Overview
- The Buffalo Bills announced on Thursday that they signed 24-year-old running back Ian Wheeler after his breakout UFL season.
- Wheeler earned United Bowl MVP honors after rushing for 81 yards and scoring the go-ahead touchdown that helped the Louisville Kings win the UFL title.
- He set a UFL single-game mark with four rushing touchdowns on April 26 and finished the spring with 541 yards on 83 carries for Louisville.
- Wheeler's path includes five seasons at Howard, going undrafted in 2024, a preseason ACL tear with the Chicago Bears, and a brief 2025 practice-squad stint with the New Orleans Saints.
- The signing is a low-risk, high-upside move that creates a competition for depth behind starters James Cook, Ty Johnson, and Ray Davis and may require Wheeler to surpass Frank Gore Jr. to make the final roster.