Spend an afternoon at Autzen Stadium on a football gameday, and you’re guaranteed to see the clip of Kenny Wheaton running back an interception for Oregon against Washington in 1994.

More than three decades later, his son is signing with the Ducks’ in-state rival.

Three-star cornerback Kai Wheaton signed with the Oregon State Beavers on Wednesday, OSU’s second acquisition of early National Signing Day.

Pen to paper. It’s official ✍️

—Welcome home, @Kai_Wheat 🦫 pic.twitter.com/fx596AeyhF — Oregon State Football (@BeaverFootball) December 3, 2025

Wheaton — hailing from Allen, Texas — is rated the No. 107 cornerback in the country and No. 177 player in Texas according to 247Sports’ composite rankings. He verbally committed to the Beavers in June and will stick with the program

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