Tyrone Wheatley
This article may be written from a fan's point of view, rather than a neutral point of view. (February 2022) |
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Wayne State Warriors |
Conference | GLIAC |
Record | 3–8 |
Biographical details | |
Born | Inkster, Michigan, U.S. | January 19, 1972
Alma mater | University of Michigan |
Playing career | |
1991–1994 | Michigan |
1995–1998 | New York Giants |
1999 | Miami Dolphins[a] |
1999–2004 | Oakland Raiders |
Position(s) | Ohio Northern (RB) |
2009 | Eastern Michigan (RB) |
2010–2012 | Syracuse (RB) |
2013–2014 | Buffalo Bills (RB) |
2015–2016 | Michigan (RB) |
2017–2018 | Jacksonville Jaguars (RB) |
2019–2021 | Morgan State |
2022 | Denver Broncos (RB) |
2023–present | Wayne State (MI) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 8–26 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
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Tyrone Anthony Wheatley Sr. (born January 19, 1972) is an American football coach and former player who currently serves as the head football coach for the Wayne State Warriors, a position he has held since 2023. Previously, he served as the running backs coach of the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played as a running back for 10 seasons in the NFL.
In high school, Wheatley was named
Following his graduation from the University of Michigan, Wheatley was selected by the
After retiring from the NFL, Wheatley returned to his hometown to coach his high school alma mater, Hamilton J. Robichaud High School. He has served as the running backs coach for the
Early life
Wheatley was born in
Wheatley was involved in competitive athletics from an early age: In his youth, he ran competitively with the Penn Park track team, where, as an eight-year-old, he stood out for his discipline and promptness.[4] Because of his family trouble, he assumed a family leadership role at a relatively young age. Wheatley made it clear to his brothers and sisters that when chaos came to their lives, they should to turn to him because he would be there and he would never fall.[1] When he was in high school, he would take his younger siblings to basketball games, mapping out emergency plans for shooting outbreaks or brawls.[2] Wheatley's guardianship continued throughout his career at the University of Michigan and while he was a professional athlete. While playing in the NFL, he realized that leaving Mongo—the youngest of his siblings—in Inkster and merely providing financial support was not a solution because Mongo was still exposed to gang shootings. As Mongo's guardian, Wheatley moved Mongo to New Jersey for school. Mongo later earned outstanding freshman athlete honors during the Bergen County, New Jersey outdoor track championships while living with Wheatley, who was playing for the Giants at the time.[2] In 2004, with his graduation from high school imminent, Mongo signed a letter of intent with Utah State as a defensive back.[3]
School career
High school
Wheatley attended Hamilton J. Robichaud High School in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, a neighboring municipality of Inkster. During his time at Robichaud High School, he became a nine-time MHSAA state champion (seven-time individual in track and field, one-time team each in track and field and football). He is among the highest-scoring football players in Michigan high school history,[5] and he led his high school to the state football championships while playing eight different positions and being named the Michigan Football Player of the year.[6][7] In the 1990 MHSAA Championship game against upper peninsula powerhouse Kingsford High School at the Pontiac Silverdome, Wheatley ran for 165 yards and a touchdown in a 21–7 victory.[8] That season, he led the Bulldogs to a 12–1 record, and to their only state football championship.[9] He has been described as the greatest football player in Michigan High School history.[10]
In track and field, he won the Michigan High School Track and Cross Country Athlete of the Year award in 1991.
