Rams sign Josh Wallace, CB, Michigan as UDFA

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Class: Graduate Student
Position: DB
Height: 6-0
Weight: 190
Hometown: Bowie, Md.
High School: DeMatha Catholic
CAREER HIGHS
Michigan
• Tackles: 5 - vs. Washington (Jan. 8, 2024)
• Solos: 4 - at Maryland (Nov. 18, 2023)
• Assists: 3 - vs. Bowling Green (Sept. 16, 2023)
• TFLs: 1.5 - vs. Indiana (Oct. 14, 2023)
• Sacks: none
• Int.: none
• FR: 1, 2x - last vs. Alabama (Jan. 1, 2024)
• PBUs: 1, 4x - last vs. Purdue (Nov. 4, 2023)

UMass
• Tackles: 8, 2x - last vs. Eastern Michigan (Sept. 18, 2021)
• Solos: 8 - at Louisiana Tech (Oct. 12, 2019)
• Assists: 5 - vs. Eastern Michigan (Sept. 18, 2021)
• TFLs: 1.0, 7x - last at UConn (Nov. 4, 2022)
• Sacks: 1.0 - vs. Boston College (Sept. 11, 2021)
• Int.: none
• FR: 1, 2x - last at Texas A&M (Nov. 19, 2022)
• PBUs: 5 - at Army (Nov. 20, 2021)

At Michigan
• All-Big Ten selection (honorable mention, coaches and media, 2023)
• One-year letterman (2023)
• Appeared in 15 games with ten starts at defensive back

Graduate Student (2023)
• Appeared in 15 games with 11 starts in the secondary; made 33 tackles including 2.0 for loss with four pass breakups, two fumble recoveries, and one forced fumble to earn his first varsity letter at Michigan
• All-Big Ten selection (honorable mention, coaches and media)
• Twice shared Defensive Player of the Week honors for his performance against Indiana, Purdue
• Broke up a pass and nearly intercepted it in his first U-M start and Wolverine debut against ECU (Sept. 2)
• Started at corner against UNLV (Sept. 9)
• Finished with four tackles and one breakup in a start against Bowling Green (Sept. 16)
• Delivered two solo tackles starting on the outside against Rutgers (Sept. 23) and also played some nickel
• On the road at Nebraska (Sept. 30), played outside and in the nickel spot
• Notched one assisted tackle at Minnesota (Oct. 7)
• Started on the outside against Indiana (Oct. 14) and made four tackles including 1.5 for loss
• At Michigan State (Oct. 21), started and broke up one pass
• Broke up a pass and shared a tackle for loss among two stops against Purdue (Nov. 4)
• Made one solo tackle at Penn State (Nov. 11)
• At Maryland (Nov. 18), posted four solo tackles
• Forced a fumble and delivered four tackles against Ohio State (Nov. 25)
• In a start against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 2), recovered a fumble and made four tackles
• Recovered one fumble with two tackles in a start against Alabama in the Rose Bowl/CFP Semifinal game (Jan. 1)
• Contributed five tackles playing corner against Washington in the CFP National Championship Game (Jan. 8)

PRIOR TO MICHIGAN
• Earned four varsity letters at UMass (2019-20-21-22), appearing in 39 games with 34 starts at cornerback
• Played most recently under former U-M defensive coordinator Don Brown
• Selected as a team captain in each of his final three seasons (2020-21-22)
• All-Independent Second Team (2020) by Phil Steele

Senior (2022)
• Voted a team captain for the third time
• Appeared in 12 games with 12 starts to earn his fourth varsity letter; recorded 41 tackles (32 solo) and 10 pass breakups including two interceptions; made 3.0 tackles for loss and one fumble recovery
• Assisted on one tackle at Tulane (Sept. 3)
• Made six solo stops, a season-high, at Toledo (Sept. 10) and broke up two passes
• Broke up a pass to go with a season-high seven tackles (three solo) at Stony Brook (Sept. 17)
• Delivered five tackles (four solo) with a breakup at Temple (Sept. 24)
• Contributed six tackles (five solos) with a breakup at Eastern Michigan (Oct. 1)
• Had one tackle for loss among three solo stops against Liberty (Oct. 8)
• Broke up a pass and made four solo tackles including one for loss against Buffalo (Oct. 15)
• Made a solo tackle playing against New Mexico State (Oct. 29)
• Credited with one tackle for loss among three total stops at UConn (Nov. 4)
• Played at Arkansas State (Nov. 12)
• Delivered four solo tackles with one pass fumble recovery at Texas A&M (Nov. 19)
• Assisted on one stop against Army (Nov. 26)

