Levi Wallace (American football)

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Levi Wallace
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Wallace with the Buffalo Bills in 2021
No. 39 – Buffalo Bills
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1995-06-12) June 12, 1995 (age 26)
Tucson, Arizona
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:179 lb (81 kg)
Career information
High school:Tucson High School
(Tucson, Arizona)
College:Alabama
Undrafted:2018
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 14, 2021
Total tackles:206
Fumble recoveries:1
Pass deflections:28
Interceptions:6
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Levi Wallace (born June 12, 1995) is an American football cornerback for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama.

Early years[]

Wallace attended Tucson High School in Tucson, Arizona, where he played football and track and field. Wallace committed to the University of Alabama to play college football.[1]

College career[]

Wallace did not see any action during his freshman and sophomore years at Alabama. He earned a walk-on scholarship before his junior year in 2016. In 6 games, Wallace totaled 11 tackles.[2] During his senior year, Wallace started in 14 games. He was a starter during the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship game, where Alabama won in overtime over Georgia, 26-23. Wallace totaled 48 tackles and caught 3 interceptions in his senior year.[3]

Professional career[]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump
6 ft 0+1⁄4 in
(1.84 m) 		179 lb
(81 kg) 		32+3⁄4 in
(0.83 m) 		9+3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		 4.63 s 1.67 s 2.57 s 4.26 s 6.91 s 33 in
(0.84 m)
All values from NFL Combine/Alabama’s Pro Day[4]

2018 season[]

On May 1, 2018, the Buffalo Bills signed Wallace to a three-year, $1.71 million contract as an undrafted free agent.[5] Throughout training camp, Wallace competed for a roster spot as a backup cornerback against Taron Johnson, Ryan Carter, Breon Borders, and Lafayette Pitts.[6] On September 1, 2018, the Buffalo Bills waived Wallace as part of their final roster cuts, but signed him to their practice squad the following day.[7]

On November 6, 2018, the Buffalo Bills promoted Wallace from their practice squad to the active roster after releasing Phillip Gaines.[8] On November 11, 2018, Wallace made his professional regular season debut and first career start and made one tackle and a pass deflection during a 41-10 victory at the New York Jets in Week 10.[9] In Week 16, he collected a season-high eight combined tackles during a 24-12 loss at the New England Patriots.[10] He finished his rookie season in 2018 with 37 combined tackles (24 solo) and three pass deflections in seven games and seven starts.[11] Wallace received an overall grade of 83.5 from Pro Football Focus, which ranked fifth among all qualifying cornerbacks in 2018.[12] He also received the highest grade among all rookie cornerbacks.[13]

2019 season[]

Wallace was named a starting cornerback to begin the season, opposite Tre'Davious White.[14] Following an inconsistent start to the season, Wallace eventually saw his playing time reduced in favor of Kevin Johnson.[15] In week 15, Wallace caught his first career interception against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday Night Football, picking off Devlin Hodges to seal a 17–10 Bills victory in the final moments to help Buffalo clinch a playoff berth.[16] In the regular season finale against the New York Jets, Wallace logged another interception off Sam Darnold, but suffered a sprained ankle on the play,[17] which kept him out of the Bills' playoff game against the Houston Texans.[18]

2020 season[]

On April 2, 2020, Wallace was re-signed to a one-year contract by the Bills, regaining his starting position despite the team signing veteran cornerback Josh Norman. In Week 3 against the Los Angeles Rams, Wallace recorded his first interception of the season during the 35–32 win. [19] Wallace injured his ankle the following week against the Las Vegas Raiders and was ruled out the rest of the game.[20] He was placed on injured reserve on October 7, 2020.[21] He was activated on October 31.[22] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list on November 14, 2020,[23] and activated on November 19.[24] In Week 14 against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday Night Football, Wallace intercepted a pass thrown by Ben Roethlisberger late in the fourth quarter to secure a 26–15 win for the Bills.[25]

In the Divisional Round of the playoffs against the Baltimore Ravens, Wallace recorded one sack on Lamar Jackson during the 17–3 win.[26]

2021 season[]

Wallace re-signed with the Bills on a one-year contract on March 26, 2021.[27][28]

References[]

  1. ^ "Levi Wallace - 2017 Football Roster - Alabama Athletics". rolltide.com. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  2. ^ "Levi Wallace 2016 Game Log | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  3. ^ "Levi Wallace 2017 Game Log | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  4. ^ "NFL Draft Profile: Levi Wallace". NFL.com. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  5. ^ "Spotrac.com: Levi Wallace contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  6. ^ "2018 Buffalo Bills scouting report: cornerback Levi Wallace". buffalorumblings.com. July 7, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  7. ^ "Buffalo Bills add eight recent cuts to practice squad including Dean Marlowe, Keith Ford". Buffalo Rumblings. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  8. ^ "Buffalo Bills call up cornerback Levi Wallace". al.com. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  9. ^ "Bills' Levi Wallace: Earns start in NFL debut". CBSSports.com. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  10. ^ "NFL Player stats: Levi Wallace (2018)". NFL.com. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  11. ^ "NFL Player stats: Levi Wallace (career)". NFL.com. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  12. ^ "Pro Football Focus: Levi Wallace". profootballfocus.com. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  13. ^ Skurski, Jay (January 2, 2019). "Levi Wallace finishes 2018 as Pro Football Focus' top rookie cornerback". The Buffalo News. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  14. ^ Wolf, Jason (September 28, 2019). "Bills' Levi Wallace: From no scholarship to national champ, undrafted to NFL starter". The Buffalo News. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  15. ^ Skarekrow (November 21, 2019). "All-22 analysis: Buffalo Bills corner Levi Wallace". Buffalo Rumblings. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  16. ^ Kelly, David (December 16, 2019). "Wallace's pick seals playoff trip for Bills". KVOA. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  17. ^ Talbot, Ryan (December 30, 2019). "NFL Playoffs: Buffalo Bills CB Levi Wallace day-to-day with ankle sprain (report)". syracuse. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  18. ^ Skurski, Jay (January 4, 2020). "Levi Wallace out for Bills against Texans; Duke Williams active over Robert Foster". The Buffalo News. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  19. ^ "Los Angeles Rams at Buffalo Bills - September 27th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  20. ^ Louis-Jacques, Marcel (October 4, 2020). "Bills CB Wallace ruled out due to ankle injury". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  21. ^ "Bills promote CB Cam Lewis to the 53-man roster; Wallace placed on IR". BuffaloBills.com. October 7, 2020.
  22. ^ "Bills activate CB Levi Wallace; elevate CB Dane Jackson". BuffaloBills.com. October 31, 2020.
  23. ^ Louis-Jacques, Marcel (November 14, 2020). "Bills CB Norman tests positive; 3 others on list". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  24. ^ Alper, Josh (November 19, 2020). "Bills take Levi Wallace, Tyler Kroft, Dean Marlowe off COVID-19 list". NBCSports.com. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  25. ^ "Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills - December 13th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  26. ^ "Divisional Round - Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills - January 16th, 2021". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  27. ^ Glab, Maddy (March 17, 2021). "Bills agree to terms with CB Levi Wallace". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  28. ^ "2021 NFL Transactions: Signings – March". NFL.com. Retrieved March 27, 2021.

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