Gabe Wallace

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Gabe Wallace
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Wallace with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2025
No. 61 – Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Position Offensive lineman
Roster statusActive
CFL status National
Personal information
Born (2000-01-09) January 9, 2000 (age 25)
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight333 lb (151 kg)
Career information
High school St. Andrew's College
College Buffalo
CFL draft 2024: 2nd round, 17th overall pick
Career history
2024–present Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Stats at CFL.ca

Gabe Wallace (born January 9, 2000) is a Canadian professional football offensive lineman for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

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College career

After using a redshirt season in 2018, Wallace played college football for the Buffalo Bulls from 2019 to 2023. [1] [2] He dressed in 49 games, starting in 28 at guard, seven games at left tackle, and two games at right tackle. [1]

Professional career

Wallace was drafted with the 17th overall pick in the 2024 CFL draft by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and signed with the team on May 5, 2024. [1] [3] [4] Following training camp in 2024, he made the team's active roster and played in his first professional game on June 7, 2024, against the Montreal Alouettes. [1] He played in 12 regular season games while missing time in the middle of the season due to injury. [1] He played in both post-season games, including the 111th Grey Cup where the Blue Bombers' lost 24–41 to the Toronto Argonauts. [5] [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Gabe Wallace". Winnipeg Blue Bombers . Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  2. ↑ Fitzgerald, Katherine (March 14, 2024). "UB football's Pro Day a chance for participants to shine in front of scouts". The Buffalo News . Archived from the original on August 17, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  3. ↑ Allen, Taylor (May 9, 2024). "Freak accident led Wallace to choose gridiron". Winnipeg Free Press . Archived from the original on August 17, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  4. ↑ Friesen, Paul (May 28, 2024). "Rookies find FIFO mantra literally etched on Bombers ... Neufeld shakes off injury, but Oliveira, Demski, remain out ... pink slips for four". Winnipeg Sun . Archived from the original on August 17, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  5. ↑ "2025 CFL Guide" (PDF). Canadian Football League . Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Play-by-Play, 111th Grey Cup". Canadian Football League. November 17, 2024.
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