Erik Bradley Wilhelm (born 16 November 1965 in Dayton, Ohio, USA) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League from 1989 to 1997 and the Arena Football League in 2001. Wilhelm was selected out of Oregon State University by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round (83rd overall) of the 1989 NFL Draft. He played a total of 23 games over six seasons for the Bengals. Later, he briefly was the starting quarterback for the Los Angeles Avengers in 2001.