#11 Jacob Wallace Season 2026-27

2026 -- Played in first five games, starting at defensive back twice... has 13 tackles (nine solo, four assists), including 1.5 tackles for a loss of six yards, one QB sack for six yards, one interception for three yards, and one pass break-up... collected a career-high four solo tackles, including his first QB sacks for six yards, in 14-31 loss to #5/6 Ohio State... recorded three solo tackles and broke up his first career pass in 20-19 come-frome-behind win at #18 Michigan... collected a career-high three assisted tackles, including his first tackle for loss (0.5), in 16-13 win over Iowa State... recorded two tackles (one solo, one assist) in 40-0 season-opening shutout vs. Northern Illinois... snagged his first career interception for three yards and one solo tackle in 55-0 shutout over UNI.

2025 Honors -- Team Leader Award, defense. 2025 -- Played in three games... recorded three tackles (one solo, two assists) in 40-16 win at Nebraska... collected two tackles (one solo, one assist) in 34-27 win over #14 Vanderbilt in the ReliaQuest Bowl... redshirted.

 

 

High School Honors -- Second-team all-state, Washington Post First Team All-Met, Washington Pigskin All-Metro first team, all-conference first team honoree as a senior... all-conference second team selection his junior season... 2024 McDonald’s Basketball All-America nominee... 2023 Basketball Unsung Hero... all-conference recognition as a basketball athlete... Honor Roll student. Career -- Earned four letters as a defensive back at DeMatha High School... had 41 tackles, seven interceptions, two fumble recoveries and three defensive scores as a senior... helped team win conference championship in 2024 and finish as conference runners-up in 2023... helped DeMatha win 38 games over four years... earned three varsity letters as point guard on the basketball team.

Personal -- Born 9/18/2006... open major... parents are Joseph and Sharlene Wallace... has two older siblings... sister, Jessica, was a four-year soccer starter at Temple...  brother, Josh, was a cornerback at UMass and won a national championship at Michigan in 2023 and is currently on the Los Angeles Rams... enjoys playing video games and uno... high school coach was Bill McGregor.