Garner Wallace

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September 21, 2024, Seattle, WA: A game between Northwestern Football and Washington at Husky Stadium in Seattle, WA on Saturday, September 21, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)

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October 11, 2024, College Park, MD: A game between Northwestern Football and Maryland at SECU Stadium in College Park, MD on Friday, October 11, 2024. (Photo by Griffin Quinn/Northwestern Athletics)

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November 30, 2024, Chicago, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and Illinois at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL on Saturday, November 30, 2024. (Photo by Bailey Black/Northwestern Athletics)

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November 25, 2023, Champaign, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and Illinois at University of Illinois Memorial Stadium in Champaign, IL on Saturday, November 25, 2023. (Photo by Griffin Quinn/Northwestern Athletics)

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July 18, 2025, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Football team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Walter Athletics Center in Evanston, IL on Friday, July 18, 2025. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)

Height:
6-4
Weight:
220
Position:
DB
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Pickerington, Ohio
High School:
Pickerington Central

2025 Graduate Student:
Played in all 13 games with 12 starts … Had a career year with personal bests in total tackles (51), solo tackles (34), tackles for loss (1.0) and sacks (0.5) … Tallied a career-high eight tackles and a pass breakup in first-career start at Tulane (8/30) … Registered his first career half-sack against UCLA (9/27) … Set a career high in solo tackles (five) against ULM (10/5) … Added four total tackles at Penn State (10/11) … Posted five total tackles (three solo) at Nebraska (10/25) … Matched a career high in solo tackles (five) at USC (11/7) … Beat his previous career high in solo tackles with six against Michigan (11/15) … Tallied four total tackles (one solo) with 0.5 tackles for loss against Minnesota (11/22) … Added five total tackles (four solo) at Illinois (11/29) … Posted two total tackles (one solo) in the GameAbove Sports Bowl against Central Michigan (12/26).

2024 Redshirt Junior:
Appeared in 11 games, notching eight tackles and a pass breakup … Named Academic All-Big Ten … Recorded the first pass breakup of his career against Maryland (10/11) … Registered a career-high five tackles in the season finale against Illinois (11/30).

2023 Redshirt Sophomore:
Played in six games … Named Academic All-Big Ten … Posted six tackles with one fumble recovery and a touchdown … Had a fumble recovery on a kickoff and returned it 17 yards for his first career touchdown in the win over Illinois. (11/25)

2022 Redshirt First-Year:
Appeared in nine games, recording nine total tackles, seven of which were solo … Recorded four tackles against Southern Illinois (9/17), the first of his career … Tallied tackles, all solo stops, against Wisconsin (10/8) … Posted one tackle against Minnesota (11/12).

2021 First-Year:
Did not see game action this season and redshirted.

High School:
Three-star prospect verbally committed to Northwestern on June 17, 2020 … Ranked as the No. 74 safety in the country and the 39th ranked player in Ohio … Four-sport athlete at Pickerington Central and played football, basketball, track, and bowling … Played wide receiver as well for the Tigers.