2004-07: Played football for head coaches David Saunders and Mike DuBose all four seasons ... 2006 and 2007 back-to-back SCAC football champions ... tallied 152 career tackles, 18.0 tackles-for-loss, nine pass breakups, five INTs, 4.5 sacks and recovered three fumbles in 35 career games played at linebacker ... 2007 First Team All-SCAC and 2006 Second Team All-SCAC ... a two-time SCAC Player of the Week selection as well as a D3football.com National Team of the Week honoree once.

2005: Played baseball for the Majors.

High School: A three-year starter and four-year letterman at Vancleave High School under head coach Hayden Cox ... received the Bulldog Award for the Top Male Student-Athlete ... All-South State Honorable Mention... All-District ... received the Coach’s Award... a two-year participant in the Whitney Bank South MS All-Star Classic.

Personal: Son of Ron and Annette Wheat ... has an older sister, Jennifer Deshong (25) ... a business major with a minor in psychology.