Tyrus Wheat
LB FootballBiography
2022 (Senior)
- Named to Athlon’s 2022 Preseason All-SEC Team
2021 (Junior)
- Tabbed Second Team All-SEC by Phil Steele in 2021
- Played and started in all 13 games
- Amassed 46 tackles, 20 being solo stops
- Led the team with 10.5 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks
- Picked off one pass and tallied three pass deflections
- Hurried the quarterback five times
- Recovered a fumble and forced another
2020 (Sophomore)
- Played in nine games and started eight times
- Registered 30 tackles, including six tackles for loss
- Led the team with five sacks, rating eighth in the SEC for the year with 0.56 sacks per game
- Picked off a pass and had three pass deflections
- Forced two fumbles and recovered another
- Tied for 12th in the FBS and ranked second in the SEC in fumble recoveries
- Credited with two quarterback hurries