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ROSTER
87 MIKE
WALLACE PRO: Drafted by the
Steelers in the third round (84th overall) of the 2009 NFL
Draft. COLLEGE: Holds
Ole Miss records for single game, season and career kickoff return yards...ranks
second all-time in all-purpose yardage...stands third all-time at Ole Miss in TD
receptions and fifth in receiving yards...recorded seven career 100-yard
receiving games, second-most by a Rebel...topped the SEC in yards per reception
in each of his final two seasons...competed in the 2009 Under Armour Senior Bowl
and totaled two catches for 41 yards and a TD and returned one kickoff 21
yards...majored
in African American studies. 2008: Named
second-team All-SEC as both a wide receiver and kick returner by Phil Steele...established Ole Miss
single-season records for all-purpose yards (1,737) and kickoff return yards
(861)...equaled the Rebel record for 100-yard receiving games with four...piled
up the fifth-most receiving yards in school history (784)...led the SEC and
ranked third in the NCAA (among top 100 WRs) in yards per catch (20.1)...led
team and was sixth in the SEC in receiving yards per game (60.3)...finished
third in the SEC in kickoff return average (24.6)...ranked third in the
conference in all-purpose yards (133.6 per game)…topped team in TD catches with
seven...named Midseason All-SEC second team as a kick returner by Phil Steele...earned fourth
letter.
2007: Named
third-team All-SEC by Phil
Steele...played in all 12 games with nine starts at split end...topped
the SEC in yards per catch (18.8) and ranked ninth in receiving yards per game
(59.7)...led the team in receiving yards (716), tied for the lead in touchdowns
(6) and finished second in receptions (38)...turned in a pair of 100-yard
games...posted seven catches of 40 or more yards and three of 50 or
better...earned third letter.
2006:
Started all 12 games at SE...led the team in catches (24) and receiving yards
(410)...tied for team lead with two TD receptions…earned his second
letter.
2005: Saw action in 10
games primarily as a return man as a true freshman after enrolling in January.
2004: Did not
play. PERSONAL:
Attended
O. Perry Walker High School in New Orleans, La.…earned league and district MVP honors as a senior, as well
as all-league, All-Metro, All-West Bank and All-West Bank MVP...rated by SuperPrep as the 17th-best prospect in
Louisiana and was a member of its 2004 Southwest Team...after seeing limited
playing time as a junior (four receptions while playing mostly on defense), had
an outstanding senior season, catching 60 passes for 1,039 yards (17.3 average
per catch) and 19 touchdowns…returned four punts and four kickoffs for TDs,
giving him 27 for the season and 162 points, and had seven TDs called back...set
school records for total points and for kicks returned for touchdowns...earned
two letters in football...also lettered once in track, earning All-State honors
in the 100…son
of Sonjia and Burnell Wallace…Full name: Mike Wallace. |
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