LB · Dallas Cowboys · week 8 vs Philadelphia Eagles · Mon Oct 26 · 8:15 PM ET
Tyrus Wheat
ROLE a special-teams player
EXP 3 seasons
AGE 25-28
DEPTH SLB3
As of week 8, Tyrus Wheat was an LB for DAL, age 26.7, 3 seasons of experience. In 2026 through week 7 he was listed at depth rank 3 on his club's depth chart; he had played 5 games on 6% of snaps. Before 2026 he played 35 games (postseason included) over 3 seasons. His injury history held 1 episode (concussion 1); the last was a concussion injury in 2023 week 13.
The full read
In short
Tyrus Wheat is a special-teams player at strong-side linebacker for DAL — 64% of the kicking snaps over 5 weeks. He has a not stated injury. His team named him inactive in weeks 1 and 7. His team has not listed him on the final report.
His team's own announcement
This is the TEAM'S OWN ANNOUNCEMENT, not a reading of ours. His team filed him on the injury report and we are restating it so the record is complete. There is nothing early about repeating an announcement — what we say ahead of one is on the week's page. Source: his team's published inactive list, on the day.
No dated practice report for him in week 8
The team has not published one we can date, or the window has not reached it. Not the same as his having practiced.
Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range
Snap share5.8% range 3–9
wk 2–6 · 5 games
Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share
4%wk 2
3%wk 3
5%wk 4
8%wk 5
9%wk 6
Medical history
When
Injury
Weeks on a report
Worst status
2024 · wk 3
Not injury related
1
—
2023 · wk 13
concussion
1
—
Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.
Injury history by season · 1 episode · plus 1 not injury related · 2 weeks on a report
2023
concussion · 1w
2024
Not injury related · 1w
2026
Weeks 1–18
listed, and played
Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status.
Our past calls vs what happened
Wk 7not ourshis club's word, restated; did not play
Season on him: no call of ours graded yet. Graded by the record: right or a miss against whether he played. A week we did not call, or his club's own word, is not graded.
The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show
Profile — as of week 8
Role
LB3 · 6% snaps
Season
2026 · 5 games through wk 7
Career
3 seasons · 35 games before 2026
Injuries
1 episode · last: concussion, 2023 wk 13
Bio
age 26.7 · 3 seasons' experience
Where the profile comes from
Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.