College
Wheatley chose to remain in metropolitan Detroit and attend the University of Michigan on an athletic scholarship. He played running back for the football team for four years and ran on the track team for three years. As both a football player and track athlete he was highly decorated; he earned first-team All-Big Ten honors on teams that won Big Ten Championships in both sports and All-American Honors in track. In football, he set and retains numerous school records and in track he achieved some of the fastest times in school history. Offensive coordinator Fred Jackson recalled that Wheatley was always prompt, never overweight, played while injured, and even babysat for Jackson's children.[17] Wheatley was described in the press as a football player who put his team ahead of himself.[18]
Wheatley wore #6 for the
Through the 2012 season, he ranked fifth on the Michigan career rushing yards list (behind
As a freshman for the
In college, Wheatley also competed in track and earned
College statistics
Michigan Wolverines | ||||||||||||
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Season | GP | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | |||||
1991 | 10 | 86 | 548 | 6.4 | 9 | 10 | 90 | 9.0 | 0 | |||
1992 | 11 | 185 | 1,357 | 7.3 | 13 | 13 | 145 | 11.2 | 3 | |||
1993 | 10 | 207 | 1,129 | 5.5 | 13 | 14 | 152 | 10.9 | 1 | |||
1994 | 10 | 210 | 1,144 | 5.4 | 12 | 14 | 123 | 8.8 | 2 | |||
Total | 41 | 688 | 4,187 | 6.1 | 47 | 51 | 510 | 10 | 6 |
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Vertical jump |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
232 lb (105 kg) |
32+7⁄8 in (0.84 m) |
9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) |
4.53 s | 1.66 s | 2.71 s | 4.27 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) |
New York Giants
Dan Reeves era (1995–1996)
Wheatley was drafted by the New York Giants in the first round of the
In 1995 and 1996, under
The drafting of Wheatley had been hotly contested. Some Giant draft war-room personnel had wanted to select
Jim Fassel era (1997–1998)
In
By
Wheatley thought he was treated unfairly in New York although two different coaching staffs had issues with him. He points out
According to
Oakland Raiders
The Dolphins hoped that Wheatley would compete for the starting tailback position with
While in
Jon Gruden era (1999–2001)
How well Wheatley complemented Napoleon Kaufman in Oakland was quickly evident to the New York media, and his newfound success was noticed when the Giants had an impotent running game in his absence.[55] In his early years with the Raiders, Wheatley quickly made good on the promise of his potential with a combination of the power to run inside and the speed to run outside. Wheatley was quite popular in Oakland. The players liked him and his coach, Jon Gruden, even joked with him during his interviews.[53]
On the field, Wheatley became an important part of a surprisingly efficient West Coast offense run by Jon Gruden.[55] In 1999, Wheatley was the Raiders' leading rusher and their only running back to have more than one touchdown reception.[74] For the first time, Wheatley had multiple 100-yard games in the same season:[58] 100 yards on 20 rushes on October 3 against the Seattle Seahawks and 111 yards on 19 rushes on December 19 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[75][76] The players gelled as a unit and not only did Wheatley have his best seasons in Oakland, but also long time NFL veterans on the Raiders amassed their best season upon his arrival. For example, Rich Gannon, an NFL veteran quarterback since 1987, made his first four Pro Bowl appearances with Wheatley as a weapon. The team only compiled an 8–8 record, however.
Wheatley had the best season of his career in the
In
Bill Callahan era (2002–2003)
Under new coach
In 2003, Wheatley reclaimed his role as the Raiders' leading rusher although Garner, the second leading rusher, continued to be the target of more passes and Crockett made it to the end zone as a rusher as often as Wheatley and Garner combined. Wheatley became the sixth person to lead the Raiders franchise in rushing yards three times (Clem Daniels, Marv Hubbard, Mark van Eeghen, Marcus Allen, Napoleon Kaufman).[93] The 2003 Raiders fell to 4–12 and had no 1,000-yard receivers or runners.[94] Wheatley's only 100-yard rushing game came on November 16 at home against the Minnesota Vikings.[58][95]
Wheatley's name and those of several of his teammates were found on the list of clients of the
Norv Turner era (2004)
