Deon Wallace

Position:
Running Back
Ht./Wt.:
5-9 / 194
Class:
Senior
High School:
Worthing

2007 (Sophomore): Appeared in 11 games at running back and on special teams...Started two games at running back, vs. Troy and at UCF...Did not play vs. NT with a stomach injury...Was tenth in the Sun Belt in all-purpose yards per game and ranked eighth in kick return average...Scored five touchdowns in conference play, ranking eighth...Was third on the Cajuns in rushing yards, recording only one rush for a loss in 75 attempts...Improved yards per carry from freshman season, increasing from 5.4 to 5.8...Finished third on the team in receiving yards and sixth in receptions...Had at least one reception in seven different games...Scored first career receiving touchdown on a 52-yard pass at MT...Caught a season-high three passes vs. Troy...Had a season-best 18-yard rush at UCF...Posted a career-high 88 yards rushing on 11 carries at FIU, including a three-yard touchdown run...Also scored rushing touchdowns of six yards vs. Troy and one-yard at MT...Was third on the Cajuns in total touchdowns...Notched a 17-yard touchdown catch vs. FIU for first career multi-TD game...Led the team in kickoff returns and kickoff return yards...Had a long kickoff return of 36 yards vs. McNeese...Recorded six kickoff returns for 112 yards at #24 UT...Named Cajuns Offensive Player of the Week at FIU...Listed as the Cajuns No. 2 quarterback for the season finale vs. ULM after an injury to starter Michael Desormeaux and to preserve the redshirts Chris Masson and Brad McGuire.

2006 (Redshirt Freshman): Appeared in the first 10 games of the season, missing the final two games with a foot injury...Ranked third on the team in rushing attempts, rushing yards and rushing touchdowns...Added three receptions for 10 yards...Led the team with 20 kickoff returns for 395 yards...After Houston took a 21-0 lead on the Cajuns, returned a kickoff 65 yards down to the Cougars 28-yard line that led to the Cajuns first touchdown...Had a season-high eight carries at Florida Atlantic...Registered a season-best 61 yards (on six carries) and scored first career touchdown with a 45-yard run vs. North Carolina A&T...Also scored a rushing TD at Troy and had a season-high six kickoff returns for 97 yards against the Trojans...Made two receptions for eight yards vs. North Texas.

2005 (Freshman): Redshirted, did not play...Named Cajuns Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week against Troy.

Worthing: Rushed for 1,820 yards on 169 carries and had 20 touchdowns as a senior...Also had 16 catches, four of which were TDs...Had more than 500 receiving yards and saw action on punt and kickoff returns...Ranked 12th on the Rivals.com recruiting site’s listing of the nation’s top all-purpose backs and first in Texas in that category...Was on the Houston Chronicle’s Top 100 list in Texas and Top 10 running backs list in the state...Selected as Offensive MVP in District 22-4A...Also ran sprints for the Worthing track team, posting a best of 10.12 (hand-time) in the 100-meter.

Personal: Full name is Deon Antranae Wallace...Born October 20, 1985...Son of Dena Thomas and Willie Wallace...Has on older brother, Anthony, and two younger sisters, Darian Coleman and Deja Wallace...Aspires to become an FBI agent.