Keric Wheatfall
Wheatfall with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2024 | |
| No. 88 – Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Wide receiver |
| Roster status | Active |
| CFL status | American |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 20, 1999 Brenham, Texas, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Cypress Ranch High |
| College | Fresno State (2019–2021) Blinn College (2017–2018) |
| Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
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| Stats at CFL.ca | |
Keric Wheatfall (born April 20, 1999) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
College career
[edit | edit source]Wheatfall first played college football for the Blinn College Buccaneers in 2017 where he recorded 25 receptions for 375 yards and one touchdown.[1] In 2018, he had 47 catches for 798 yards and six touchdowns and drew interest from NCAA Division I teams.[1]
Wheatfall transferred to California State University, Fresno in 2019 and joined the Bulldogs football team.[1] He played in 28 games from 2019 to 2021 where he had 78 receptions for 1,286 yards and six touchdowns.[1][2][3]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1+1⁄8 in (1.86 m) |
194 lb (88 kg) |
30+5⁄8 in (0.78 m) |
8+3⁄4 in (0.22 m) |
4.58 s | 1.59 s | 2.69 s | 4.31 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) |
10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | |||
| All values from Pro Day[4] | ||||||||||||
Philadelphia Eagles
[edit | edit source]After going unselected in the 2022 NFL draft, Wheatfall was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent.[5] However, after suffering a hamstring injury, he was waived by the Eagles on August 11, 2022. At the end of training camp, he was released on August 29, 2023.[6]
Philadelphia Stars
[edit | edit source]In 2023, Wheatfall played with the Philadelphia Stars where he played in three games and was mostly featured on special teams.[3][7]
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
[edit | edit source]On January 23, 2024, it was announced that Wheatfall had signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.[8] Following training camp in 2024, he accepted a practice roster spot with the team.[9] However, following an injury to fellow receiver Kenny Lawler in the team's opening game, Wheatfall played and started in his first CFL game on June 13, 2024, against the Ottawa Redblacks where he had three catches for 111 yards.[3][7] In the team's next game, he injured his hamstring and was placed on the six-game injured list.[9] He returned to the lineup for the last five games of the regular season and scored his first touchdown on September 27, 2024, against the Edmonton Elks, on a 61-yard pass from Zach Collaros.[3][10] He finished the regular season having played and started in seven games where he had 13 catches for 273 yards and one touchdown.[9]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Wheatfall was born to parents Kerry and Carol Wheatfall and has five brothers, Kerry Jr., Gerrald, KT, Isaiah, and Colten.[1]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 1999 births
- Living people
- American football wide receivers
- Canadian football wide receivers
- Fresno State Bulldogs football players
- Players of American football from Brenham, Texas
- Philadelphia Eagles players
- Philadelphia Stars (2022) players
- Players of Canadian football from Texas
- Winnipeg Blue Bombers players