Hosea Wheeler

Pronunciation: Ho-zay-uh Wheeler Career Notes & Records Appeared in 42 career game with 30 starts ... Spent three seasons at Western Kentucky (2022-24) with 31 games played and 25 starts ... Played in nine games during one season at Sacramento City College (2021) ... Tabbed first-team All-Conference USA once (2024) ... Owns six career forced turnovers (1 INT, 2 FF, 3 FR) ... Blocked two career kicks - both in 2024 ... Has at least one tackle in 34 of his last 35 games. 2025 (Redshirt-Senior Season) Season: Appeared in all 11 games with five starts. Old Dominion (8/30): Posted five tackles - one solo. Indiana State (9/12): Totaled three stops ... Posted 1.0 tackles for loss with a pair of combined efforts ... Combined with Mario Landino on a second-quarter tackle for loss ... Chipped in with Tyrique Tucker on a third-quarter stop behind the line. Illinois (9/20): Part of a defense that held Illinois to just 2 yards rushing - the sixth-fewest yards rushing allowed since at least 1950 ... Had two tackles with 0.5 tackle for loss ... Combined with Kellan Wyatt on a first--quarter tackle for loss. at Iowa (9/27): Made one stop. at Oregon (10/11): Part of a defense that limited Oregon’s offense to its fewest yards of total offense since 2021 versus Utah in the Pac-12 Championship Game ... Posted three tackles. Michigan State (10/18): Totaled three tackles with 0.5 tackle for loss ... All three tackles came within 1 yard of the line of scrimmage ... Combined with Mikail Kamara on a second-quarter tackle for loss. UCLA (10/25): Had one tackle ... Recovered a second-quarter fumble that set up IU’s fourth touchdown off the game. at Maryland (11/1): Chipped in two tackles. at Penn State (11/8): Had four tackles with 0.5 tackle for loss ... Combined with Mario Landino on a first-quarter tackle for loss. Wisconsin (11/15): Had one tackle ... Recovered a fumble that was forced by Stephen Daley in the third quarter that led to an IU touchdown. 2024 (Junior Season - Western Kentucky) Awards: Earned first-team All-Conference USA. Season: Started all 14 games ... Led Conference USA interior defenders with 619 snaps played ... Posted a tackle in all 14 games. at Alabama (8/31): Posted a strip-sack of Jalen Milroe on the second play from scrimmage ... Logged three total tackles. Eastern Kentucky (9/7): Posted five tackles ... Combined on a third-quarter tackle for loss. at Middle Tennessee State (9/14): Chipped in three stops. Toledo (9/21): Made eight tackles - five solo ... Posted a solo tackle for loss in the second quarter. at Boston College (9/28): Posted six tackles with first-quarter combined tackle for loss. UTEP (10/10): Made six stops ... Combined on a third-quarter tackle for loss on third down to force a punt. at Sam Houston State (10/16): Made five tackles ... Blocked a fourth-quarter field goal attempt. Kennesaw State (10/30): Piled up eight stops ... Had a solo sack in the fourth quarter. at New Mexico State (11/9): Posted nine tackles ... Recovered a fumble in the second quarter that led to a WKU field goal ... Combined on a first-quarter tackle for loss. Louisiana Tech (11/16): Added three stops ... Blocked a fourth-quarter field goal to preserve a five-point lead. at Liberty (11/23): Made five tackles. Jacksonville State (11/30): Logged eight stops. at Jacksonville State (12/6): Posted five tackles. vs. James Madison (12:18): Chipped in one tackle. 2023 (Redshirt Sophomore Season - Western Kentucky) Season: Appeared in 13 games with 11 starts ... First collegiate start came versus USF (9/2) in the season opener ... Owned a tackle in all 13 games. USF (9/2): Made first collegiate start ... Posted four tackles. Houston Christian (9/9): Had two stops. at Ohio State (9/16): Lone tackle was a strip-sack of Kyle McCord in the first quarter that led to a WKU field goal ... Intercepted Devin Brown in the fourth quarter. at Troy (9/23): Made six tackles - four solo. Middle Tennessee State (9/28): Had six stops - four solo. at Louisiana Tech (10/5): Logged three tackles. at Jacksonville State (10/17): Chipped in three stops ... Had a solo sack in the first quarter. Liberty (10/24): Posted four tackles. at UTEP (11/4): Made three tackles ... Combined on a second-quarter tackle for loss. New Mexico State (11/11): Had four tackle. Sam Houston State (11/18): Chipped in two tackles. at FIU (11/25): Added two tackles. vs. Old Dominion (12/18): Posted two stops ... Combined on a third-quarter tackle for loss. 2022 (Sophomore Season - Western Kentucky) Season: Appeared in four games and redshirted ... Made FBS debut at Hawaii (9/3) in the season opener ... Also saw time at Middle Tennessee State (10/15), at Auburn (11/19) and South Alabama (12/21) in the New Orleans Bowl. vs. South Alabama (12/21): Posted first career tackle. 2021 (Freshman Season - Sacramento City College) Appeared in nine games ... Totaled 24 tackles with 3.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sack ... Made season debut against American River (9/4) with one tackle ... Posted three tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss against Diablo Valley (9/18) ... Lone stop against Siskiyous (9/25) was a solo tackle for loss ... Posted first sack in a combined effort at Fresno City College (10/23). Prep/Personal Defensive lineman for head coach Evan Boylan at Frankling High School ... Also played tight end.