Junior (2021)
• Voted a team captain for the second time
• Appeared in 11 games with 11 starts at cornerback, missing one game due to injury, to earn his third varsity letter; totaled 53 tackles (32 solo) and 12 pass breakups with 4.0 for loss and 1.0 sack
• Made five tackles at Pitt (Sept. 4) with one pass breakup
• Recorded five stops including his first career sack against Boston College (Sept. 11)
• Broke up a pass and matched his career-high with eight tackles against Eastern Michigan (Sept. 18) with one pass breakup
• Made two tackles (one for loss) and a pair of pass breakups at Coastal Carolina (Sept. 25)
• Delivered six tackles (three solo) with one for loss and two pass breakups against UConn (Oct. 9)
• Contributed six tackles (four solo) with one for loss at Florida State (Oct. 23)
• Broke up a pass and made four solo stops at Liberty (Oct. 30)
• Made one solo tackle against Rhode Island (Nov. 6)
• Totaled four stops against Maine (Nov. 13)
• Broke up a career-high five passes with five tackles added at Army (Nov. 20)
• Made seven tackles with a season-best five solo stops at New Mexico State (Nov. 27)

Sophomore (2020)
• Voted a team captain prior to the season
• Appeared in all four games with three starts at cornerback to earn his second varsity letter; made 13 solo tackles and led the team with five pass breakups
• Made three solo stops and broke up a pair of passes at Georgia Southern (Oct. 17)
• Delivered a season-best six solo tackles at Marshall (Nov. 7) with one pass breakup
• Broke up a pass and was credited with one solo tackle at FAU (Nov. 20)
• Made three solo tackles at Liberty (Nov. 27) with one pass breakup

Freshman (2019)
• Appeared in 12 games, making eight starts at cornerback to earn his first varsity letter; totaled 33 tackles (25 solo) with one interception, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one quarterback hurry
• Debuted at Rutgers (Aug. 30) and made one solo tackle
• Made one solo tackle against Southern Illinois (Sept. 7)
• Recorded four stops at Charlotte (Sept. 14) including one solo
• Made two solo tackles against Coastal Carolina (Sept. 21) and against Akron (Sept. 28)
• Totaled three tackles and a quarterback hurry at FIU (Oct. 5)
• Recorded a career-high eight solo stops with a forced fumble and recovered fumble at Louisiana Tech (Oct. 12)
• Made two solo tackles against UConn (Oct. 26) and at Northwestern (Nov. 16), where he also intercepted his first pass
• Totaled four tackles including two solos against Liberty (Nov. 2) and at Army West Point (Nov. 9)
• Played against BYU (Nov. 23)

Prep
• Attended DeMatha Catholic High School (2019) and played under head coach Elijah Brooks
• Part of a team that went 8-3 in his senior season (2018) in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC)
• Recorded a pick-six to help lead DeMatha to a win in the 2018 WCAC Semifinal
• Also lettered in basketball at DeMatha, playing point guard for a team that went 64-10 across his two seasons and was nationally ranked, winning the 2018 WCAC Championship; was recruited to play in college
• Began as a junior at DeMatha after two years at St. Mary's Annapolis
• High school teammate of former Wolverines Hunter Dickinson (basketball) and Olusegun Oluwatimi (football) at DeMatha Catholic

Honors and Rankings
• 247Sports Composite ranking of three stars; the No. 142 cornerback and the No. 21 player in Maryland
• Ranked as a two-star prospect by Rivals.com
• On3.com Consensus ranking of three stars; the No. 2,029-ranked player nationally, the No. 196 cornerback and the No. 32 player in the state of Maryland

Personal
• Son of Joe and Sharlene Wallace
• Born on July 5, 2000
• Earned his bachelor's degree in sociology at UMass
• Purusing in Master's degree from the School of Social Work




Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/27/2024 03:11PM by JimYoungblood53.