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 6 tackles
Edged out UAB at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
36tackles this seasonTFL rate
22%8 TFLSack rate
10%4 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups36 tackles · 8 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
2 seasons under Seth Littrell, all balanced offenses — 14-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 5.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Seth Littrell
Pass share
50.3%
516 pass / 509 run
Plays / game
73.2
14 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
555 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at North Texas, 78 tackles — the college career is complete.
