Wheeler to break out

I thought he improved a lot as the year went on last year

“I guess a lot of people think it should be different, but it shouldn’t be,” he said. “I need to work hard. Either way I should work it like it’s not my spot, that way I can get better and be the best I can be.”

Both Jim Caldwell and Brackett said Wheeler is blossoming.

“He’s obviously physically the most imposing out of the group, so when he gets that mental aspect of his game down, I think he’s going to be a deadly player,” Brackett said. “I think he’s physical at the point, a bigger guy who uses leverage well. I think he’s working at being cleaner in his pass drops, maybe working some more on his one-on-one coverage.”