2013 Football Roster
Roster
Chad Wheeler
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 275
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Santa Monica, CA
- High School:
- Santa Monica HS
CAREER: He has 34 career starts.
2016: Wheeler, USC's most experienced offensive lineman, could start for his fourth season at left tackle as a senior in 2016.
2015: Wheeler bounced back from a 2014 knee injury and re-assumed his starting role at left offensive tackle as a junior in 2015. Overall in 2015, he appeared in and started 12 games (all but Utah and Wisconsin). He suffered a concussion at Notre Dame and was sidelined for the Utah game. He missed the Wisconsin game due to a personal reason. He made 2015 All-Pac-12 second team and Phil Steele All-Pac-12 third team. He sat out 2015 spring practice while recovering from that 2014 knee injury.
2014: Wheeler started USC's first 8 games at left offensive tackle as a sophomore in 2014, but he tore ligaments in his right knee at Utah (although he played a full series with the injury) and missed the final 5 games. He won USC's Bob Chandler Award (athletics/academics/character).
2013: Wheeler started all season at left offensive tackle as a redshirt freshman in 2013 and did an admirable job. He also was used on some special teams and blocked a field goal against Stanford. He made 2013 Athlon Freshman All-American third team and CollegeFootballNews.com Freshman All-American honorable mention. He was USC's Co-Lifter of the Year.
2012: Wheeler, who enrolled at USC in the spring of 2012 after graduating a semester early from high school, redshirted as a freshman offensive tackle in 2012. He missed most of 2013 spring practice with a knee injury.
HIGH SCHOOL: He missed part of his 2011 senior year with a shoulder injury that required surgery at Santa Monica (Calif.) High while playing both offensive tackle and defensive end, but earned Super Prep All-Farwest and Prep Star All-West.
He made 38 tackles (with 5 sacks) and 2 deflections on defense as a 2010 junior.
PERSONAL: He is a non-governmental organizations major at USC.
| TAC | LS/YDS | DFL | FR | |
| 2013 (Fr.)... | 0 | 0/0 | 1# | 0 |
# Includes 1 blocked field goal
| TAC | LS/YDS | DFL | FR | |
| Stanford* | 0 | 0/0 | 1# | 0 |
| 2013 (Fr.)... | 0 | 0/0 | 1# | 0 |
# Includes 1 blocked field goal
