K.J. Wallace: DB · UCLA · #7.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
K.J. Wallace
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Played for three head coaches at three programs in six seasons: Brian Kelly, Brent Key and Deshaun Foster. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Oregon — Week 5, 2024.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
49 tackles. 10 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 9 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
USA Today Oct 29
On3 Oct 24
Yahoo Sports Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UCLA | 49 | 38 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 10 | -- |
| 2023 | Georgia Tech | 39 | 24 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2022 | Georgia Tech | 45 | 28 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | Notre Dame | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Notre Dame | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 138 | 92 | 13.5 | 3.0 | 18 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 16-13@ Hawai'i | 7 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 4 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 13-42vs Indiana | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-34@ No. 16 LSU | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-34vs No. 8 Oregon | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 11-27@ No. 7 Penn State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-21vs Minnesota | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-32@ Rutgers | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-20@ Nebraska | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 20-17vs Iowa | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 19-31@ Washington | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-19vs USC | 5 | 4 | 3.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 3.5 TFL |
| Wk 14 | W 20-13vs Fresno State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 49 | 38 | 9.0 | 1.0 | — | 10 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
20%10 pass breakupsTackle volume
49tackles this seasonTFL rate
18%9 TFL49 tackles · 9 for loss · 1 sack · 10 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road6g | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Deshaun Foster
Pass share
54.7%
398 pass / 330 run
Plays / game
60.7
12 games
Team sack rate
8.0%
436 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
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 #70 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Notre Dame, Georgia Tech and UCLA, 138 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Brian Kelly, Geoff Collins, Brent Key and Deshaun Foster.
