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• Played in 46 career games, including 32 starts
• Three 100-yard receiving games in his career
• Three multi-touchdown games in his career
• Finished his WVU career No. 12 in receptions (143), tied for No. 15 in receiving touchdowns (7) and No. 18 in yards (1,867)

2022 (r-Jr.)

• All-Big 12 Conference Second Team (coaches, Phil Steele)
• Started all 12 games at wide receiver
• Led WVU in receptions (62) and receiving touchdowns (7) and was second in yards (675)
• Ranked No. 2 in the Big 12 in receptions per game (5.2), receiving touchdowns (7) and No. 9 in receiving yards per game (56.2)
• Hauled in seven catches for 36 yards and a touchdown against Oklahoma
• Reeled in his sixth touchdown of the year at Iowa State
• Caught three passes for 51 yards vs. TCU
• Posted five receptions for 53 yards and a touchdown at Texas Tech
• Finished with five catches for 51 yards against Baylor
• Tallied a team-high 93 yards receiving on eight receptions at Texas
• Hauled in a trio of catches for 23 yards at Virginia Tech to eclipse 1,500 yards in his career
• Caught four passes for 47 yards against Towson
• Reeled in 11 catches for 152 yards, both are career bests, and scored twice against Kansas
• Of note, 84 of his 152 yards vs. KU came after the catch
• First Mountaineer to have multiple receiving touchdowns in back-to-back games since David Sills V from Oct. 25-Nov. 3, 2018
• Finished with 97 yards on nine catches and two touchdowns at Pitt

2021 (r-So.)

• Played in 12 games at wide receiver and started nine
• Tied for No. 2 on the team with 42 catches for 575 yards, second on the team, and three touchdowns, tied for No. 3 on the team
• All-Big 12 Fourth Team (Phil Steele)
• All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches)
• Missed Kansas game due to lower-leg injury
• Has recorded two career 100-yard receiving performances
• Had three catches for 58 yards with a long of 31 against Texas
• Had a team-high 67 yards on five catches at Kansas State
• Big day against Iowa State included six catches for had career highs with 106 yards and two touchdowns
• Led team with six catches at TCU, totaling 65 yards
• Had four catches for 45 yards at Baylor
• Caught eight passes for 93 yards at Oklahoma; his eight grabs tied a career high
• Lone catch against Virginia Tech was a 29-yard touchdown
• Finished with three catches for 54 yards against LIU, including a long of 27
• Began season with three catches for 43 yards at Maryland with a long of 19
• First player in WVU history to wear No. 0

2020 (COVID)

• Started all nine games in which he played at wide receiver
• Recorded 27 catches, fourth-best on the team and 416 yards and three touchdowns, both second-most on the team
• Concluded campaign with a four-catch, 51-yard performance against Army in the Liberty Bowl
• Finished with a career-high six catches for 55 yards at Texas
• WVU Offensive Player of the Week: Kansas
• Caught three passes for a career-high 104 yards against Kansas State, which included a career-long 58-yarder
• Found the end zone against Kansas, finishing with five catches for 89 yards and the score
• Caught three passes for 28 yards, including a 6-yard touchdown in overtime, against Baylor
• Earned the start against Eastern Kentucky, hauling in four catches for 67 yards and a touchdown
• First player in WVU history to wear No. 0
• Iron Mountaineer Award winner

2019 (r-Fr.)

• Added depth at wide receiver
• Played in 11 games and started two
• Saw action on 254 plays, including 222 offensive snaps
• Used on 15 or more plays in nine games, including a season-high 31 offensive plays against Texas Tech
• Finished the season with 12 catches for 201 yards and two touchdowns with a long reception of 50 yards
• Didn’t see action at TCU due to a foot injury
• Hauled in one catch for 20 yards against Oklahoma State
• Posted the second touchdown of his career on career long, 50-yard game-winning catch at Kansas State
• Logged three catches for 39 yards against Texas Tech
• Caught a career-high three passes for 23 yards, with a long of 10 yards, at Baylor
• Earned his first career start against Iowa State
• Found the end zone for the first time in his career on a 12-yard score against Texas
• Also tallied a career long, 31-yard catch vs. the Longhorns
• Tallied his first career reception against James Madison

2018 (Fr.)

• Redshirted
• Saw action against Baylor

High School

• Played for coach Robert Furth at Holly Springs High
• All-SWAC selection as a senior
• Selected to the 2017 Shrine Bowl for Team North Carolina
• Team offensive MVP as a senior despite missing six games due to a shoulder injury
• Three-year starter for Holly Springs
• Three-star ranking by ESPN, rivals and 247Sports
• 247Sports ranks him the No. 27 best prospect in North Carolina and the No. 135 wide receiver overall
• ESPN ranks him No. 23 in the state and No. 144 nationally at his position
• Rivals lists him as the No. 34 best recruit in North Carolina
• Second-team South Wake All-Conference selection
• Also played defensive back and ran track for Holly Springs
• Sophomore and junior totals combined were 42 catches for 479 yards with a long reception of 66 yards
• Averaged 11.4 yards per catch in those two years with six touchdowns
• Also as a sophomore and junior totaled 184 rushing yards and two touchdowns with an average of 11.5 yards per carry

Personal

• Son of Keith Wheaton and Tracie Ford
• One of three children (1 brother, 1 sister)
• Third generation Mountaineer behind grandfather Garrett Ford Sr. and uncle Garrett Ford Jr., who were standout running backs at West Virginia
• Grandfather was also longtime athletics administrator at WVU
• Graduated in December 2021 with his bachelor's degree in sport management
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll