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Jersey Number 97
Jaden Wheeler
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 293
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Nashville, Ga.
- High School:
- Berrien
- Major:
- Business Management
- Birthday:
- 12/22/2001
Bio
Senior (2024)
- Drew the start at Michigan State, where he recorded four tackle assists, including a half tackle for a loss of one yard
- Started versus Army and recorded three tackles
- Recorded a solo tackle, recovered a fumble, and broke up a pass in the Owls' Shula Bowl win over FIU
- Tallied six tackles, including one for a loss of three yards at UConn
- Had three solo tackles, including one for a loss of two yards in the Owls' 41-10 win over Wagner
- Assisted on two tackles, including one for a loss of a yard, and added a pass breakup versus North Texas
- Contributed to five tackles, including 1.5 for a loss, and one was a sack versus UTSA
- Assisted on four tackles, including a TFL of two yards versus South Florida
- Gained work on the defensive line at ECU
- Recorded a solo tackle at Temple and added a quarterback hurry
- Played his final game in FAU Stadium and recorded four tackles, including an assisted sack for a loss of two yards versus Charlotte
- Credited with two solo tackles versus Tulsa, his final game as an Owl
Junior (2023)
- Recorded a solo tackle and the team's lone QBH versus Monmouth
- Had four tackles (1-3), including a TFL assist at a reasonable time versus Ohio
- Collected a solo tackle at Clemson
- Worked together as a unit to continue pressure on Illinois and gathered four team sacks
- Called out following the Owls' win over Tulsa for his efforts as a disruptor
- Credited with two tackles, including one for a loss of two yards in the Owls' 56-14 win over USF
- Ended his UTSA contest with two tackles
- Claimed two tackles, including a solo sack for a loss of nine yards, in the Owls' win over Charlotte
- Recorded a tackle assist in extended time at UAB
- Drew the start in the Owls' ECU contest
- Credited with three tackles, including a sack for a loss of a yard versus Tulane
- Closed out his season with two tackles at Rice
Sophomore (2022)
- Tallied two tackles, including a solo, in the Owls' 43-13 season-opening win over Charlotte
- Assisted on five tackles at Ohio
- Part of a continued DL rotation in the Owls' 42-9 win over Southeastern Louisiana
- Saw extended action versus UCF
- Collected two tackle assists at Purdue
- Saw UNT action as part of a defensive line rotation
- Saw action at UTEP
- Part of a line rotation in the Owls' win over UAB, where he contributed four tackles, including three assists and a half tackle for a loss
- Part of the Owls' 52-7 Shula Bowl win over FIU
- Worked in a rotation in his start at Middle Tennessee, where he had a TFL for a loss of three
Freshman (2021)
- Had a tackle assist, which was a TFL, versus Florida, his first collegiate game
- Had two tackles (0-2) in FAU's season home-opening win over Georgia Southern
- Credited with an assisted tackle in the Owls' 45-14 win over Fordham
- Recorded three tackles (1-2) at Air Force
- Added a tackle assist in the Owls' 58-21 win over FIU in Shula Bowl XX
- Part of the Owls' game plan at UAB
- Had four tackles, including two solo, in the Owls' 38-9 road win over Charlotte
- Instrumental in FAU's C-USA win over UTEP
- Assisted on two tackles, including a half tackle for loss, in the Marshall game
- Credited with three tackles (1-2), a forced fumble, and a QBH at ODU
- Had two solo tackles and a pass breakup at WKU
- Recorded three tackles, including two solo, in the Owls' final game of 2021 versus MT
- Played under Head Coach Tim Alligood
- Had 58 tackles, 5.0 for a loss, his senior year
- Posted a sack and also caused two fumbles
- The year before, had 5.0 TFL among 25 stops, with a forced fumble and a blocked punt
- Tallied a receiving touchdown each season as well
- Took part in the Georgia Elite Classic All-Star Game
- High school teammate of Owl linebacker Ja’Marquis Johnson
- Business management major
- Son of Jason Wheeler and Tonya Dean
- Three-star recruit by 247Sports, as the No. 139 nationwide defensive tackle and No. 180 player in Georgia
- Picked FAU over Syracuse, USF, and Tulane, among other offers
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