Ernest Lamont Wheelwright, IV (born July 10, 1984) is a former American gridiron football wide receiver .

He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2008.

Ernie Wheelwright is one of the most celebrated wide receivers in University of Minnesota history.

Wheelwright was a consistent threat in the Minnesota passing attack in those four years and remains a popular name around the history of the program.

He is the older brother of Robert Wheelwright, a wide receiver for the University Of Wisconsin-Madison.