2023 NFL Draft Diamonds Scouting Report: Bryce Ford-Wheaton, WR, West Virginia
Player Data
| Name, Jersey # | Bryce Ford-Wheaton, #0 |
| School (Code) | WVUN |
| DOB, Class Yr | 3/9/00, RS JR |
| Height, Weight | 6032e, 223e |
| 40 Yd Dash | 4.55e |
| Arms, Hands | 3348, 928 |
| Position/Depth | WR/1st |
| Honors/Captainship | ’21 All Big XII HM (Coaches) |
| Season Viewed (yr) | 2022 |
| Games Watched | KSUN, @TXUN, TXBA, @TXTC |
| Scout Name / Date | Mike Bey 10/28/22 |
Per Year Stats (Most Recent First)
| 2022 | 7 GP, 7 GS, 45 Rec, 516 Yds, 5 TD |
| 2021 | 12 GP, 9 GS, 42 Rec, 575 Yds, 3 TD |
| 2020 | 9 GP, 9 GS, 27 Rec, 416 Yds, 3 TD |
| 2019 | 11 GP, 2 GS, 12 Rec, 201 Yds, 2 TD, Missed TXCU game due to foot injury |
| 2018 | 1 GP |
Player Summary:
RS JR and 3 yr full-time starter at WR where he plays both outside positions in the air raid offense of WVUN. He has elite height, excellent weight and marginal speed with quality length, a lean frame, good arm definition and powerful legs. He is an average athlete showing a combination of solid explosiveness and balance, average COD, acceleration, lateral quickness and agility with ordinary top end play speed. Against press man, he displays good play strength, UOH and physical toughness against CB with adequate size and length to defeat the jam and release. Against zone, he shows solid football intelligence to find the soft spot in the coverage. He is a solid route runner who runs a route tree consisting of go, curl, comeback, slant, dig and out routes with solid hip fluidity as he breaks off his stem. He displays above-average hands as he possesses quality manual dexterity that enables him to have a very good catch radius enabling him to catch the ball with his hands away from his body. He shows good ability in contested catch situations as he uses his elite size to box out CB with solid AA, size and adequate ball skills as he puts himself in position to high point the ball and make the catch. He shows quality body control as he does a very good job adjusting his body to make the catch on passes thrown low. He shows above-average awareness as he keeps his feet inbounds while making the catch along the sideline. He is a solid run blocker who shows the willingness to block, uses his very good length with good UOH and play strength to maintain his block against CB with ordinary physical toughness and subpar ability to disengage. Exhibits good mental toughness as he rises to the occasion with the game on the line. Ordinary AA prevents him from separating from CB in off-man who possess good football intelligence, AA and COD as they read his route and can stay in phase with him. Lack of quality play speed prevents him from gaining significant YAC consistently.
Scheme Fit:
XWR in an air raid offense.
Power Statement:
Tough, intelligent, big bodied WR with elite size and quality length which enables him to win in 1on1 situations against CB with ordinary size and average play speed. Compensates for below-average play speed with very good contested catch ability. Lack of quality AA and play speed prevent him from separating against off-man and gaining significant YAC consistently.
