| Bryce Ford-Wheaton | |
| Current Team: | New York Giants |
| Number: | 6 |
| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Birth Date: | 9 March 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Martinsburg, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 4 |
| Weight Lb: | 220 |
| High School: | Holly Springs (NC) |
| College: | West Virginia (2018–2022) |
| Undraftedyear: | 2023 |
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| Status: | Active |
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| Pfr: | FordBr00 |
Bryce Ford-Wheaton (born March 9, 2000) is an American professional football wide receiver for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at West Virginia.
Ford-Wheaton was born on March 9, 2000, in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina.[1] He attended Holly Springs High School and played track and football, being one of the state's best wide receivers in the latter.[2] He also played as a defensive back and was ranked as a three-star recruit.[3] Ford-Wheaton committed to play college football at West Virginia (WVU) out of 12 FBS offers, following in the footsteps of his grandfather Garrett Ford Sr. and uncle Garrett Ford Jr.
As a true freshman at West Virginia in 2018, Ford-Wheaton redshirted, only appearing in their game against Baylor.[4] The following year, he appeared in 11 games, starting two, and posted 12 receptions for 201 yards and two touchdowns, one of which went for 50 yards against Kansas State.[5] In 2020, he started all nine games in the COVID-19-shortened season, posting 27 receptions, the fourth-highest total on the team, for 416 yards with three scores. He became that year the first West Virginia player in history to wear the jersey number "0", and additionally was the recipient of the Iron Mountaineer Award, given to the best performers in the offseason strength and conditioning program.
In 2021, Ford-Wheaton placed second on the team with 42 catches for 575 yards and three touchdowns, one of which was a historic catch against Iowa State that helped WVU defeat their conference opponent.[6] [7] He was a fourth-team all-conference choice after the season and additionally was named to his school's academic honor roll bearing the name of his grandfather. Ford-Wheaton in 2022 posted 62 receptions, scoring seven touchdowns, while gaining 675 yards off his catches, placing first on the team in the first two categories while second in the latter. He was a second-team All-Big 12 Conference selection and declared for the NFL draft after the season.[8] [9]
Ford-Wheaton impressed at the NFL Scouting Combine and was projected to be drafted in the 2023 NFL draft.[10] He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2023.[11] He was placed on injured reserve on August 27, 2023, after suffering a torn ACL in week 3 of the preseason game against New York Jets.[12]