Michigan Wolverines–No. 12 | |
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Position | Cornerback |
Class | Graduate |
Personal information | |
Born: | Bowie, Maryland, U.S. | July 5, 2000
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career history | |
College | |
Bowl games | |
High school | DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Maryland) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Josh Wallace (born July 5, 2000) is an American football cornerback. Wallace played for the Michigan Wolverines and the UMass Minuteman. In 2023, Wallace won a national championship with Michigan.
Wallace was born in Bowie, Maryland and attended high school at DeMatha Catholic. Wallace committed to play college football at the University of Massachusetts. [1] [2]
As a freshman, in the fifth week of the 2019 season, Wallace had a breakout game with eight tackles, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery. [3] Wallace finished his first season with 31 tackles, an interception, a fumble recovery, and a forced fumble. [4]
During the COVID-shortened 2020 season, Wallace finished his sophomore season with 12 tackles and five pass deflections. [5] In the 2021 season, Wallace recorded 51 tackles and a team-high 12 pass deflections as a junior. [6]
In 2022, as a senior, Wallace tallied 41 tackles, three tackles for a loss, eight pass deflections, two interceptions and a fumble recovery. [7] After the conclusion of the 2022 season, Wallace entered the NCAA transfer portal. [8]
During his tenure with the Minuteman, Wallace was a four-year starter and a team captain. [9] [10] Wallace finished his career at UMass with 140 tackles, 28 pass deflections and three interceptions, playing over 2,000 snaps. [11]
Wallace transferred to the University of Michigan for the 2023 season. Wallace stepped in as an immediate starter, playing in all 15 games. Josh Wallace did not allow a touchdown against him all season, while totaling 33 tackles. [12] [13]
During the Rose Bowl, played on January 1, 2024, against Alabama, Wallace recorded 2 solo tackles and a 4th quarter fumble recovery to help seal the Wolverines' first College Football Playoff victory, en route to their national championship. [14] Wallace was named All-Big Ten honorable mention.
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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5 ft 11+1⁄8 in (1.81 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 31+3⁄8 in (0.80 m) | 8+7⁄8 in (0.23 m) | 4.69 s | 1.58 s | 2.67 s | 4.35 s | 7.03 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) | 10 ft 4 in (3.15 m) | 13 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [15] [16] |
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