Rob Wheelwright

#15 · WR · Wisconsin6′3″ · Columbus, OH · Walnut Ridge

Rob Wheelwright: WR · Wisconsin · #15.

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Rob Wheelwright

WR · Wisconsin · #15

Moves the chains on third down. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Wisconsin. On tape: 99 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Akron, Week 2, 2016.

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.

Wisconsin in the news

UW System names new presidentOct 30
$21M jumbotron deal fundedOct 29
Iowa names starting QB vs WisconsinYahoo Sports Oct 27
Fans storm field after upset winBadger Observer Oct 25

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2016	Wisconsin	34	448	13.2	1	47
2015	Wisconsin	32	416	13.0	4	30
2014	Wisconsin	1	17	17.0	1	17
Career		67	881	13.1	6	47

Season	Team
2016	Wisconsin	1	6
2015	Wisconsin	--	--
2014	Wisconsin	--	--
Career		1	6

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 16-14vs No. 5 LSU	4	60	15.0	0	21
Wk 2	W 54-10vs Akron	4	99	24.8	0	47	Season-high 99 yds
Wk 3	W 23-17vs Georgia State	4	35	8.8	0	14
Wk 4	W 30-6@ No. 8 Michigan State	3	34	11.3	0	17
Wk 5	L 7-14@ No. 4 Michigan	3	46	15.3	0	24
Wk 7	L 23-30vs No. 2 Ohio State	2	36	18.0	0	21
Wk 9	W 23-17vs No. 7 Nebraska	5	43	8.6	1	16
Wk 10	W 21-7@ Northwestern	3	28	9.3	0	17
Wk 11	W 48-3vs Illinois	1	11	11.0	0	11
Wk 12	W 49-20@ Purdue	2	25	12.5	0	20
Wk 13	W 31-17vs Minnesota	2	19	9.5	0	16
Bowl	W 24-16vs No. 12 Western Michigan	1	12	12.0	0	12
Total		34	448	13.2	1	47

Signature game

Week 9 · 2016

W 23-17

vs Nebraska

5 rec · 43 yds · 1 TD · 6 rush yds (1 car)

A close one, won by 6 at home.

With A. Lotti — 39.2 yards per punt · 5 punts · 49 long · D. Ogunbowale — 120 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 5 · Michigan · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +3.25Alex Hornibrook pass complete to Robert Wheelwright for 24 yds to the Mich 48 for a
Week 5 · Michigan · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +2.78Alex Hornibrook pass complete to Robert Wheelwright for 20 yds to the Mich 48 for a
Week 1 · LSU · 2nd and 14 · Q4 · EPA +2.73Bart Houston pass complete to Robert Wheelwright for 14 yds to the LSU 49 for a
Week 1 · LSU · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.67Bart Houston pass complete to Robert Wheelwright for 13 yds to the LSU 49 for a
Week 9 · Nebraska · 3rd and 2 · Q3 · EPA +2.63Hornibrook to Wheelwright: a 9-yard touchdown pass.
Week 10 · Northwestern · 3rd and 3 · Q3 · EPA +2.63Alex Hornibrook pass complete to Robert Wheelwright for 17 yds to the Nwest 46 for a

4 more plays

Week 2 · Akron · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.39Bart Houston pass complete to Robert Wheelwright for 28 yds to the Akron 34 for a
Week 2 · Akron · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.95Bart Houston pass complete to Robert Wheelwright for 47 yds to the Akron 9 for a
Week 12 · Purdue · 2nd and 14 · Q2 · EPA +1.90Bart Houston pass complete to Robert Wheelwright for 20 yds to the Prdue 20 for a
Week 3 · Georgia State · 3rd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +1.88Alex Hornibrook pass complete to Robert Wheelwright for 14 yds to the GeoSt 25 for a

Teams and coaches

2014Wisconsin11-3HC: Gary Andersen · Run-heavy

2015Wisconsin10-3HC: Paul Chryst · Run-leaning

2016Wisconsin11-3HC: Paul Chryst · Run-heavy

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2016 season

12 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: td rate (9th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#201 / 674 · 70th pct

14.9%

Yards / catch#255 / 674 · 62nd pct

13.3

Catch rate#259 / 674 · 61st pct

70.2%

EPA / target#263 / 674 · 61st pct

0.58

TD rate#558 / 674 · 9th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (7)

Receptions#227 / 524 · 56th pct

Rec yards#232 / 524 · 56th pct

448

Yards / catch#248 / 524 · 52nd pct

13.2

Long catch#277 / 524 · 46th pct

Rush TDs#56 / 257 · 39th pct

Rush yards#176 / 257 · 30th pct

Rec TDs#356 / 524 · 22nd pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

70th → 61st percentile

Explosive rate

50th → 70th percentile

Catch rate

49th → 61st percentile

TD rate

53rd → 9th percentile

Yards / catch

65th → 62nd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2016. 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

2016 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	3.0	40.5	13.5	0.2
Road4g	2.8	33.2	12.1	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.0	46.0	15.0	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	2.6	25.2	10.2	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2016 season

Head Coach

Paul Chryst

Pass share

33.4%

323 pass / 643 run

Plays / game

69.0

14 games

Team sack rate

6.9%

348 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

34 catches and 1 carry in 12 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Rob Wheelwright

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Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

34 catches and 1 carry in 12 games

Four seasons at Wisconsin

2013