2019 Football Roster
Roster
Keric Wheatfall
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 179
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Cypress, Texas
- High School:
- Cypress Ranch HS
- Prev School:
- Blinn College
2021 (SENIOR*): Played in all 13 games … started in eight games … finished as the team’s third-leading receiver with 38 receptions for 616 yards and four touchdowns … had one 100-yard receiving performance against UNLV (Sept. 24) … posted 115 yards receiving on five catches against the Rebels … also had a season-long 55-yard reception that game … had a season-most six catches for 81 yards and a touchdown against Boise State (Nov. 6) … scored additional touchdowns against Cal Poly (Sept. 11), Nevada (Oct. 23) and then-No. 21 San Diego State (Oct. 30) … averaged 16.2 yards per catch, the second-highest average on the team … had at least one reception in all but one game on the year … totaled more than 50 yards receiving in five games … had 618 all-purpose yards … Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award watch list … played in the 2022 Tropical Bowl All-Star game … helped Fresno State to two wins over ranked opponents, both on the road. It was the first time Fresno State defeated two Top 25 opponents in a season for the first time since 2004, and the first time both wins came on the road in the 100 year history of the program.
*Utilized the additional year of eligibility approved by the NCAA in the fall of 2020. The NCAA approved a blanket waiver for all 2020 fall sports student-athletes to retain a year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 (SENIOR): All-Mountain West honorable mention wide receiver … played in five games … was a starting receiver in all five games … had 23 receptions for 363 yards and one touchdown this season … averaged 72.6 receiving yards per game this season … averaged 15.8 yards per catch … was second on the team in receiving yards … was eighth in the Mountain West averaging 72.6 yards per game ... was No. 10 in the conference standings in receptions per game (4.6) … finished No. 58 in receiving yards per game, No. 78 in yards per reception and No. 93 in receptions per game in the NCAA ... scored his second career touchdown at Nevada (Dec. 5), the second time in his career he has scored versus the Pack … his top performance of the season came at Nevada where he had six catches for 113 yards and a touchdown … tied his career-long reception with a 46-yard catch in the season opener against Hawai’i (Oct. 24) … Phil Steele All-Mountain West third team selection … Earl Campbell trophy watch list … Tyler Rose Award watch list.
2019 (JUNIOR): Appeared in 10 games, and started four at wide receiver in his first year as a Bulldog … had 17 catches for 307 yards … was tied for third on the team in receiving yards … scored his first touchdown as a Bulldog against Nevada (Nov. 23) … had a season-best 98-yard showing against Sacramento State (Sept. 21) with three catches … had a season-long 46-yard reception against the Hornets … had a season-high four receptions twice - vs. UNLV (Oct. 18) and Nevada (Nov. 23) ... averaged 18.1 yards per catch … had one kick return for 35 yards in the season opener at USC (Aug. 31).
PRIOR TO FRESNO STATE: One of the top wide receivers for Blinn, Wheatfall recorded 798 yards and six touchdowns on 47 receptions in 2018 ... posted four 100-yard games during sophomore season ... No. 17-ranked JUCO wide receiver according to 247sports ... recorded 25 receptions for 375 yards and a touchdown in 2017 ... Fresno State, Boise State, Utah State, Colorado State and UTSA were five schools on his radar.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Cypress Ranch High School in Houston … an all-district player who caught 30 receptions for 535 yards and five touchdowns in senior season, helping his team to a 11-1 record … had five kickoff returns for 192 yards as a senior … has 12 career touchdowns at Cypress Ranch High School … averaged 21.6 yards a catch in high school … was also a member of the track team.
PERSONAL: Born in Brenham, Texas … son of Kerry and Carol Wheatfall … has five brothers - two younger and three older … younger brothers are Isaiah and Colten and his older brothers are KT, Gerrald and Kerry Jr. … older brother Kerry Jr. played football at Texas A&M from 2011-12 … favorite athletes are Michael Irvin and Deandre Hopkins … his biggest athletic thrill was a one-handed catch for a touchdown … is a africana studies major … chose Fresno State for the opportunity to become successful on and off the football field.
Head Coach’s remark on Wheatfall...“Our lone Texas signee that Coach Christian put on our radar a few months back, he recruited him out of high school when he was at Houston. Graduating numerous seniors at the WR position and really felt like we needed to bring a junior college player to balance out the age in the room. Keric has an impressive combination of speed and length, natural route runner, excited about what he brings to the table for the next two years.”
