Josh Wallace

Height:
6-0
Weight:
190
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Bowie, Md.
High School:
DeMatha Catholic

2022 • Senior

Wallace played in 12 games in the 2022 season, recording 41 tackles (32 solo, nine assisted), 3.0 TFL (four yards), a fumble recovery, two interceptions, and eight pass breakups
Wallace earned Pro Football Network All-Independent team honors as a Second Team CB
Had an assisted tackle at Tulane (9/3)
Had six tackles (all solo tackles) and two pass breakups at Toledo (9/10)
Posted an interception and seven tackles (three solo, four assisted) against Stony Brook (9/17)
Had five tackles (four solo, one assisted), and a pass breakup at Temple (9/24)
Had six tackles (five solo, one assisted) and a pass breakup against Eastern Michigan (10/1)
Had three solo tackles, including a 1.0 TFL (one yard) against Liberty (10/8)
Made four solo tackles, including a 1.0 TFL (two yards), added an interception and two pass breakups against Buffalo (10/15)
Recorded a solo tackle and a pass breakup against New Mexico State (10/29)
Had three tackles (two solo, one assisted), including a 1.0 TFL (one yard) against UConn (11/4)
Had four solo tackles and a fumble recovery against Texas A&M (11/19)
Had one assisted tackle against Army West Point (11/26)

2021 • Junior

• 2x Team Captain, voted on by peers
• Racked up 53 total tackles, 32 solo, four tackles for loss, and one sack
• Had a team-high 12 pass breakups
• Started every game for the Minutemen at cornerback, except for Toledo (10/02), due to an injury
• Recorded five tackles and a pass breakup at Pitt (09/04)
• Made five tackles with a TFL vs. Boston College (09/11)
• Totaled a team and season-high eight tackles and a pass breakup vs. Eastern Michigan (09/18)
• Posted two tackles at No. 17 Coastal Carolina (09/25), including a TFL and had two pass breakups
• Logged six tackles, including 1.0 TFLs and had two pass breakups vs. UConn (10/09)
• Had six tackles with four solo at Florida State (10/23)
• Posted four tackles at Liberty (10/30)
• Made one tackle vs. Rhode Island (11/06)
• Registered seven tackles, including a season best five solo at New Mexico State (11/27)

2020 • Sophomore

•Phil Steele All-Independent Second Team (Defensive Back)
• Appeared in all four games and made three starts at cornerback
• Posted 13 tackles - all solo - and broke up a team-high five passes
• Started the year with a trio of tackles and two PBUs at Georgia Southern (10/17)
• Earned a season-best six stop with one PBU at No. 16 Marshall (11/7)
• Capped the season with three stops and a pass breakup at Liberty (11/27)

2019 • Freshman

• Started eight of his 12 appearances at cornerback
• Notched 33 tackles (25-8), one interception, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery, and one quarterback hurry
• Had a season-high eight tackles and also forced and recovered a fumble at Louisiana Tech (10/12)
• Tallied four tackles apiece in the games against Charlotte (9/14), Liberty (11/2) and Army West Point (11/9)
• Pulled down his first career interception in the game at Northwestern (11/16)

Before Massachusetts

• Coached at DeMatha by Elijah Brooks
• Three-star prospect by 247Sports, which ranked Wallace the No. 24 overall prospect in Maryland
• Helped DeMatha finish the 2018 season with an 8-3 overall record and 3-1 mark in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC)
• Had a pick-six in the WCAC Semifinal win over Good Counsel that propelled DeMatha into the 2018 WCAC Championship Game
• Also starred as a point guard on the prestigious, nationally-ranked DeMatha basketball team
• Transferred to DeMatha Catholic prior to his junior season following two years at St. Mary’s Annapolis
• Drew Division I interest as a basketball standout and held offers from Binghamton, James Madison and UMBC