Gabe Wallace
Canadian gridiron football player (born 2000)
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Gabe Wallace (born January 9, 2000) is a Canadian professional football offensive lineman for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
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 | |
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]