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Position: | Cornerback | ||
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Date of birth: | May 23, 1988 | ||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||
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College: | Penn State | ||
Undrafted: | 2010 | ||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
CFL status: | International | ||
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Player stats at ArenaFan.com |
Tackles: | 2 |
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Anton Dominic "A. J." Wallace, Jr. (born May 23, 1988) is a former American football cornerback and kick returner. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at Penn State. Wallace has also been a member of the Georgia Force of the Arena Football League.
Wallace attended Maurice J. McDonough High School in Pomfret, Maryland where he played running back, cornerback, and kick returner. He earned The Washington Post first-team All-Met honors, and played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. At Penn State, he rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown, and caught one pass for five yards. He returned 47 kickoffs for 1,128 yards and one touchdown in his four-year career. In 2007, Wallace broke the Nittany Lions football record for kickoff yardage in a season with 581 yards, breaking the previous record set by Kenny Watson in 1999 with 522 yards.
Wallace attended McDonough High School in Pomfret, Maryland. He lettered in football and played running back, cornerback and kick returner. As a running back, he rushed 220 times for 2,100 yards and 28 touchdowns in his high school career, averaging 9.5 yards per carry. As a cornerback, he made three interceptions, and was rated the 6th-best cornerback nationally by Scout.com. As a kick returner, he returned three kicks for touchdowns. He earned The Washington Post first-team All-Met honors. He earned U.S. Army All-American honors and played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. He was also chosen first-team small-school all-state.