Courtney Wallace

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Position:
Defensive Tackle
Height:
6-2
Weight:
305
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Monroe, La.
High School:
Neville HS

CAREER HONORS & AWARDS
• Second Team All-Conference USA (2019)
• Second Team All-Louisiana (2019)

REDSHIRT SENIOR (2019)
• Played and started in all 13 games.
• Recorded 41 tackles (18 solo) while posting 8.5 TFL, third most on the team.
• Registered a career-high five tackles in three separate games against Grambling State (9/7), Southern Miss (10/19) and UTSA (11/30).
• Notched two sacks on the season, one each against UMass (10/12) and UTSA (11/30).

REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2018)
• Saw action in 10 games for the Bulldogs on the defensive line.
• Totaled two tackles (1 solo) on the season, once at No. 18 Mississippi State (11/3) and again at Southern Miss (11/17).

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2017)
• Saw action in 12 games for the Bulldogs on the defensive line.
• Totaled six tackles (3 solo, 3 assists), 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks for a loss of eight yards.

SOPHOMORE (2016)
• Redshirted after suffering a season-long injury.

FRESHMAN (2015)
• Saw action in all 13 games as a freshman, registering five tackles and recovering a fumble.
• Recovered a fumble and registered two total tackles in his first career appearance against Southern (9/5).
• Recorded two solo tackles against UTEP (11/21).

HIGH SCHOOL
• Graduated from Neville High School in 2015.
• A three-star rated recruit that was ranked 51st in Louisiana among all players and 54th nationally among defensive tackles by 24/7 Sports.
• Lettered in football, basketball and track and field.
• Led team to a state championship his senior year.
• Received honorable mention all-state honors along with all-district and all-Northeast accolades.
• Coached by Mickey McCarty.

PERSONAL
Courtney Wallace … Born on Dec. 31, 1996 in Monroe, Louisiana … Father, Courtney, played as a nose guard at Louisiana Tech from 1985 to 1988 with his senior season coming as a member of the memorable team the Spirit of ’88 embodies … Chose Louisiana Tech over Texas Tech, Southern Miss, Arkansas State, South Florida and Louisiana-Lafayette … Recruited by Tim Rattay.