2019 Football Roster
Roster
Wallace, Juan

Jersey Number 30
Juan Wallace
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 223
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Washington, D.C.
- High School:
- IMG Academy (Fla.)
Bio
Career Overview: Reserve linebacker who played in 24 games from 2018-19 ... Made an impact on special teams as a true freshman ... Enrolled in January 2018 and was named to the 2018 Spring SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll ... Two letters.
Sophomore Year (2019): Played in 11 games, mostly as a member of the kickoff return and punt coverage teams ... Saw spot duty on defense ... Tallied seven tackles (two solo) ... Part of a punt coverage unit that ranked fifth nationally in punt return yardage defense (1.7 ypr) and set the school single-season record for the fewest punt return yards allowed (17) ... Logged one tackle and broke up the first pass of his career in Syracuse's season-opening shutout at Liberty (8/31) ... Posted a career-high four tackles against Holy Cross (9/28) ... Had two tackles versus Wake Forest (11/30).
Freshman Year (2018): Appeared in all 13 games on special teams, mainly as part of the kickoff and kickoff return units ... Contributed to a kickoff coverage team that led the ACC in fewest yards allowed per return (18.3) ... Made his first career tackle versus Connecticut (9/22).
High School: Linebacker for Coach Kevin Wright at IMG Academy … Previously attended H.D. Woodson High School in Washington, D.C. … No. 39 inside linebacker in the Class of 2018, according to 247Sports.com … PrepStar All-Region selection … As a senior, recorded 13 tackles and 1.5 sacks for the Ascenders, who finished the season 8-0 and ranked No. 2 in the USA Today Super 25 poll … Carded 199 tackles and 10 sacks in two seasons at Woodson, including 114 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, and six sacks as a junior … Two-time Woodson Defensive MVP … Helped the Warriors to consecutive D.C. Interscholastic Athletic Association (DCIAA) Star Division championships in 2015 and 2016.
Personal: Juan Tonio Wallace Jr. ... Born in September 2000 in Washington, D.C. … Son of Juan Wallace Sr. and Christine Wallace … Two brothers, one sister … Cousin, Ken Crawley, played college football at Colorado and in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints … Enrolled in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.
Sophomore Year (2019): Played in 11 games, mostly as a member of the kickoff return and punt coverage teams ... Saw spot duty on defense ... Tallied seven tackles (two solo) ... Part of a punt coverage unit that ranked fifth nationally in punt return yardage defense (1.7 ypr) and set the school single-season record for the fewest punt return yards allowed (17) ... Logged one tackle and broke up the first pass of his career in Syracuse's season-opening shutout at Liberty (8/31) ... Posted a career-high four tackles against Holy Cross (9/28) ... Had two tackles versus Wake Forest (11/30).
Freshman Year (2018): Appeared in all 13 games on special teams, mainly as part of the kickoff and kickoff return units ... Contributed to a kickoff coverage team that led the ACC in fewest yards allowed per return (18.3) ... Made his first career tackle versus Connecticut (9/22).
High School: Linebacker for Coach Kevin Wright at IMG Academy … Previously attended H.D. Woodson High School in Washington, D.C. … No. 39 inside linebacker in the Class of 2018, according to 247Sports.com … PrepStar All-Region selection … As a senior, recorded 13 tackles and 1.5 sacks for the Ascenders, who finished the season 8-0 and ranked No. 2 in the USA Today Super 25 poll … Carded 199 tackles and 10 sacks in two seasons at Woodson, including 114 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, and six sacks as a junior … Two-time Woodson Defensive MVP … Helped the Warriors to consecutive D.C. Interscholastic Athletic Association (DCIAA) Star Division championships in 2015 and 2016.
Personal: Juan Tonio Wallace Jr. ... Born in September 2000 in Washington, D.C. … Son of Juan Wallace Sr. and Christine Wallace … Two brothers, one sister … Cousin, Ken Crawley, played college football at Colorado and in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints … Enrolled in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.
Fran Brown Press Conference
Monday, September 22
Players presser conference at Clemson
Sunday, September 21
Players postgame press conference at Clemson
Saturday, September 20
Fran Brown postgame press conference
Saturday, September 20