Seneca Wallace

Infobox NFLactive


caption=Seneca Wallace during Seahawks Training Camp.
currentteam=Seattle Seahawks
currentnumber=15
currentposition=Quarterback
birthdate=birth date and age|1980|8|6
birthplace=Sacramento, California
heightft=5
heightin=11
weight=196
debutyear=2005
debutteam=Seattle Seahawks
college=Iowa State
draftyear=2003
draftround=4
draftpick=110
pastteams=
* Seattle Seahawks (2003-present)
statweek=17
statseason=2007
statlabel1=TD-INT
statvalue1=11-9
statlabel2=Passing yards
statvalue2=1,315
statlabel3=QB Rating
statvalue3=78.9
nfl=WAL501121

Seneca Wallace (born August 6, 1980 in Sacramento, California, USA) is an American football quarterback and wide receiver for the NFL's Seattle Seahawks.

High school years

Wallace attended Cordova High School in Rancho Cordova, California, and was a letterman in football and basketball. In basketball, he won All-Sierra Conference honors and All-Sacramento honorable mention honors.

College life

Wallace attended Sacramento City College in order to stay close to home at his mother's request. He transferred to Iowa State University for his junior and senior year.

Wallace gained national notoriety in 2002 while with the Iowa State Cyclones in a play known affectionately to some as "The Run," in which he ran for a 12-yard touchdown versus Texas Tech. However, his actual amount of running in this play was estimated at over 120 yards (some sources claim it was actually 130 or more), as he dodged tackles and ran parallel to the end zone while receiving numerous blocks from his offense. While quarterbacking the Cyclones in 2001 and 2002, he threw 26 touchdowns and 27 interceptions.

National Football League career

He was drafted in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft out of Iowa State University. It is widely thought his stock dropped in the draft due to his insistence that he quarterback for the team rather than be converted to an Antwaan Randle El-type wide receiver. (Similar remarks were made by Kordell Stewart after his first two years in the NFL.) Intrigued by his athleticism, the Seahawks gave him that chance. Wallace made his mark in the 2005 NFL Playoffs when he caught an acrobatic 28 yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck in the NFC Championship game against the Carolina Panthers' Ken Lucas.

In 2006, Wallace started in four games as quarterback after an injury to Hasselbeck's right knee. Under his leadership, the team won two games and lost two. His passer rating was 76.2 for the 2006 season, passing just under 1000 yards, throwing 8 touchdowns and 7 interceptions.

In 2007, Mike Holmgren began using Wallace as a wide receiver in limited formations. By week seven Wallace had caught two passes, ran two end arounds, and thrown an incomplete pass on an end around option pass.

In 2008, Seneca started 2 preseason games at quarterback and put up amazing stats against Minnesota and Oakland. After injuries at WR killed the Seahawks, Wallace was moved to wide receiver and strained a calf in his first game at WR.

Gallery

Seahawks Team Scrimmage -- August 5, 2006 Cheney, Washington.