“Amari Wallace transferred from Miami to Sac State and sees about the same number of people at their home games.”
Florida State fan, r/CFB game thread · vs Kent State, Oct 30
Amari Wallace
Came to Sacramento State by way of Miami. On tape: 7 tackles against Fresno State, Week 2, 2026.
41 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sacramento State | 41 | 20 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 41 | 20 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 pass breakup, 4 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-28@ Eastern Michigan | 7 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 52-0vs Mississippi Valley State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 3-49@ Fresno State | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-31vs North Dakota State | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 6-35vs Massachusetts | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-38@ Bowling Green | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-48vs Ohio | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-34@ Ball State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-10vs Kent State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 41 | 20 | 3.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 30 · W 31-10 vs Kent State, play by play
4 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, in the 9 games with play by play.
How Sacramento State’s defense played that day
Kent State’s 13 drives: 9 stopped (2 takeaways) · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 6 of 9. His pbu came with Sacramento State up 7.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 4 of his 6, sacks included.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 2 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -21 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
41tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%4 TFL41 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alonzo Carter
Pass share
51.8%
300 pass / 279 run
Plays / game
64.3
9 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
336 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #325 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Mario Cristobal and Alonzo Carter.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Sacramento State
