University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2018 Football Roster
Wallace, Deuce
Jersey Number 25
Deuce Wallace
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 196
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Lafayette, La.
- High School:
- St. Thomas More
Bio
2019 Season (Redshirt Senior)
Voted as a year-long team captain, Wallace appeared in all 14 games and made five starts in 2019…Was a Burlsworth Trophy and Wuerffel Trophy nominee…In his final season, he was credited with 22 tackles, 1.0 tackle-for-loss and one pass breakup…Finished five games with two tackles and two games with three tackles…Against Texas Southern (Sept. 14), he recorded two tackles and his 1.0 tackle-for-loss…Notched a pass breakup against Troy (Nov. 23)…His two, three-tackles games came against ULM (Nov. 30) and Appalachian State (Dec. 7).
2018 Season (Redshirt Junior)
Had a career year during his redshirt junior season…Played in 14 games brining home 40 tackles, three of them for a loss and one sack…Also had one interception, two pass breakups and a forced fumble…Was the only member of the football team who recorded at least one tackle, tackle for loss, sack, interception, force fumble and pass breakup last year…Was awarded a full scholarship following the 2018 Vermilion & White Spring Finale.
2017 Season (Redshirt Sophomore)
Made appearances in 11 games ...Was a member of the special teams cover units ...Finished with 11 tackles, eight solo...Posted two tackles against ULM (9/23) and Arkansas State (10/19)...Got significant playing time in the Ragin' Cajuns secondary against Georgia Southern (11/25), finishing with a career-high six tackles (four solo)...Earned first letter.
2016 Season (Redshirt Freshman)
Member of the scout team...Did not see playing time.
2015 Season (Freshman)
Joined the team as a walk-on and spent the season as a redshirt…Named to the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.
High School
A two-year letterwinner for coach Jim Hightower at St. Thomas More...Named second-team all-district and was a team captain as a senior...Helped STM to a 9-2 record and a berth in the Division I, Class 4A state playoffs...Lettered in basketball for the Cougars, helping STM to the 2013 Class 4A state championship.
Personal
Born Oct. 1, 1996 in Lafayette...The son of Don and Alisa Wallace...father lettered as a quarterback at Louisiana from 1981-84 and is currently ranked 10th in school history in passing yards (2,701)...Has one brother and two sisters...A cousin of Kerry Joseph, who played in the NFL, CFL and NFL Europe...Also a cousin of former LSU running back Terrence Magee...Enjoys golf, badminton and roller blading...Chose Louisiana because it’s where his father played...Majoring in business management.
Voted as a year-long team captain, Wallace appeared in all 14 games and made five starts in 2019…Was a Burlsworth Trophy and Wuerffel Trophy nominee…In his final season, he was credited with 22 tackles, 1.0 tackle-for-loss and one pass breakup…Finished five games with two tackles and two games with three tackles…Against Texas Southern (Sept. 14), he recorded two tackles and his 1.0 tackle-for-loss…Notched a pass breakup against Troy (Nov. 23)…His two, three-tackles games came against ULM (Nov. 30) and Appalachian State (Dec. 7).
2018 Season (Redshirt Junior)
Had a career year during his redshirt junior season…Played in 14 games brining home 40 tackles, three of them for a loss and one sack…Also had one interception, two pass breakups and a forced fumble…Was the only member of the football team who recorded at least one tackle, tackle for loss, sack, interception, force fumble and pass breakup last year…Was awarded a full scholarship following the 2018 Vermilion & White Spring Finale.
2017 Season (Redshirt Sophomore)
Made appearances in 11 games ...Was a member of the special teams cover units ...Finished with 11 tackles, eight solo...Posted two tackles against ULM (9/23) and Arkansas State (10/19)...Got significant playing time in the Ragin' Cajuns secondary against Georgia Southern (11/25), finishing with a career-high six tackles (four solo)...Earned first letter.
2016 Season (Redshirt Freshman)
Member of the scout team...Did not see playing time.
2015 Season (Freshman)
Joined the team as a walk-on and spent the season as a redshirt…Named to the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.
High School
A two-year letterwinner for coach Jim Hightower at St. Thomas More...Named second-team all-district and was a team captain as a senior...Helped STM to a 9-2 record and a berth in the Division I, Class 4A state playoffs...Lettered in basketball for the Cougars, helping STM to the 2013 Class 4A state championship.
Personal
Born Oct. 1, 1996 in Lafayette...The son of Don and Alisa Wallace...father lettered as a quarterback at Louisiana from 1981-84 and is currently ranked 10th in school history in passing yards (2,701)...Has one brother and two sisters...A cousin of Kerry Joseph, who played in the NFL, CFL and NFL Europe...Also a cousin of former LSU running back Terrence Magee...Enjoys golf, badminton and roller blading...Chose Louisiana because it’s where his father played...Majoring in business management.
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