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Jersey Number 97
Joseph Wallace
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 315
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Dallas, Texas
- High School:
- Skyline
Bio
2018 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
Became a key force for the Red Raiders in the middle of the defensive line … appeared in all 12 games as a redshirt sophomore with seven starts from nose tackle … closed the season with 37 tackles, including four for a loss, resulting in 19 yards …finished tied for ninth on the team in tackles and tied for second among defensive linemen ... two of those tackles for a loss were credited as sacks (15 yards) … added a quarterback hurry and a forced fumble … recorded two or more tackles in eight different games … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: began the year with two tackles in the season opener versus Ole Miss (9/1) in Houston … followed with four tackles, including one for a loss, and a quarterback hurry in a blowout win over Lamar (9/8) … recorded a then-career high five tackles against Houston (9/15) … racked up another two tackles in the Big 12 opener against Oklahoma State (9/22) … had four tackles and forced a fumble in the Thursday night road win at TCU (10/11) … forced fumble came on a key 4-and-1 play midway through the second quarter, giving the ball back to the Red Raiders ... tallied four tackles and a sack at Iowa State (10/27) … sack came on the final play of the first quarter ... closed the home slate with two tackles against Oklahoma (11/3) and one takedown versus Texas (11/10) … recorded a career-high six tackles in back-to-back weeks to round out the season versus Kansas State (11/17) and Baylor (11/24) … had a tackle for a loss in both games, which included an eight-yard sack at Kansas State.
2017 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
Redshirt season … did not play … key member of the scout team … impressed during Texas Tech’s weekly Thursday night scrimmage between younger players on the roster.
2016 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
Appeared in eight games as a true freshman … logged 10 tackles (seven solo), including three that went for a loss … had a quarterback hurry and fumble recovery as well … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS … made Red Raider debut with a season-high two tackles against Stephen F. Austin (9/3) … also posted a tackle for a loss and a quarterback hurry in the season-opening win … matched his season high with a pair of tackles against both Louisiana Tech (9/17) and Texas (11/5) … had another tackle for a loss against Louisiana Tech as well as Iowa State … finished with one tackle against the Cyclones as well as TCU (10/29), Oklahoma State (11/12) and Baylor (11/25) … recovered first career fumble in Big 12 opener against Kansas (9/29).
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduate of Skyline High School in Dallas, Texas ... played three seasons of varsity football for head coaches Derick Roberson and Reginald Samples ... selected as a Class 6A All-State honorable mention selection ... named Co-Defensive Most Valuable Player in District 9-6A ... named to the Dallas Morning News All-Area first team ... finished senior year with 50 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, eight sacks, three fumble recoveries and a forced fumble ... helped guide Skyline to the second round of the Class 6A state playoffs, a 9-3 overall record and 6-1 district record as a senior ... invited to compete at the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl game where he finished with two sacks and five total tackles ... consensus three-star recruit ... ranked the nation’s No. 92 defensive tackle and No. 190 overall prospect in state by 247Sports ... attended same high school team as fellow Red Raiders Mychealon Thomas, Da’Leon Ward and Clarence Henderson ... CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Iowa State, Maryland, Washington, Colorado, Air Force, SMU, Colorado State.
PERSONAL
Joseph Wallace ... nickname is “Joe”... son of Anthony and Lakashia Wallace ... has two brothers, Anthony and Eli, and a sister, Chelsea ... an electronic media and communications major at Texas Tech.
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 5, vs. Houston (2018)
Tackles For Loss: 1.0, 5x, at Iowa State (2018)*
Sacks: 1.0, at Iowa State (2018)
Fumbles Forced: 1, at TCU (2018)
Fumbles Recovered: 1, vs. Kansas (2016)
Quarterback Hurries: 1, twice, vs. Stephen F. Austin (2016)*
Pass Breakups: None
* Indicates most recent high
Became a key force for the Red Raiders in the middle of the defensive line … appeared in all 12 games as a redshirt sophomore with seven starts from nose tackle … closed the season with 37 tackles, including four for a loss, resulting in 19 yards …finished tied for ninth on the team in tackles and tied for second among defensive linemen ... two of those tackles for a loss were credited as sacks (15 yards) … added a quarterback hurry and a forced fumble … recorded two or more tackles in eight different games … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: began the year with two tackles in the season opener versus Ole Miss (9/1) in Houston … followed with four tackles, including one for a loss, and a quarterback hurry in a blowout win over Lamar (9/8) … recorded a then-career high five tackles against Houston (9/15) … racked up another two tackles in the Big 12 opener against Oklahoma State (9/22) … had four tackles and forced a fumble in the Thursday night road win at TCU (10/11) … forced fumble came on a key 4-and-1 play midway through the second quarter, giving the ball back to the Red Raiders ... tallied four tackles and a sack at Iowa State (10/27) … sack came on the final play of the first quarter ... closed the home slate with two tackles against Oklahoma (11/3) and one takedown versus Texas (11/10) … recorded a career-high six tackles in back-to-back weeks to round out the season versus Kansas State (11/17) and Baylor (11/24) … had a tackle for a loss in both games, which included an eight-yard sack at Kansas State.
2017 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
Redshirt season … did not play … key member of the scout team … impressed during Texas Tech’s weekly Thursday night scrimmage between younger players on the roster.
2016 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
Appeared in eight games as a true freshman … logged 10 tackles (seven solo), including three that went for a loss … had a quarterback hurry and fumble recovery as well … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS … made Red Raider debut with a season-high two tackles against Stephen F. Austin (9/3) … also posted a tackle for a loss and a quarterback hurry in the season-opening win … matched his season high with a pair of tackles against both Louisiana Tech (9/17) and Texas (11/5) … had another tackle for a loss against Louisiana Tech as well as Iowa State … finished with one tackle against the Cyclones as well as TCU (10/29), Oklahoma State (11/12) and Baylor (11/25) … recovered first career fumble in Big 12 opener against Kansas (9/29).
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduate of Skyline High School in Dallas, Texas ... played three seasons of varsity football for head coaches Derick Roberson and Reginald Samples ... selected as a Class 6A All-State honorable mention selection ... named Co-Defensive Most Valuable Player in District 9-6A ... named to the Dallas Morning News All-Area first team ... finished senior year with 50 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, eight sacks, three fumble recoveries and a forced fumble ... helped guide Skyline to the second round of the Class 6A state playoffs, a 9-3 overall record and 6-1 district record as a senior ... invited to compete at the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl game where he finished with two sacks and five total tackles ... consensus three-star recruit ... ranked the nation’s No. 92 defensive tackle and No. 190 overall prospect in state by 247Sports ... attended same high school team as fellow Red Raiders Mychealon Thomas, Da’Leon Ward and Clarence Henderson ... CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Iowa State, Maryland, Washington, Colorado, Air Force, SMU, Colorado State.
PERSONAL
Joseph Wallace ... nickname is “Joe”... son of Anthony and Lakashia Wallace ... has two brothers, Anthony and Eli, and a sister, Chelsea ... an electronic media and communications major at Texas Tech.
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 5, vs. Houston (2018)
Tackles For Loss: 1.0, 5x, at Iowa State (2018)*
Sacks: 1.0, at Iowa State (2018)
Fumbles Forced: 1, at TCU (2018)
Fumbles Recovered: 1, vs. Kansas (2016)
Quarterback Hurries: 1, twice, vs. Stephen F. Austin (2016)*
Pass Breakups: None
* Indicates most recent high
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