Player Profile: Dwayne Wallace
#62 Dwayne Wallace
Position: Offensive line
Height: 6-4
Weight: 325
Class: Senior
Hometown: Avon Park, Fla
High School: King HS (Riverside CC- Cal)
Wallace played in all 12 games with nine starts all at right guard in his lone season at Cal as a 2016 junior after transferring from Riverside City College as a mid-year enrollee who began at Cal in January of 2016. Wallace earned first-team All-American, All-State and All-National Division of the Southern League in Southern California Football Association honors as a freshman in 2014 when he helped his team rank 18th in the state in rushing offense with an average of 184.9 yards per game for a squad that finished 10-2 overall, registered a 6-0 record in National Division action to win a title and reached the Southern California Regional final before falling as the No. 1 seed. Wallace came back during his 2015 sophomore season as a key contributor for an 8-3 squad that averaged 204.2 rushing yards per contest.
Senior (2017)• Played in the spring game but did not record any statistics other than participation
Junior (2016)• Played in all 12 games with nine starts at right guard including each of the last seven• Key member of an offensive line that helped Cal rank fourth nationally in passing offense (358.8 ypg) and fourth-down conversion percentage (74.2%), eighth in first downs offense (335), 10th in total offense (513.2 ypg) and 22nd in scoring offense (37.1 ppg)• Key member of an offensive line that helped Cal allow the second-fewest sacks overall in the Pac-12 and tied for 16th nationally (16) while the team's 1.33 sacks allowed per game were also second in the Pac-12 and tied for 22nd overall• Helped Cal establish single-season school records for pass completions (383), first downs by penalty (35), fewest fumbles lost (3) and fewest turnovers (15)• Helped protect quarterback Davis Webb who ranked among the nation’s leaders in nearly every passing category including passing yards per game (2nd, 357.9 ypg), passing attempts (2nd, 620), completions per game (3rd, 31.83 cpg), points responsible for per game (3rd, 21.7 ppg), completions (4th, 382), total offense (4th, 348.8 ypg), passing yards (6th, 4295), total plays (6th, 653), passing touchdowns (T8th, 37) and points responsible for (260, 8th), while he led the Pac-12 in passing yards per game and total offense• One of three returning offensive linemen in 2017 along with Addison Ooms (12 games, 12 starts) and Patrick Mekari (8 games, 4 starts) that combined to play in 32 games and make 25 starts in 2016
Riverside City College (Class of 2016)• Helped the two squads he played on as a 2014 freshman and 2015 sophomore to a combined 18-5 record during his two seasons as a starter• Was a key contributor on the offensive line as a sophomore for an 8-3 squad that reached the first round of the CCCAA Southern California playoffs featuring an offense that ranked in the top 20 in the state in 19 categories including rushing offense (No. 12, 204.2 ypg), total offense (No. 14, 443.5 ypg) and scoring offense (No. 6, 34.3 ppg)• Earned first-team All-American, All-State and All-National Division of the Southern League in Southern California Football Association honors as a freshman when he helped the rushing offense rank 18th in the state with an average of 184.9 yards per game for a squad that finished 10-2 overall, registered a 6-0 record in National Division action to win a title and reached the Southern California Regional final before falling as the No. 1 seed with a loss that snapped a 31-game home win streak dating back to 2010
King HS (Class of 2014)• A member of the team for two seasons of varsity football but participated in only a single game as a 2013 senior when his squad finished 6-4 overall and averaged 423.3 yards of total offense with a balanced effort that included 222.0 rushing yards per game and 201.3 through the air• Wore No. 62
Other • Full name is Dwayne Wallace• Born December 11, 1994• Grew up in the Florida area before moving to Southern California• Major is social welfare