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Tyrus Wheat Dallas Cowboys · #59

Linebacker · 6' 2", 260 lbs · Amite, LA · Age 27

Tyrus Wheat is a Linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he recorded 2 tackles.

LinebackerUndrafted4-yr veteran
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Dallas Cowboys · #59 · Linebacker
Tyrus Wheat
Season avg2 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg34 tkl · 2 sacks · 0 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
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Scouting report

Tyrus Wheat — 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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Linebacker · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Tyrus Wheat is a Linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he recorded 2 tackles.
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Tackling
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Coverage
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Tackling
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Pass rush
Solid · defense
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Coverage
Solid · defense
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Splash plays
Solid · defense
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Disruption
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Tyrus Wheat 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
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
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Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #805 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
36Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Tyrus Wheat — every number, three levels deep

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

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Tackling
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Pass rush
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The engine

How the model sees Tyrus Wheat

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 2027  modeled
8
tackles
3–14
0.6
sacks
-0.0–1.2
0
int
0–0
0
ff
0–1
7
games
1–12
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 4-season history below.
What moves the tackles line vs last season
Last season 2 → projected 8 tackles
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+6.3 tackles
Everything it reads
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4 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 27 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 8 / 15 / 1
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Tyrus Wheat career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklSackINTFFPD
20231230000
20248140.5000
202515151.5011
2026 in progress · 1 game120000
Career36342.0011
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.
Context

Are the Dallas Cowboys built to win?

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

11–6proj record
89off index
86def index
+41net
90%playoff odds
65roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A- (89), defense A- (86) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 82, pass rush 73, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 11–6 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Tyrus Wheat

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

1999-12-08

The beginning

Tyrus Wheat is a Linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys, in his 4th NFL season.

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Tyrus Wheat is a Dallas Cowboys linebacker, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 4 seasons (2023–2026) he has recorded 34 tackles, 2 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 2 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2026.

Where things stand

Where Wheat goes from here.

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

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 2"
Weight
260 lbs
Born
Amite, LA
Age
27
Jersey
#59
Background

Tyrus Wheat is from Amite, LA and is 27 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays linebacker at 6' 2", 260 lbs.

Over 4 seasons (2023–2026) he has recorded 34 tackles, 2 sacks and 0 interceptions. Wheat is currently on the Dallas Cowboys roster.

The person

Tyrus Wheat is a depth and special-teams linebacker who has piled up 34 tackles with 2 sacks and 0 interceptions across 4 seasons (2023–2026).

Tackle volume34 career tackles over 4 seasons.
Pass rush2 career sacks blitzing off the second level.
Takeaways0 interceptions, 1 forced fumbles and 1 passes defensed.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
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FAQ

Tyrus Wheat — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Tyrus Wheat, answered.

What position does Tyrus Wheat play?
Tyrus Wheat is a Linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys.
When was Tyrus Wheat drafted?
Tyrus Wheat entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Tyrus Wheat played?
4 (2023–2026).
What are Tyrus Wheat's career stats?
He has recorded 34 tackles, 2 sacks and 0 interceptions.
Tyrus Wheat 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
Target share
0%
WOPR 0.00

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.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
1
since 2023
Games missed
0
listed Out
Lower-body
0
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
1
head, reported
Most recent reports
2023 Wk13 · Concussion

Home surface: matrixturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 1 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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