Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-33@ Houston | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#25
Kai Wheaton
Freshman defensive back on Oregon State's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 182 lb · Allen, TX · Allen
Returning to Oregon State for 2026
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 1308 nationally · Signed with Oregon State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 defensive back on Oregon State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Oregon State in 2026.
Kai Wheaton
The receipt: 3 tackles against Houston — Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2026
- Signed with Oregon State3-star out of Allen
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Oregon State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Oregon State0-2HC: JaMarcus Shephard · Pass-heavy, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
JaMarcus Shephard
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oregon State | 3 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Oregon State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Oregon State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -15 net (20 in / 35 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Oregon State · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #76 · 2026 recruiting class #100
Background
Allen High School • Letterwinner for head coach Lee Wiginton • First-Team All-District during his career • Team captain • Has 26 tackles with 10 pass breakups, a sack and one defensive touchdown as a senior • Totaled 23 tackles with eight pass breakups his junior year • Finished with 29 tackles,...
The secondary · Oregon State
- #6Jaheim Patterson67 tackles · 2025
- #8Sailasa Vadrawale31 tackles · 2025
- #1Mason White28 tackles · 2025
- Kobe Singleton28 tackles · 2025
- #25Kai Wheaton1 game · 2026
21 more on the roster · Oregon State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology