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Nelsyn Wheeler

NelsynWheeler

Omaha, NEMillard South

Jersey

#25

Pos

RB

HT / WT

5-9 / 200

Class

FR

Rivals Industry

85.77

Rivals

86

NATL: —
POS: #89
ST: #14

NATL: —
POS: #48
ST: #3

NATL: —
POS: #104
ST: #15

The Journey

Class of 2026

Illinois Fighting Illini

Fighting Illini

ENROLLED

Millard South Patriots

2025 – 2025

HIGH SCHOOL

Grand Island Islanders

2024 – 2024

HIGH SCHOOL

Film

HIGHLIGHTS · ANALYSIS · COMMIT FILM

HIGHLIGHTS · HUDL

Nelsyn Wheeler - Milliard South - 2025 Senior Season Highlights

Posted 02/08/26

Junior Season Highlights

Highlights · 01/22/25

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Team Predictions

Industry Consensus · RPM Picks

All Teams All Predictions

Team

Prediction

Recruited By

Distance

Class Rank

Draft Pos (5yr)

Draft Total (5yr)

ENROLLED6/10/2025

94.1%

—

411 mi

22

1

14

OFFERED

4.4%

—

158 mi

62

1

5

OFFERED

N/A

—

121 mi

159

0

1

OFFERED

N/A

—

1014 mi

38

1

16

OFFERED

N/A

—

428 mi

55

1

7

IllinoisENROLLED

—

94.1%

KansasOFFERED

—

4.4%

South DakotaOFFERED

—

N/A

MarylandOFFERED

—

N/A

NorthwesternOFFERED

—

N/A

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Latest News

Rivals Network · Premium Coverage

Jett Thomalla

Way-Too-Early Nebraska High School Football Top 25 Rankings

Lawrence Fernandez7/25/25

Matt-Rhule-Nebraska-Fall-Camp-3

The Weekly Rundown: Nebraska’s summer recruiting surge heats up

Sean Callahan6/2/25

Trae Taylor copy 1

Nebraska Camp notebook: QB commit Trae Taylor takes center stage and RB Nelsyn Wheeler works out for NU

Sean Callahan6/1/25

Measurements & Testing

Nelsyn WheelerMillard South

Top 300 RB AvgAvg. Last 3 Years

NFL Combine DraftedAvg. Last 3 Years

Weight

200

210

214

95.2%93.5%

Height

5-9

5-11

5-11

97.2%97.2%

Latest News

Rivals Network · Premium Coverage

Jett Thomalla

Way-Too-Early Nebraska High School Football Top 25 Rankings

Lawrence Fernandez7/25/25

Matt-Rhule-Nebraska-Fall-Camp-3

The Weekly Rundown: Nebraska’s summer recruiting surge heats up

Sean Callahan6/2/25

Trae Taylor copy 1

Nebraska Camp notebook: QB commit Trae Taylor takes center stage and RB Nelsyn Wheeler works out for NU

Sean Callahan6/1/25

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