Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024UCLA
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.
Impact Production
91
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
55
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
88
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · UCLA
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Notre Dame • Georgia Tech • UCLA
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i
Player Story
K.J. Wallace built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive back from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 7, spending time with Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, and UCLA. The clearest part of K.J. Wallace's career was...
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- Committed To
- Notre Dame
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
K.J. Wallace, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · UCLA. K.J. Wallace shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 138
- TFL
- 13.5
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 18
Quick Answers
K.J. Wallace quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UCLA · DB
- Career Tackles
- 138
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · UCLA
- Top game
- Hawai'i
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Lovett School · Notre Dame
- High school pipeline
- Lovett School · 7 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 49 tackles · DB 150th (top 16%) · Big Ten 84th (top 11%) · National 648th (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 11 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28.2 |
| 2023 Postseason | Georgia Tech | 11 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 45.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 11 | 36 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 45.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | UCLA | 12 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 56.5 |
Related Context
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K.J. Wallace played DB for Notre Dame, Georgia Tech, and UCLA. Across 6 tracked seasons, K.J. Wallace recorded 138 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with UCLA.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
UCLA paired 21 primary output with 32 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 32 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on 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 8 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · UCLA
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.8
Efficiency
32
Usage
7.3
Consistency
32.9
Best Game by takeover score
Hawai'i
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Hawai'i: 8. 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
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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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.6 · Games = 5 · +1.5 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 7 · -1.5 vs Wins
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 11/30 | vs Fresno StateSplash game | W 20-13 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | vs USCSplash game | L 13-19 | 5 | 4 | — | 3.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Washington | L 19-31 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs IowaSplash game | W 20-17 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Nebraska | W 27-20 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Rutgers | W 35-32 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/13 | vs MinnesotaSplash game | L 17-21 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Penn State | L 11-27 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/29 | vs Oregon | L 13-34 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ LSU | L 17-34 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Indiana | L 13-42 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Hawai'iSplash game | W 16-13 | 7 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — |
Player Story
K.J. Wallace story
K.J. Wallace built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive back from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 7, spending time with Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, and UCLA. The clearest part of K.J. Wallace's career was his defensive production: 138 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 37 career games in the available record. That gives K.J. Wallace's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Notre Dame
2019-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Georgia Tech
2022-2023
Peak year stop
- 3
UCLA
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2019202020212022202320232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 1 | 22.5 | 5.2 | 1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | -1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 6 | 22.5 | 5.9 | 6 |
| 2023 Postseason | Georgia Tech | 11.5 | 25.2 | 5.7 | 5.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 11.5 | 25.2 | 5.7 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | UCLA | 21 | 32 | 7.3 | 9.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Hawai'i
Week 1 · W 16-13
Win with 8 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
8
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
8 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Miami
Week 11 · L 14-35 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#3
vs USC
Week 13 · L 13-19 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
74 takeover
Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 74 takeover score.
#4
vs Duke
Week 6 · W 23-20 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
71.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Wake Forest
Week 4 · W 30-16 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
70.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 70.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · UCLA
21 primary output · 32 efficiency · 7.3 usage
56.5
#2
2023 Postseason · Georgia Tech
45.7
11.5 primary · 25.2 efficiency · 5.7 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Georgia Tech
45.7
11.5 primary · 25.2 efficiency · 5.7 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
10
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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