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27 Ian Wheeler

  • Position Running Back
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 205
  • Hometown Houston, TX
  • Highschool St. Thomas HS

Biography

2022: Played in 11 games … Named an All-MEAC Second Team selection … Was third in the MEAC in kickoff returns, sixth in all-purpose yards, and 11th in rushing … Ran for 316 yards on 57 carries … Had three rushing touchdowns … Caught nine passes for 84 yards and one touchdown … Returned 19 kickoffs for 424 yards and a touchdown … Averaged 74.9 all-purpose yards per game … Ran for a season best 70 yards on 10 carries and scored a touchdown against South Florida … Longest run of the season was 24 yards, also against South Florida … Also scored rushing touchdowns against Yale and Morgan State … Caught a 12-yard touchdown pass against Harvard … Caught five passes for 45 yards against South Florida … Returned a kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown against North Carolina Central … Finished with four tackles … Helped Howard earn a share of the MEAC regular season championship, its first since 1993.


2022: Named to the Bluebloods All-Conference Second Team ... earned 2022 Phil Steele FCS All-MEAC Second Team.

2021 (Fall): Named to the 2021 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) All-Conference Second Team as a running back ... selected to the 2021 All-MEAC Third Team as a return specialist ... made the 2021 MEAC Football All-Academic Team ... earned 2021 Phil Steele FCS All-MEAC Second Team as a special teamer ... named to the 2021 Phil Steele FCS All-MEAC Third Team as a running back.

2021 (Spring): Selected to the 2021 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Commissioner's All-Academic Team.

Personal: Chose Howard because of the black squirrels…Hobbies include reading…Admires his mother because she worked so hard to make his family happy…Favorite food is gumbo…Three people to invite for dinner are his mother, grandmother, and grandfather…Favorite professional sports 
team is the New Orleans Saints…Favorite musical artist is Lil Wayne…Reality show to be a part of is Jeopardy. 

Statistics

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2023

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Historical Player Information

  • 37

    2019Freshman

    Running Back
    0 lbs
    37
  • 37

    2020Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'10" 185 lbs
    37
  • 37

    2021Junior

    Running Back
    5'10" 185 lbs
    37
  • 27

    2022Senior

    Running Back
    5'10" 205 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2023Graduate Student

    Running Back
    5'11" 205 lbs
    27