Caleb Wheatland
Michigan State Spartans
60
Depth

Caleb Wheatland

Michigan State SpartansSolid
WLBDefenseDepthTRANSFER · Auburn
2nd String / Backup

Is Caleb Wheatland starting?

Caleb Wheatland is listed 2nd string at WLB for Michigan State Spartans.

Caleb Wheatland is listed WLB #2 for Michigan State at 60 OVR.

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Depth at WLB · Michigan State Spartans

  1. 14573Brady PretzlaffStarter
  2. 24460Caleb WheatlandYou
  3. 31258Cam Stodghill

What's Next

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Westfield, ranked #997 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 1 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 60 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #997 NatlTeam Share0%
Centreville, VA
Jersey
#44
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
244 lbs
Transfer
Auburn

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—100

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8600
National Rank
#997
High School
Westfield
Hometown
Chantilly, VA

Why this rating?

On a 79-rated defense; 0th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.92 for competition level) put them -13 vs unit starters → 60.

Team defense (SP+)
79
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 0% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 22% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.92)
Depth-chart adjustment
-13 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 12WEMUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 35-7

Sep 5WTOLTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 30-20

Caleb Wheatland's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

1 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement0%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.