Terrence Wheatley
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | May 5, 1985 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Walnut Creek, California | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 183 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| College: | Colorado | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2008 / Round: 2 / Pick: 62 | ||||||||||||
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| Tackles: | 4 |
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| Sacks: | 0.0 |
| Interceptions: | 0 |
| Forced fumbles: | 0 |
| Pass deflections: | 2 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Terrence Wheatley (born May 5, 1985) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at Colorado and was drafted by the New England Patriots in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft.
Wheatley has also been a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Buffalo Bills and Tennessee Titans.
Wheatley attended Plano East Senior High School in Plano, Texas, where he holds track and field records in the triple jump, the long jump, and the 100 meters. As a sophomore, he was the district champion in the long jump.
During his junior season in football, Wheatley had 70 tackles, six interceptions, 18 pass breakups, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries. Although a cornerback, Wheatley spent time at running back, where he had 23 rushing attempts for 200 yards and 11 catches for 161 yards and two touchdowns. He averaged 25 yards per kick return and eight per punt return.
During his senior season, he had 82 tackles, five interceptions, nine pass deflections, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. Once again seeing time on offense, he had 25 catches, 410 yards and three touchdowns. He earned all-state honorable mention, all-district first team honors, and was named to the all-area first team of the Dallas Morning News as a cornerback and wide receiver.Rivals.com named him the 56th best cornerback prospect in high school football.
As a freshman at the University of Colorado, Wheatley saw action in 12 games, starting twice on defense. He had 24 tackles and five pass deflections during 268 snaps on defense. When Wheatley and Samuel Joseph started against Baylor, it marked the first time in Colorado history that two freshmen started at cornerback. Wheatley had eight tackles in the Baylor game, which was his season high.
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