Kentucky linebacker Trevin Wallace was a premier defensive playmaker across the 2022 and 2023 seasons. He could be a quality starter early in his NFL career as he is an explosive, high-energy athlete with great foot speed and rapid acceleration.
Here is everything to know about Wallace ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft.
How Tall Is Trevin Wallace?
Wallace stands at 6’1 1/8″, putting him in the 45th percentile at the position in direct comparison to his positional counterparts.
At the NFL Combine, he awed evaluators with a 4.51-second 40-yard dash, a 37″ vertical, and a 10’7″ broad jump. He has shown to use his length to stack, pry through, and shed second-level blocks.
How Much Does Wallace Weigh?
Wallace weighs in at 237 pounds, which falls in the 42nd percentile at his position. He packs a lot of condensed mass within his frame and has elite proportional length.
How Old Is Wallace?
Wallace was born on Feb. 22, 2003, and is 21 years old.
What School Did Wallace Go To?
Wallace attended Wayne County High School in Jesup, Ga. As a senior in high school, Wallace had 96 tackles and five sacks as a linebacker and 910 rushing yards on 78 carries and seven touchdowns as a running back.
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Wallace was rated a four-star prospect by all of the national recruiting analysts, was ranked as the nation’s No. 35 overall prospect and No. 2 inside linebacker by 247Sports; he was also rated as the state of Georgia’s No. 6 overall player.
He committed to the University of Kentucky to play college football.
Revisiting Wallace’s College Career
Wallace played at Kentucky from 2021 to 2023 and saw action as early as his freshman season.
He was named to the All-SEC Freshman Team in 2021 as he saw action in 12 games with one start at Mississippi State. He recorded 32 total tackles with four tackles for loss, two sacks, a forced fumble, a pass breakup, and a quarterback hurry. Wallace was named SEC Freshman of the Week after charting a career-high 12 tackles, including two for a loss, in his first collegiate start at outside linebacker at Mississippi State.
Wallace saw action in 12 games as a second-year player in 2022 with six starts, facing Youngstown State, Missouri, Vanderbilt, Georgia, Louisville, and Iowa. He missed the team’s opening game due to injury.
His sophomore year saw some statistical improvement, Wallace totaled 54 tackles (fifth-most on the team), 5.5 tackles for loss (third-most on the team), 2.5 sacks, two interceptions (team-high-tying), and a QB hit. He got his first career interception against South Carolina.
In his final year in 2023, Wallace was named one of seven permanent season team captains, was on the Butkus Award Watch List, and was invited to play in the Senior Bowl.
His junior season saw Wallace start in all 12 games played, only missing action in a game versus Missouri with an injury. He was ranked 13th in the SEC in tackles per game (6.67), named SEC Defensive Player of the Week, and led the UK defense in total tackles with a career-high-tying 12 in the season opener versus Ball State.
Wallace’s Potential in the NFL
Pro Football Network draft analyst Ian Cummings believes Wallace is one of the top prospects at his position, especially for teams needing a dynamic WILL linebacker with immediate coverage and blitz utility.
“Wallace’s energy as a two-phase player underpins his game, and his relentless motor permeates to his teammates on every down,” Cummings wrote. “You always want your linebackers to be the heart and soul of a defense, but Wallace takes it a step further — setting the tone with his confidence and willingness to impose physicality.
“For teams needing a dynamic WILL linebacker with immediate coverage and blitz utility, he’s worthy of early-to-mid Day 2 consideration.”
KEEP READING: Ian Cummings’ Full Scouting Report of Trevin Wallace
Some of Wallace’s strengths, according to Cummings, include having legitimate full-field range and long speed when he’s able to open up his strides and being able to flow to the play side of zone runs while pressing the line and occluding RB gaps.
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