K.J. Wallace
K.J. Wallace
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Three head coaches in four seasons, at three different programs. One game to point at: 7 tackles, 1 TFL against Oregon — Week 5, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at UCLA, 134 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Chip Kelly → Deshaun Foster. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Chesney
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UCLA | 49 | 38 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 10 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Georgia Tech | 39 | 24 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 7 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Georgia Tech | 45 | 28 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Notre Dame | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 134 | 90 | 12.5 | 3.0 | 18 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2024
W 20–17
vs Iowa
1 PD · 1 TFL · 3 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Rover
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Kobee Minor’s 2024 season.
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