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Tyrus Wheat

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Position: LB
Jersey #: 59
Date of Birth: December 8, 1999
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 260 lbs
College: Mississippi State
Drafted: Round , Pick in 2023 by
First Team: (2023)
Last Team: DAL (2026)

Career Summary

Mississippi State linebacker

Tyrus Wheat played linebacker at Mississippi State after attending Copiah-Lincoln Community College. He played high school football at Amite in Louisiana.

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College Career

Junior college and SEC career

Wheat totaled 104 tackles and five interceptions in 19 games at Copiah-Lincoln. At Mississippi State in 2021, he started all 13 games and recorded 46 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks and an interception.

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Career Accomplishments

Junior college honors

Wheat earned NJCAA All-Region 23 and first-team Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges recognition as a sophomore at Copiah-Lincoln.

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29722, 00-0038742, 1999-12-08, Tyrus Wheat, Tyrus, Wheat

MFT PLAYER RANKINGS

Current player ranking

#143Defensive Line

MFT Score: 67.8

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