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Ian Wheeler Buffalo Bills

Running Back · 5' 10", 206 lbs · Houston, TX · Age 25

Ian Wheeler is a Running Back for the Buffalo Bills, an undrafted signing.

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Scouting report

Ian Wheeler — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Running Back · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Ian Wheeler is a Running Back for the Buffalo Bills, an undrafted signing.
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Offense
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Defense
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Feel / IQ
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Playmaking
Below average creator
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Scoring
Below average scorer
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Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Below average spacing
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Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Below average late
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Athleticism
Below average tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Ian Wheeler stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
✦ Balladex Consensus: Rotation piece tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
0Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Ian Wheeler — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring
0.0 PPG
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Playmaking
0.0 APG
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Rebounding
0.0 RPG
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Shooting
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The engine

How the model sees Ian Wheeler

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected next season  confidence
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 0-season history below.
What moves the production line vs last season
Everything it reads
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0 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age 25 — applied per stat
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: — → games & confidence
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Ian Wheeler career stats, season by season

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Closest comps
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Context

Are the Buffalo Bills built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

15–67proj record
-42.5net index
50off index
8def index
94pace
Aggressive hedge & helpscheme
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Defensive anchors: Bradley Chubb, C.J. Gardner-Johnson.
How his role moves
Primary running back role on a team grading 50 offense / 8 defense. No calibrated baseline for this team yet — record is modeled.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Ian Wheeler

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2001-09-15

The beginning

Ian Wheeler is a Running Back for the Buffalo Bills, in his 3rd NFL season.

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Ian Wheeler is a Buffalo Bills running back, an undrafted find.

Chapter

He has rushed for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns and caught 0 passes.

Where things stand

Where Wheeler goes from here.

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Wheeler's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
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Off the field

Measurables
Height
5' 10"
Weight
206 lbs
Born
Houston, TX
Age
25
Background

Ian Wheeler is from Houston, TX and is 25 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays running back at 5' 10", 206 lbs.

He has run for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns while adding 0 catches. Wheeler is currently on the Buffalo Bills roster.

The person

Ian Wheeler is a depth and special-teams back who has amassed 0 scrimmage yards and 0 rushing touchdowns over his career.

Rushing0 career rushing yards and 0 touchdowns.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
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FAQ

Ian Wheeler — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Ian Wheeler, answered.

What position does Ian Wheeler play?
Ian Wheeler is a Running Back for the Buffalo Bills.
When was Ian Wheeler drafted?
Ian Wheeler entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Ian Wheeler played?
This is his first season on record.
What are Ian Wheeler's career stats?
He has rushed for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns and caught 0 passes.
Ian Wheeler career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
RB4
behind the starter

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ HOU
Week 1 · Tough
Season outlook
54
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
5 / 6
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
65
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ HOUW2 vs DETW3 vs LACW4 vs NEW5 @ LAW6 @ LVW7 · BYEW8 vs BALW9 @ MINW10 @ NYJW11 vs MIAW12 vs KCW13 @ NEW14 @ GBW15 vs CHIW16 @ DENW17 @ MIAW18 vs NYJ

Each week grades Ian Wheeler's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

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