Keric Wheatfall

#1 · WR · Sr. · Fresno State6′2″ · 175 lb · Cypress, TX · Cy Ranch

Keric Wheatfall: WR · Fresno State · #1.

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Keric Wheatfall

WR · Fresno State · Sr · #1

Moves the chains on third down. The three seasons at Fresno State span three head coaches: Jeff Tedford, Kalen DeBoer and Lee Marks. A game that shows it: 115 receiving yards and 5 receptions against UNLV — Week 4, 2021.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2021	Fresno State	38	616	16.2	4	55
2020	Fresno State	23	363	15.8	1	46
2019	Fresno State	17	307	18.1	1	46
Career		78	1,286	16.5	6	55

Season	Team
2021	Fresno State	2	2	--
2020	Fresno State	1	−5	--
2019	Fresno State	--	--	35
Career		3	−3	35

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 45-0vs UConn	3	19	6.3	0	11
Wk 1	L 24-31@ No. 11 Oregon	5	76	15.2	0	39
Wk 2	W 63-10vs Cal Poly	1	53	53.0	1	53
Wk 3	W 40-37@ No. 13 UCLA	2	33	16.5	0	19
Wk 4	W 38-30vs UNLV	5	115	23.0	0	55	Season-high 115 yds
Wk 5	L 24-27@ Hawai'i	2	29	14.5	0	20
Wk 8	W 34-32vs Nevada	5	84	16.8	1	42
Wk 9	W 30-20@ No. 21 San Diego State	4	47	11.8	1	16
Wk 10	L 14-40vs Boise State	6	81	13.5	1	36
Wk 11	W 34-7vs New Mexico	1	20	20.0	0	20
Wk 13	W 40-9@ San José State	2	25	12.5	0	22
Total		36	582	16.2	4	55

Signature game

Week 10 · 2021

L 14-40

vs Boise State

6 rec · 81 yds · 1 TD

With C. King — 43.3 yards per punt · 6 punts · 53 long · J. Haener — 279 yds · 2 TD · 3 INT · QBR 28.3

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 2 · Cal Poly · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +4.96Jake Haener pass complete to Keric Wheatfall for 53 yds for a TD (Abraham Montano KICK)
Week 1 · Oregon · 3rd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +3.93Jake Haener pass complete to Keric Wheatfall for 39 yds to the Oregn 21 for a
Week 10 · Boise State · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.74Jake Haener pass complete to Keric Wheatfall for 36 yds to the BoiSt 45 for a
Week 4 · UNLV · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.69Jake Haener pass complete to Keric Wheatfall for 55 yds to the UNLV 25 for a
Week 10 · Boise State · 4th and 2 · Q1 · EPA −3.24Keric Wheatfall run for a loss of 1 yard to the BoiSt 26
Week 1 · UTEP · 3rd and 11 · Q4 · EPA +3.18Jake Haener pass complete to Keric Wheatfall for 15 yds to the UTEP 47 for a

4 more plays

Week 10 · Boise State · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +2.70Jake Haener pass complete to Keric Wheatfall for 10 yds for a TD (Cesar Silva KICK)
Week 9 · San Diego State · 3rd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +2.51Jake Haener pass complete to Keric Wheatfall for 16 yds to the FrsSt 42 for a
Week 8 · Nevada · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.50Jake Haener pass complete to Keric Wheatfall for 42 yds to the Nevad 22 for a
Week 3 · UCLA · 2nd and 15 · Q2 · EPA +2.10Jake Haener pass complete to Keric Wheatfall for 14 yds to the UCLA 36

Teams and coaches

2019Fresno State4-8HC: Jeff Tedford · Balanced

2020Fresno State3-3HC: Kalen DeBoer · Balanced, fast tempo

2021Fresno State10-3HC: Kalen DeBoer · Balanced, fast tempo

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 56 (#134 of 468). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2021 season

56Quality starter #134 of 468 · 2021?

12 metrics · season cumulative

2021 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: epa / target (94th percentile). Strength: yards / catch (87th percentile). Concern: rush yards (21st percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#39 / 655 · 94th pct

1.16

Yards / catch#85 / 655 · 87th pct

16.3

Explosive rate#167 / 655 · 75th pct

17.8%

Catch rate#220 / 655 · 65th pct

80.0%

TD rate#287 / 655 · 56th pct

6.7%

Box-score rates (7)

Yards / catch#102 / 557 · 82nd pct

16.2

Rec yards#138 / 557 · 75th pct

616

Rec TDs#145 / 557 · 70th pct

Receptions#184 / 557 · 66th pct

Long catch#207 / 557 · 61st pct

Rush TDs#57 / 273 · 40th pct

Rush yards#210 / 273 · 21st pct

Season trend

EPA / target— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Catch rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / catch— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2021. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	3.5	62.0	22.1	0.5
Road5g	3.0	42.0	14.1	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.0	54.2	21.4	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	3.6	51.4	14.9	0.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2021 season

Head Coach

Lee Marks

Pass share

54.6%

513 pass / 427 run

Plays / game

78.3

12 games

Team sack rate

4.6%

543 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

38 catches and 2 carries in 11 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

56 · #134 of 468 WRs · 2021

Three-star recruit. Now #134 at the position.

Keric Wheatfall

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Signature game

Signature plays

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Awards

38 catches and 2 carries in 11 games

Five seasons at Fresno State

2017

2019 9 games