WallaceUnamba

2025 – Graduate
• Transferred to Kentucky after one season at New Mexico (2024), one season at Florida Atlantic (2023) and three seasons at Kilgore (Texas) Community College (2020-22)
• Two-time letter winner at Kilgore, earning NJCAA All-America honors twice and First Team All-Conference twice
• Did not allow a sack in three seasons at Kilgore
• Has played in 11 Division I career games (10 at UNM and one at FAU) with 10 career starts (all at UNM)

2024 – r-Senior (New Mexico)
• Started in 10 games played at right tackle for the Lobos and had a PFF grade of 63.1
• Allowed zero sacks and helped UNM average 33.5 points, 253.4 rushing yards (fourth nationally) and nearly 500 yards of offense per game
• Protected UNM’s first-ever First Team All-Conference quarterback, Devon Dampier

2023 – Senior (Florida Atlantic)
• Redshirt season
• Appeared in one game at FAU

2022 – Junior (Kilgore CC)
• Squad finished 8-4 and 4-3 in conference play
• Provided protection for an offense that averaged 154.6 passing yards and 202.8 rushing yards
• Built a resume that earned NJCAA All-American
• Earned first-team All-America honors

2021 – Sophomore (Kilgore CC)
• Earned NJCAA Second Team All-America honors
• First Team All-Conference selection

2020 – Freshman (Kilgore CC)
• Moved the 2020 schedule to the spring due to COVID-19 restrictions … Helped the team go 5-1 in the shortened season

High School
• A three-star recruit coming out of Rowlett High School
• Started at defensive end before moving to offensive line as a sophomore
• Started playing football in the fifth grade

Personal
• Last name is pronounced “oo-NAM-buh”
• Born in Garland, Texas
• Son of Donald and Jessie Unamba
• Siblings are Kennedy Unamba, Chelsea Unamba and Don Unamba
• Brother, Don, played football at Southern Arkansas before spending one season with Buffalo Bills and seven seasons in the Canadian Football League
• Earned an associate of arts degree from Kilgore in 2022 … Graduated with a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts from New Mexico in December of ’24 … Currently working on an undergraduate certificate in business from UK

Wallace Says
• His nickname is “Big Wall”
• Three words to describe him are respectful, hardworking and motivated
• After his football career, he would like to get into real estate
• His favorite family recipe that he can make is jollof rice, a rice dish from West Africa
• Hobbies include working on his craft and playing video games