Player Dossier

2019-2024

Notre Dame

K.J. Wallace

DB • 5'11" • 186 lbs • Atlanta, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

K.J. Wallace shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32 disruption score.

Usage Score

8.3

Efficiency

32

Consistency

33.9

Season Value

28.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Notre Dame

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Notre Dame • Georgia Tech • UCLA
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

K.J. Wallace, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Notre Dame. K.J. Wallace shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Notre Dame paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 32 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Notre Dame, Georgia Tech, UCLA.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i

Win with 7 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2024 Regular Season · UCLA

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.7

Efficiency

32

Usage

8.3

Consistency

33.9

Best Game by takeover score

Fresno State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Hawai'i: 7. Indiana: 0. LSU: 0. Oregon: 1. Penn State: 0.5. Minnesota: 2. Rutgers: 0. Nebraska: 1. Iowa: 2. Washington: 0. USC: 4.5. Fresno State: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Hawai'i: 7 by 79.2. Indiana: 3 by 12.5. LSU: 3 by 12.5. Oregon: 7 by 39.2. Penn State: 3 by 17.5. Minnesota: 3 by 32.5. Rutgers: 3 by 12.5. Nebraska: 5 by 30.8. Iowa: 3 by 32.5. Washington: 4 by 16.7. USC: 5 by 65.8. Fresno State: 3 by 32.5

Split Comparison

Wins2.4 · n=5 · +1.3 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · n=7 · -1.3 vs Wins
First Half1.8 · n=6 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half1.6 · n=6 · -0.2 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Hawai'i

Best efficiency game

79.2 vs Hawai'i

Result
Sat 11/30vs Fresno StateW 20-1333002
Sun 11/24vs USCSplash gameL 13-19543.5001
Sat 11/16@ WashingtonL 19-3142000
Sat 11/9vs IowaW 20-1733101
Sat 11/2@ NebraskaW 27-2053001
Sat 10/19@ RutgersW 35-3231000
Sun 10/13vs MinnesotaL 17-2133101
Sat 10/5@ Penn StateL 11-27310.5000
Sun 9/29vs OregonL 13-3476100
Sat 9/21@ LSUL 17-3433000
Sat 9/14vs IndianaL 13-4233000
Sat 8/31@ Hawai'iSplash gameW 16-1376214

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Notre Dame

    2019-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Georgia Tech

    2022-2023

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    UCLA

    2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

2019202020212022202320232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonNotre Dame04.20.7
2020 Regular SeasonNotre Dame122.56.71
2021 Regular SeasonNotre Dame04.20.8-1
2022 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech521.66.15
2023 PostseasonGeorgia Tech10.524.35.65.5
2023 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech10.524.35.60
2024 Regular SeasonUCLA20328.39.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Hawai'i

Win with 7 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

7

Primary metric

7 disruption/tackle impact with 65.1 takeover score.

#2

Wake Forest

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 52.8 takeover score.

#3

USC

4.5

Primary metric

Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 52.3 takeover score.

#4

Miami

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.6 takeover score.

#5

Duke

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Regular Season · Notre Dame

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage

35

#2

2021 Regular Season · Notre Dame

35

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Notre Dame

32.8

1 primary · 22.5 efficiency · 6.7 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

3

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.9017

Lovett School · Atlanta, GA

Committed To
Notre Dame
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

3

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

138

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 37 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

K.J. Wallace quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
3
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
138