#15

Rob Wheelwright

Wide receiver for Wisconsin. 2016: 34 catches, 448 receiving yards, 1 TD.

WR · Wisconsin · #15

6′3″ · Columbus, OH

Wisconsin 2016 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

WR recruit

No. 349 nationally · Signed with Wisconsin

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2016 wide receiver for Wisconsin. 2016: 34 catches, 448 receiving yards, 1 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Wisconsin in 2013.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Wisconsin, 881 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

The week the volume broke through — put up 99 yds vs Akron.Akron · W 54-102016

2013

Signed with Wisconsin3-star out of Walnut Ridge

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#349 national

CFB

College

Wisconsin

2014–2016

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2016

2 coaches

2014

Gary Andersen

Wisconsin

2015–2016

Paul Chryst

Wisconsin

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Gary Andersen → Paul Chryst. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2016 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

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

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

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

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: rec tds (22nd percentile).

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

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home8g	2.9	39.4	13.5	0.1
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

2026 season

Head Coach

Luke Fickell

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

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

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

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2016

W 16–14

vs LSU

4 rec · 60 yds

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 at home.

With B. Houston — 205 yds · 0 TD · 2 INT · QBR 33.9 · -1 rush yds (5 car) · P. Rosowski — 40 AVG · 51 LONG · 4 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 16-14vs 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@ Michigan State	3	34	11.3	0	17
Wk 5	L 7-14@ Michigan	3	46	15.3	0	24
Wk 7	L 23-30vs Ohio State	2	36	18.0	0	21
Wk 9	W 23-17vs 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 Western Michigan	1	12	12.0	0	12
Total		34	448	13.0	1	47

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology