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Ryan Wallace - Football - University of Kentucky Athletics 72

RyanWallace

  • height 6-5
  • Weight 250
  • class Junior
  • Previous School Colorado
  • High school Bowling Green
BIO

Transferred to Kentucky in the fall of 2009 … Has completed his year of residency and is now eligible to play … Has good size and is an accomplished blocker … A knowledgeable player, as one would expect from the son of a coach … Considering entering the coaching profession following his playing career.

2009 (Redshirt Freshman): Transferred to Kentucky … Practiced with the team but could not play in games because of the transfer rule … Named Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week for UK’s win at Georgia.

2008 (Freshman): Redshirted at the University of Colorado.

High School: First-team all-state as a senior by the Louisville Courier-Journal and BluegrassPreps.com … Second-team all-state by The Associated Press … Named to the Lexington Herald-Leader “Class of the Commonwealth” list of the top-22 seniors in the state … On the “Tremendous 26” list chosen by the Kentucky Football Coaches Association … Three-year letterman and two-year starter at Bowling Green (Ky.) HS … Career statistics featured 72 receptions for 1,016 yards and 10 touchdowns, setting school records for tight ends in all three categories … Senior year stats included 48 receptions for 669 yards and seven touchdowns … Also played defensive end and was a long snapper during his career … All-Sky Conference as a junior and senior … All-South Region selection by PrepStar and SuperPrep … One of the nation’s top-50 tight ends by Scout.com and one of the top-10 overall players in Kentucky by SuperPrep and Rivals.com … Helped lead his team to three consecutive 13-2 seasons, reaching the finals of the state playoffs each year … Recipient of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Championship Sportsmanship Award as a junior … Coached by his father, Kevin Wallace … Also lettered in track and field, participating in the javelin, shot put and discus … Set the state record in the javelin throw with a toss of 157 feet, 9 inches … Chosen for Academic All-State and was a member of the National Honor Society and Beta Club.

Personal: Born in Bowling Green, Ky. … Son of Kevin and Dana Wallace … Kevin is the football head coach at Bowling Green HS … Dana was a forward on the Western Kentucky University basketball team that played in two Final Fours in the 1980s … Major is social studies education.

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