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Mike Wallace #17
POSITION: WR
HEIGHT (WT): 6-0 (199 lbs.)
BIRTHDATE: 8/1/86
NFL EXP: R
COLLEGE: Mississippi
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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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