Gabe Wallace
Wallace with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2025 | |
| No. 61 – Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Offensive lineman |
| Roster status | Active |
| CFL status | National |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 9, 2000 Nelson, British Columbia, Canada |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 340 lb (154 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | St. Andrew's College |
| College | Buffalo |
| CFL draft | 2024: 2nd round, 17th overall pick |
| Career history | |
| 2024–present | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Stats at CFL.ca | |
Gabe Wallace (born January 9, 2000) is a Canadian professional football offensive lineman for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
College career
After using a redshirt season in 2018, Wallace played college football for the Buffalo Bulls from 2019 to 2023.[1][2] He dressed in 49 games, starting in 28 at guard, seven games at left tackle, and two games at right tackle.[1]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 5+3⁄4 in (1.97 m) |
344 lb (156 kg) |
33+7⁄8 in (0.86 m) |
9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
5.78 s | 1.88 s | 3.25 s | 5.31 s | 8.52 s | 29.5 in (0.75 m) |
7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) |
29 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[3][4] | ||||||||||||
Wallace was drafted with the 17th overall pick in the 2024 CFL draft by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and signed with the team on May 5, 2024.[1][5][6] Following training camp in 2024, he made the team's active roster and played in his first professional game on June 7, 2024, against the Montreal Alouettes.[1] He played in 12 regular season games while missing time in the middle of the season due to injury.[1] He played in both post-season games, including the 111th Grey Cup where the Blue Bombers' lost 24–41 to the Toronto Argonauts.[7][8]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Gabe Wallace". Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ^ Fitzgerald, Katherine (March 14, 2024). "UB football's Pro Day a chance for participants to shine in front of scouts". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on August 17, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
- ^ "Gabe Wallace College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
- ^ "Gabe Wallace RAS". RAS.Football. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
- ^ Allen, Taylor (May 9, 2024). "Freak accident led Wallace to choose gridiron". Winnipeg Free Press. Archived from the original on August 17, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
- ^ Friesen, Paul (May 28, 2024). "Rookies find FIFO mantra literally etched on Bombers ... Neufeld shakes off injury, but Oliveira, Demski, remain out ... pink slips for four". Winnipeg Sun. Archived from the original on August 17, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
- ^ "2025 CFL Guide" (PDF). Canadian Football League. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ^ "Play-by-Play, 111th Grey Cup". Canadian Football League. November 17, 2024.