Northwestern’s rangy veteran safety with real playmaking juice
In the 2025 season, Garner Wallace turned into a steady, high-motor piece for Northwestern, starting 12 of 13 games and posting 51 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss, 0.5 sacks, and a pass breakup, while earning praise for his first-career start breakthrough at Tulane, where he logged a career-high eight tackles and disrupted a touchdown with a pass breakup. He fits best for teams wanting a 6-foot-4, 220-pound defensive back who brings size, experience, and physical reliability over flashy ball-hawking numbers. ESPN also lists him as a senior with active status, and his preseason rating in college football video-game rankings was 77, which underscores solid-not-spectacular national regard.
