Completed Event: Women's Soccer versus Drake on August 31, 2025 , Win , 3, to, 1
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Jersey Number 44
Cornell Wheeler
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- West Bloomfield
- Hometown:
- West Bloomfield, Mich.
Bio
Get to Know Cornell ...
Who is your biggest role model?- I would say my father is my biggest role model. He's done so much for me to get to where I am now.Â
Tell us about your hometown/where you're from?
- I'm from Detroit, Michigan. I'm proud of where I'm from and proud of others as well.Â
What is one thing that someone wouldn't know about you?
- I would say am a big animal lover.Â
Career Honors: 2024:Â Named a team captain, as voted on by his teammates.
2024: Kansas' third-leading tackler in 2024, compiling 64 tackles (40 solo, 24 assist), 5.0 tackles-for-loss, one interception, four pass breakups and one forced fumble... Lindenwood: Started at linebacker and recorded five total tackles in the season opening win over the Lions... at Illinois: Tallied eight tackles (five solo) against the Illini... UNLV: Tallied seven total tackles and forced a fumbled against the Rebels... at West Virginia: Totaled five tackles against the Mountaineers... Houston: Recorded four solo tackles and his second career interception against the Cougars... at Kansas State: Tallied six total tackles (four solo) against the Wildcats... Iowa State: Recorded nine total tackles and a TFL against the Cyclones... at BYU: Tallied two solo tackles and a pass breakup against the Cougars... Colorado: Led the team with nine total tackles (three solo) and recorded a TFL against the Buffaloes... at Baylor: Recorded a career-high 10 tackles in his last game as a Jayhawk.
2023: Saw action in all 12 games for Kansas, recorded 28 total tackles, along with 17 solo tackles... at Nevada: Recorded a career-high three tackles … BYU: Brought the runner down behind the line for a loss of three, his first-career tackle for loss … Totaled three tackles, all solo … at Texas: Produced a Kansas career-high five total tackles (one solo) … Recorded his first career interception with under a minute left in the first half … UCF: Earned two tackles in the game, both solo… at Oklahoma State: Tallied four solo tackles and a solo tackle for loss… Oklahoma: Recorded five total tackles in the victory, four of those tackles were solo… Texas Tech: Earned one solo tackle in the contest… at Cincinnati: Assisted on four tackles in the victory over the Bearcats..
2022: Duke: Saw game action, did not record any stats … Iowa State: Did not record any stats.
2021: Saw game action in eight games for the Jayhawks …Saw extensive time on special teams… Made one assisted tackled against Iowa State.
2020 (at Michigan.): Did not see game action.
High School: Prepped at West Bloomfield High School…Helped lead team to 10-2 record as a senior and a spot in the state quarterfinals…Four-year varsity starter, who was part of 2017 team that advanced to state championship game…Four-star prospect according to Rivals.com, including the fifth-best prospect in the state of Michigan and the 245th best player overall in the country…Finished his senior season with 130 tackles, 10 tackles-for-loss, three sacks, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery…Posted 165 tackles, 12 tackles-for-loss and three fumble recoveries as a junior…MLive Detroit’s Defensive Player of the Year…2019 Detroit News Dream Team member…Detroit News All-North team honoree during his junior and senior seasons.
Personal: Son of Tawanna and Christopher Wheeler.
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