Leonard Wheeler

{{Short description|American football player (born 1969)}}

{{about||the British educationalist and philosopher of biology|Leonard Richmond Wheeler}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{BLP sources|date=October 2014}}

{{Use American English|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Leonard Wheeler

| number = 37

| position = Safety

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|1|15}}

| birth_place = Toccoa, Georgia, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 192

| college = Troy State

| draftyear = 1992

| draftround = 3

| draftpick = 84

| pastteams =

• Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|1992|1996}})
• Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|1997}})
• Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|1998|1999}})

| statlabel1 = Tackles

| statvalue1 = 116

| statlabel2 = Interceptions

| statvalue2 = 1

| statlabel3 = Sacks

| statvalue3 = 2.0

| pfr = WheeLe20

}}

Leonard Tyrone Wheeler (born January 15, 1969) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the 1992 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1992 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1992/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}{{Cite web|title=About Leonard Wheeler|url=https://leonardwheeler.com/about/|access-date=2020-12-12|website=leonardwheeler|language=en-US}} He played college football at Lees-McRae College, Ole Miss, and Troy State.{{cite web |title=Hall of Champions |url= https://lmcbobcats.wordpress.com/2011/10/02/hall-of-champions/ |access-date=9 September 2023}}

Wheeler also played for the Minnesota Vikings and Carolina Panthers.