2022 Football Roster

Jersey Number 0
Bryce Ford-Wheaton
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 224
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Fuquay-Varina, N.C.
- High School:
- Holly Springs
- 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
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