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{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1999)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox CFL biography
|name=Keric Wheatfall
|image=2024, 88, Keric Wheatfall.jpg
|image_upright=1
|caption=Wheatfall with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2024
|team=Winnipeg Blue Bombers
|number=88
|position1=[[Wide receiver]]
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1999|4|20}}
|birth_place=[[Brenham, Texas|Brenham]], [[Texas]], U.S.
|Height_ft=6
|Height_in=2
|Weight_lbs=194
|college=[[Fresno State Bulldogs football|Fresno State]] (2019–2021)<br>[[Blinn_College#Athletics|Blinn College]] (2017–2018)
|high_school=[[Cypress Ranch High School|Cypress Ranch High]]
|playing_years1={{NFL Year|2022}}
|playing_team1=[[Philadelphia Eagles]]*
|playing_years2={{USFL Year|2023}}
|playing_team2=[[Philadelphia Stars (2022)|Philadelphia Stars]]
|playing_years3={{CFL Year|2024}}–present
|playing_team3=[[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]]
|career_footnotes=<nowiki/>*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
|status=Active
|import=yes
|career_highlights=
|Honours=
|CFL=keric-wheatfall/166914/
}}
'''Keric Wheatfall''' (born April 20, 1999) is an American professional [[gridiron football|football]] [[wide receiver]] for the [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] of the [[Canadian Football League]] (CFL).
==College career==
Wheatfall first played [[college football]] for the [[Blinn_College#Athletics|Blinn College Buccaneers]] in 2017 where he recorded 25 receptions for 375 yards and one touchdown.<ref name=Bulldogs>{{cite web|url=https://gobulldogs.com/sports/football/roster/keric-wheatfall/10564 |title=Keric Wheatfall |publisher=[[Fresno State Bulldogs]] |access-date=November 9, 2024}}</ref> In 2018, he had 47 catches for 798 yards and six touchdowns and drew interest from [[NCAA Division I]] teams.<ref name=Bulldogs/>
Wheatfall transferred to [[California State University, Fresno]] in 2019 and joined the [[Fresno State Bulldogs football|Bulldogs football]] team.<ref name=Bulldogs/> He played in 28 games from 2019 to 2021 where he had 78 receptions for 1,286 yards and six touchdowns.<ref name=Bulldogs/><ref name=WPGsigned>{{cite web|url=https://3downnation.com/2024/01/23/winnipeg-blue-bombers-sign-seven-including-award-winning-kicker-jose-borregales/ |title=Winnipeg Blue Bombers sign seven, including award-winning kicker Jose Borregales |publisher=3DownNation |date=January 23, 2024}}</ref><ref name=WPGbio>{{cite web|url=https://www.bluebombers.com/players/keric-wheatfall/166914/ |title=Keric Wheatfall |publisher=[[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] |access-date=November 9, 2024}}</ref>
==Professional career==
===Philadelphia Eagles===
After going unselected in the [[2022 NFL draft]], Wheatfall was signed by the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] as an [[undrafted free agent]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/eagles-sign-keric-wheatfall |title=Eagles sign WR Keric Wheatfall |publisher=[[Philadelphia Eagles]] |date=May 16, 2022}}</ref> However, after suffering a hamstring injury, he was waived by the Eagles on August 11, 2022. At the end of training camp, he was released on August 29, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/roster-move-deandre-torrey-eagles |title=Roster Move: Eagles sign RB DeAndre Torrey |publisher=[[Philadelphia Eagles]] |date=August 11, 2022}}</ref>
===Philadelphia Stars===
In 2023, Wheatfall played with the [[Philadelphia Stars (2022)|Philadelphia Stars]] where he played in three games and was mostly featured on special teams.<ref name=WPGbio/><ref name=crazy>{{Cite web|url=https://winnipegsun.com/sports/football/cfl/winnipeg-bluebombers/a-lebron-on-the-field-bombers-wheatfall-ready-to-go-crazy |title='A LeBron on the field': Bombers' Wheatfall ready to go crazy |publisher=[[Winnipeg Sun]] |date=June 10, 2024}}</ref>
===Winnipeg Blue Bombers===
On January 23, 2024, it was announced that Wheatfall had signed with the [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2024/01/23/bombers-sign-seven-american-players/ |title=Bombers sign seven American players |publisher=[[Canadian Football League]] |date=January 23, 2024}}</ref> Following training camp in [[2024 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season|2024]], he accepted a practice roster spot with the team.<ref name=2024Notes>{{Cite web |url=https://static.cfl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024-GN-Gm-94-Wpg-vs-Ssk-WF.pdf |title=Games Notes |publisher=[[Canadian Football League]] |access-date=November 9, 2024}}</ref> However, following an injury to fellow receiver [[Kenny Lawler]] in the team's opening game, Wheatfall played and started in his first CFL game on June 13, 2024, against the [[Ottawa Redblacks]] where he had three catches for 111 yards.<ref name=WPGbio/><ref name=crazy/> In the team's next game, he injured his hamstring and was placed on the six-game injured list.<ref name=2024Notes/> He returned to the lineup for the last five games of the regular season and scored his first touchdown on September 27, 2024, against the [[Edmonton Elks]], on a 61-yard pass from [[Zach Collaros]].<ref name=WPGbio/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2024/09/27/blue-bombers-clinch-playoffs-with-dominant-showing-against-elks/ |title=Blue Bombers clinch playoffs with dominant showing against Elks |publisher=[[Canadian Football League]] |date=September 27, 2024}}</ref> He finished the regular season having played and started in seven games where he had 13 catches for 273 yards and one touchdown.<ref name=2024Notes/>
==Personal life==
Wheatfall was born to parents Kerry and Carol Wheatfall and has five brothers, Kerry Jr., Gerrald, KT, Isaiah, and Colten.<ref name=Bulldogs/>
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.bluebombers.com/players/keric-wheatfall/166914/ Winnipeg Blue Bombers bio]
*[https://gobulldogs.com/sports/football/roster/keric-wheatfall/10564 Fresno State Bulldogs bio]
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[[Category:1999 births]]
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[[Category:American football wide receivers]]
[[Category:Canadian football wide receivers]]
[[Category:Fresno State Bulldogs football players]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Brenham, Texas]]
[[Category:Philadelphia Eagles players]]
[[Category:Philadelphia Stars (2022) players]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Texas]]
[[Category:Players of Canadian football from Texas]]
[[Category:Winnipeg Blue Bombers players]]