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SAF2026 Draft Prospect

Zakee Wheatley

Penn St.

Measurables

6'3"

203 lb

Scouting report · The One Analytics

Day 3Projected · Round 5-6

Hybrid Star Nickel

Zakee Wheatley projects as a hybrid star nickel — a SAF from Penn St. who tested with a below-average athletic profile (26th composite). Combine line reads 6'3" · 203 lb, 32.5″ vertical, 122″ broad. College defensive line: 222 tackles · 1 sacks · 6 INT · 6 PD across 5 seasons. Dominance score 48 (trailed the cohort when adjusted for age of production).

48B-

Dominance score · multi-component

Below-cohort producer

Blends four cohort percentiles — 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout (early-career + jump year), 10% position-specific efficiency. Prospects with off-the-chart seasons earn a bonus on top.

Career volume

35%

33th

age-weighted

Peak season

40%

67th

2024

Breakout

15%

52th

early-career + jump year

Efficiency

10%

14th

Plays/G · 0.2

Trait grades · 6 dimensions

N/A

Speed

No combine number on file — —s 40-yard

C+

Burst

26th percentile · 32.5" vert · 122" broad

N/A

Lateral Agility

No combine number on file — no 3-cone · no shuttle

C

Vertical Pop

11th percentile · 32.5" vertical

B+

Frame

72th percentile · 6'3" · 203 lb

N/A

Power

No combine number on file — no bench on file

NFL comparisons · top 3 historical

Closest distance · 0.33
  1. #1

    Tre Flowers

    2018 R5 · #146 · Oklahoma State · 6-3/200lb · 4.45s 40

    83

    sim

  2. #2

    James Sample

    2015 R4 · #104 · Louisville · 6-2/209lb · 4.56s 40

    76

    sim

  3. #3

    Jamar Johnson

    2021 R5 · #164 · Indiana · 6-2/205lb · 4.58s 40

    75

    sim

Scheme fit

Modern positionless defense — star/nickel role covering slots + blitzing off the edge.

X-Factor

Frame grades in the 72th percentile — 6'3".

Primary risk

Vertical Pop sits in the 11th percentile (32.5" vertical) — the headline weakness scouts will key on.

Generated by deterministic-v5 · Apr 19, 2026Workout · Combine

Scouting Combine · 2026

Combine percentiles

vs. SAF class · 2000–2026 baseline
9

Athletic composite

9thREPLACEMENT

2 of 6 metrics graded

1× Average1× Poor
i

40-Yard

No data

32.511thPOOR
i

Vertical

vs. 592

122.040thAVERAGE
i

Broad

vs. 582

i

3-Cone

No data

i

Shuttle

No data

i

Bench

No data

Frame measurables · arm / hand / wingspan

45

Athletic composite

45thAVERAGE

2 of 3 metrics graded

1× Solid1× Below avg
31.029thBELOW AVG
i

Arm

vs. 229

9.561stSOLID
i

Hand

vs. 229

i

Wingspan

No data

College career · ESPN

Career stats

SeasonTeamTOTSOLOASTPDSACKFFINTYDSTD
2021PSU211000000
2022PSU272161012340
2023PSU241410000000
2024PSU9557384113280
2025PSU745123100120
Career222144786126640