Although Wheatley's 2003 performance had been modest compared with the other seasons that he led the Raiders in rushing (1999, 2000), it was sufficient to convince the Raiders that they did not need to re-sign the pass catching running back Charlie Garner for the 2004 season with the new coach Norv Turner.[98] The 2004 Raiders used a platoon of five runners (Wheatley, Crockett, Justin Fargas, J. R. Redmond and Amos Zereoué) who all rushed for between 100 and 500 yards and caught between 10 and 40 passes.[99] Wheatley compiled his final 100-yard rushing game on September 26 in week 3 of the season at home against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with 102 yards on 18 carries.[100] This was the earliest point in the season Wheatley had rushed for 100 yards in a game as a professional.[58] Wheatley's career ended in week 12 of the season on November 28, 2004, in a 25–24 win over the Denver Broncos with an injury that was first described as an injured hamstring.[101] The hamstring tear turned out to be acute.[102] Wheatley had been under contract until 2009 with a 2005 base salary of $800,000 and a 2006 base salary of $2 million.[103]
Coaching career
Unable to adequately rehabilitate his hamstring, Wheatley retired from the NFL and returned to
In 2008, he joined John Fontes coaching staff as an
In February 2010, he was hired to replace Roger Harriott on Doug Marrone's staff at Syracuse University.[112][114] In 2013, he left Syracuse, along with Marrone, to join the Buffalo Bills, Wheatley's first NFL coaching position.[115]
In 2015, Tyrone decided to return to his alma mater and coach the running backs at the University of Michigan on the staff for the new Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh.[116][117]
In January 2017, the Jacksonville Jaguars hired Wheatley as running backs coach to rejoin Marrone, who was hired as Jaguars' head coach.[118] Wheatley along with several other assistant coaches and coordinators were fired by Marrone and the Jaguars after the 2018 season.[119] On February 6, 2019, Wheatley was named head coach of Morgan State Bears football.[120]
Following the 2021 season, Wheatley rejoined the NFL coaching ranks as the running backs coach for new Denver Broncos head coach, Nathaniel Hackett.[121]
Wheatley was named head football coach at Wayne State University in Detroit on January 26, 2023.
Personal life
In addition to his guardianships, Wheatley and Kimberly have three sons and two daughters as of February 2010.[112] Wheatley and his wife Kimberly, had their first child, Tyrone Jr., in 1997, and their second in late 1998.[2] In 2012, Wheatley was selected for induction into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame.[122]
On February 4, 2015, Tyrone Jr. (known as TJ)[123] signed the National Letter of Intent to play football for his father's alma mater, Michigan.[124] Prior to Michigan's hiring of Jim Harbaugh as coach and Wheatley on his staff, TJ had been deciding between UCLA, USC, Alabama, and Oregon.[123]
On December 11, 2016, Tyrone's son, Terius committed to play football for the Virginia Tech Hokies, joining the 2017 signing class, after spending a year at Fork Union Military Academy.[125]
NFL career statistics
Year | Team | GP | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||
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Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
1995 | NYG | 13 | 78 | 245 | 3.1 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 |
1996 | NYG | 14 | 112 | 400 | 3.6 | 1 | 12 | 51 | 4.2 | 2 |
1997 | NYG | 14 | 152 | 583 | 3.8 | 4 | 16 | 140 | 8.8 | 0 |
1998 | NYG | 4 | 14 | 52 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
1999 | OAK | 16 | 242 | 936 | 3.9 | 8 | 21 | 196 | 9.3 | 3 |
2000 | OAK | 14 | 232 | 1,046 | 4.5 | 9 | 20 | 156 | 7.8 | 1 |
2001 | OAK | 12 | 88 | 276 | 3.1 | 5 | 12 | 61 | 5.1 | 1 |
2002 | OAK | 14 | 108 | 429 | 3.9 | 2 | 12 | 71 | 5.9 | 0 |
2003 | OAK | 15 | 159 | 678 | 4.3 | 4 | 12 | 120 | 10.0 | 0 |
2004 | OAK | 8 | 85 | 327 | 3.8 | 4 | 15 | 78 | 5.2 | 0 |
Career | 124 | 1,270 | 4,962 | 3.9 | 40 | 125 | 900 | 7.2 | 7 |
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Morgan State Bears (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2019–2021) | |||||||||
2019 | Morgan State | 3–9 | 2–6 | T–7th | |||||
2020
|
No team | ||||||||
2021 | Morgan State | 2–9 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
Morgan State: | 5–18 | 3–10 | |||||||
Wayne State Warriors (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2023–present) | |||||||||
2023 | Wayne State | 3–8 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
2024 | Wayne State | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
Wayne State: | 3–8 | 2–4 | |||||||
Total: | 8–26 |
See also
- Lists of Michigan Wolverines football rushing leaders
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External links
- Tyrone Wheatley on Twitter
- Wayne State profile