OnTheClockDraft.com - 2008 NFL Draft - Philip Wheeler

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Vitals

Middle Linebacker - Ranked #4

Atlantic Coast Conference :: Georgia Tech #41

OTC Top 100 Rank: #83

Class: 2008

Height: 6-1 7/8

Weight: 248 lbs.

Forty Time: 4.67 Combine

Stats

2003: 6 TK 0.0 TFL 0.0 SK 0 INT 0 FF
2005: 64 TK 11.5 TFL 4.0 SK 4 INT 1 FF
2006: 89 TK 14.5 TFL 9.0 SK 0 INT 1 FF
2007: 88 TK 8.5 TFL 5.5 SK 0 INT 1 FF

Strengths

Good size/speed/athleticism
Great instincts
Makes plays sideline to sideline
Displays solid tackling technique
Hard hitter
Good in coverage
Good pass rusher

Weaknesses

Lacks ideal height
Needs to improve strength
Has trouble shedding blocks

Player News Feed

NFL Draft Update
2008-05-04 12:13:53

NFL Draft Update

The Sports Network

NFL Draft Update
2008-05-04 12:13:43

NFL Draft Update

The Sports Network

NFL DRAFT: Team-by-team analysis: Just two NFL teams receive lower draft grades than Lions
2008-04-28 02:25:46

USA TODAY offers a report card for how all 32 teams fared in the 2008 NFL draft:

Detroit Free Press

Indianapolis Colts 2008 NFL Draft Review
2008-04-27 23:02:18

2 - Mike Pollak, C, Arizona State (6-3, 301); 3 - Philip Wheeler, LB, Georgia Tech (6-2, 240); 4 - Jacob Tamme, TE, Kentucky (6-3, 236); 5 - Marcus Howard, OLB/DE, Georgia (6-0, 237); 6 - Tom Santi, TE, Virginia (6-3, 251); 6 - Steve Justice, C, Wake Forest (6-3, 293); 6 - Mike Hart, RB, Michigan (5-9, 206); 6 - Pierre Garcon, WR, Mount Union (6-0, 210); 7 - Jamey Richard, C, Buffalo (6-5, 294)

Centre Daily Times

Line of Scrimmage: NFL Draft Grades - Part II - The AFC
2008-04-27 22:58:02

Line of Scrimmage: NFL Draft Grades - Part II - The AFC

The Sports Network