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Tulsa Football Adds One to Signing Class
2/5/2020 12:42:00 PM | Football
TULSA, Okla. –– The University of Tulsa football program added to its signing class today with the addition of one student-athlete, said Head Coach Philip Montgomery.
The Golden Hurricane added junior college safety LJ Wallace from Iowa Western Community College, where he spent one season after spending the 2018 campaign at the University of Colorado as a true freshman.
In 2019, Wallace registered 17 tackles and two pass breakups in 6 games for the No. 4-ranked Iowa Western Reivers.
"LJ is a guy with some experience and has the length that we're looking for," said Montgomery. "He can cover ground and is a great tackler in space. He brings an experience factor to the backend of our defense."
Wallace was a three-year starter at Buhach Colony High School in Atwater, Calif. He had 130 tackles and four interceptions in his three seasons. As a senior, Wallace amassed 60 tackles and one interception in 11 games. He was ranked by Scout.com as one of the top-40 safeties in the country as a prep senior.
The addition of Wallace gives Tulsa 22 newcomers to the Hurricane roster in 2000, including 10 players on the defensive side of the ball, 11 on offense and one kicker. The class now includes three 4-year transfers, four JUCO transfers and 15 high school student-athletes.
FEBRUARY SIGNEE
Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown / Previous School
LJ Wallace SAF 6-3 200 So-JC Atwater, Calif. / Iowa Western CC
JANUARY ENROLLEES
Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown / Previous School
Bryce Alonso DL 6-4 250 Jr-JC Tulsa, Okla. / NEO A&M
Grayson Boomer TE 6-3 230 Fr-RS Collinsville, Okla. / Oklahoma State
Brian Johnson LB 6-2 190 So-RS Manvel, Texas / Texas A&M
Deneric Prince RB 6-1 186 So-RS Manvel, Texas / Texas A&M
DECEMBER SIGNEES
Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown / Previous School
Deante Betts LB 6-2 195 Fr. Arlington, Texas / Bowie HS
Gabe Cantu OL 6-4 300 Fr. Catoosa, Okla. / Union HS
Roman Fuller# QB 6-4 183 Fr. Decatur, Texas / Decatur HS
Haydon Grant DE 6-5 220 Fr. Owasso, Okla. / Owasso HS
Malachai Jones WR 6-0 180 Fr. Spring, Texas / Westfield HS
Jacob Kainer# TE 6-4 240 Jr-JC Cypress, Texas / Tyler JC
James Middleton# OL 6-5 310 Jr-JC North Charleston, SC / Jones County JC
Jaden Muskrat OL 6-4 280 Fr. Bentonville, Ark. / Bentonville West HS
Sean O'Keefe SAF 6-2 180 Fr. San Saba, Texas / San Saba HS
Jalen Paxton WR 6-1 180 Fr. Houston, Texas / Manvel HS
Everitt Rogers DT 6-3 292 Fr. Killeen, Texas / Ellison HS
Tyler Tipton PK 6-2 183 Fr. Little Elm, Texas / Little Elm HS
Bayne Tryon TE 6-3 220 Fr. Houston, Texas / Cy-Fair HS
Dillon Wade OL 6-4 288 Fr. Houston, Texas / Cypress Falls HS
Kaylon Washington CB 6-2 175 Fr. Forest Hill, Texas / North Crowley HS
DaMarco Williams CB 6-3 190 Fr. Temple, Texas / Temple HS
Rico Windham NKL 6-0 174 Fr. Midwest City, Okla. / Carl Albert HS
#Also enrolled at mid-semester
LJ (Lavon) Wallace
6-3 • 200 • So-JC
Atwater, Calif.
JUNIOR COLLEGE – A transfer from Iowa Western CC … played at No. 4 -ranked Iowa Western CC in 2019 … had a 3-star rating by 247Sports … totaled 17 tackles and 2 PBUs in 6 games in 2019.
PREVIOUS COLLEGE –– Red-shirted as a true freshman at Colorado in 2018.
HIGH SCHOOL –– Rated as a 3-star recruit by the major recruiting services … Scout.com ranked him No. 40 in the country at the safety position … was a first-team Central California Conference selection as a junior and a senior at Buhach Colony High School … named to the Merced Sun-Star All-Area football team in 2018 … under coach Kevin Navarra, the Thunder went 7-4 his senior year, losing to Del Campo in the first round of the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division II Playoffs, went 5-5 his junior year and 3-7 as a sophomore … as a senior, he amassed 60 tackles (31 solo stops), two tackles for a loss, one sack, one interception and one forced fumble in 11 games … had 10 carries for 91 yards and one touchdown along with 15 receptions for 231 yards and three TDs on offense … added 231 yards on 11 kickoff returns, which included on 86-yard return for a TD … as a junior, he posted 47 tackles (25 solo), picked off two passes, broke up four others and forced one fumble in eight games … caught 10 passes for 124 yards and two TDs and returned three punts for 66 yards with one TD … as a sophomore, he had 23 tackles, one interception, one pass breakup and one fumble recovery in five games … played with the TMP Elite 7 on 7 team from Southern California the summer after his junior season … top games as a senior: scored two rushing touchdowns, caught TD and had 10 tackles in a 36-22 win over Golden Valley; posted 15 tackles in a 51-30 loss to Tracy … also participated in track and field, running the 100- and 200-meter dashes, on the sprint relay teams and competing in the high jump.
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