Wyett Ekeler: S · Wyoming · #31.
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Wyett Ekeler
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches in five seasons at Wyoming. The first career honor came in 2023: Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week. One game to point at: 9 tackles against Arizona State — Week 1, 2024.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
46 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 1 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-48@ Arizona State | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 13-17vs Idaho | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-34vs BYU | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-24@ San José State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 25-27vs Utah State | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 49-45@ New Mexico | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-24@ Colorado State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-17vs No. 12 Boise State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 15-14@ Washington State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 46 | 28 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
46tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL46 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Sawvel
Pass share
43.6%
346 pass / 448 run
Plays / game
66.2
12 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
369 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #268 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Wyoming, 187 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 40 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Craig Bohl → Jay Sawvel. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
