2019 Football Roster
Roster
Wallace, Juan

Jersey Number 30
Juan Wallace
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 223
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Washington, D.C.
- High School:
- IMG Academy (Fla.)
Bio
Career Overview: Reserve linebacker who played in 24 games from 2018-19 ... Made an impact on special teams as a true freshman ... Enrolled in January 2018 and was named to the 2018 Spring SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll ... Two letters.
Sophomore Year (2019): Played in 11 games, mostly as a member of the kickoff return and punt coverage teams ... Saw spot duty on defense ... Tallied seven tackles (two solo) ... Part of a punt coverage unit that ranked fifth nationally in punt return yardage defense (1.7 ypr) and set the school single-season record for the fewest punt return yards allowed (17) ... Logged one tackle and broke up the first pass of his career in Syracuse's season-opening shutout at Liberty (8/31) ... Posted a career-high four tackles against Holy Cross (9/28) ... Had two tackles versus Wake Forest (11/30).
Freshman Year (2018): Appeared in all 13 games on special teams, mainly as part of the kickoff and kickoff return units ... Contributed to a kickoff coverage team that led the ACC in fewest yards allowed per return (18.3) ... Made his first career tackle versus Connecticut (9/22).
High School: Linebacker for Coach Kevin Wright at IMG Academy … Previously attended H.D. Woodson High School in Washington, D.C. … No. 39 inside linebacker in the Class of 2018, according to 247Sports.com … PrepStar All-Region selection … As a senior, recorded 13 tackles and 1.5 sacks for the Ascenders, who finished the season 8-0 and ranked No. 2 in the USA Today Super 25 poll … Carded 199 tackles and 10 sacks in two seasons at Woodson, including 114 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, and six sacks as a junior … Two-time Woodson Defensive MVP … Helped the Warriors to consecutive D.C. Interscholastic Athletic Association (DCIAA) Star Division championships in 2015 and 2016.
Personal: Juan Tonio Wallace Jr. ... Born in September 2000 in Washington, D.C. … Son of Juan Wallace Sr. and Christine Wallace … Two brothers, one sister … Cousin, Ken Crawley, played college football at Colorado and in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints … Enrolled in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.
Sophomore Year (2019): Played in 11 games, mostly as a member of the kickoff return and punt coverage teams ... Saw spot duty on defense ... Tallied seven tackles (two solo) ... Part of a punt coverage unit that ranked fifth nationally in punt return yardage defense (1.7 ypr) and set the school single-season record for the fewest punt return yards allowed (17) ... Logged one tackle and broke up the first pass of his career in Syracuse's season-opening shutout at Liberty (8/31) ... Posted a career-high four tackles against Holy Cross (9/28) ... Had two tackles versus Wake Forest (11/30).
Freshman Year (2018): Appeared in all 13 games on special teams, mainly as part of the kickoff and kickoff return units ... Contributed to a kickoff coverage team that led the ACC in fewest yards allowed per return (18.3) ... Made his first career tackle versus Connecticut (9/22).
High School: Linebacker for Coach Kevin Wright at IMG Academy … Previously attended H.D. Woodson High School in Washington, D.C. … No. 39 inside linebacker in the Class of 2018, according to 247Sports.com … PrepStar All-Region selection … As a senior, recorded 13 tackles and 1.5 sacks for the Ascenders, who finished the season 8-0 and ranked No. 2 in the USA Today Super 25 poll … Carded 199 tackles and 10 sacks in two seasons at Woodson, including 114 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, and six sacks as a junior … Two-time Woodson Defensive MVP … Helped the Warriors to consecutive D.C. Interscholastic Athletic Association (DCIAA) Star Division championships in 2015 and 2016.
Personal: Juan Tonio Wallace Jr. ... Born in September 2000 in Washington, D.C. … Son of Juan Wallace Sr. and Christine Wallace … Two brothers, one sister … Cousin, Ken Crawley, played college football at Colorado and in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints … Enrolled in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.
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