A . J . Wallace ( American football ) Anton Dominic " A . J . " Wallace , Jr . ( born May 23 , 1988 ) is an American football cornerback and kick returner for the Colorado Ice of the Indoor Football League . He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2010 . He played college football at Penn State . Wallace has also been a member of the Georgia Force of the Arena Football League . Wallace attended Maurice J . McDonough High School in Pomfret , Maryland where he played running back , cornerback , and kick returner . He earned " The Washington Post " first - team All - Met honors , and played in the U . S . Army All - American Bowl . At Penn State , he rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown , and caught one pass for five yards . He returned 47 kickoffs for 1 , 128 yards and one touchdown in his four - year career . In 2007 , Wallace broke the Nittany Lions football record for kickoff yardage in a season with 581 yards , breaking the previous record set by Kenny Watson in 1999 with 522 yards . Early years . Wallace attended McDonough High School in Pomfret , Maryland . He lettered in football and played running back , cornerback and kick returner . As a running back , he rushed 220 times for 2 , 100 yards and 28 touchdowns in his high school career , averaging 9 . 5 yards per carry . As a cornerback , he made three interceptions , and was rated the 6th - best cornerback nationally by Scout . com . As a kick returner , he returned three kicks for touchdowns . He earned " The Washington Post " first - team All - Met honors . He earned U . S . Army All - American honors and played in the U . S . Army All - American Bowl . He was also chosen first - team small - school all - state . College career . 2006 season . In 2006 , Wallace played in every game on offense , defense and special teams . He averaged 21 . 8 yards every time he touched the ball . He finished fourth on the team in all - purpose yardage with 546 . He had 25 touches during the season , and was fourth in the Big Ten in average kick return yards with a 24 . 2 average on 16 returns . He ran for 153 yards on eight carries with a 19 . 1 average . Wallace made eight solo tackles ( 10 total ) at cornerback . He also had five plays that exceeded 40 yards . In the season - opener against Akron , Wallace took a second - quarter reserve 42 yards in his first ever college football play . He returned two kickoffs for 41 and 54 yards each in his college debut . Against Notre Dame , Wallace had a 17 - yard run on a reverse and caught his first career pass that went for five yards . He also returned two kickoffs for 26 yards . Against Youngstown State , Wallace took a reverse 76 yards for a touchdown . Against Northwestern , Wallace rushed for 12 yards on two carries . Against Michigan , Wallace returned the opening kickoff 46 yards and had a total of 82 yards on three returns . He also made two solo tackles . Against Illinois , Wallace returned four kickoffs for 89 yards , including one for 33 yards . Against Temple , Wallace returned a kickoff 31 yards . Against Michigan State in the regular season finale , Wallace recorded five solo tackles . In the 2007 Outback Bowl against Tennessee , Wallace rushed once for 11 yards and returned two kickoffs for 34 yards . 2007 season . Throughout the 2007 season , Wallace and Lydell Sargeant competed for the starting left cornerback job , with Sargeant earning it in the beginning of the season . However , Wallace started the last four games of the season at left cornerback . He played in every game of the season , and accumulated 33 tackles ( 22 of them solo ) , one interception , three fumble recoveries , and four broken - up passes . Wallace broke the school record for kickoff returns in a season with 581 , which broke the record set by Kenny Watson in 1999 with 522 . Wallce ranked third in the Big Ten in kickoff return yardage with an average of 26 . 4 yards on his 22 returns . Against Notre Dame , Wallace ran a kickoff return 68 yards on the opening kickoff of the second half . He also made a solo tackle . Against Buffalo , he returned a kickoff 51 yards and made three tackles . Against Michigan , Wallace had two solo tackles and recovered a fumble . He also returned two kickoffs for 41 yards . Against Illinois , Wallace returned four kickoffs for 55 yards . Against Indiana , Wallace made a career - high five tackles and recovered a muffed punt return by the Hoosiers . He also returned one kickoff for 33 yards . Against Ohio State , Wallace started at cornerback for the first time in his career . He ran a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown , the first Penn State player to do so since Larry Johnson had a 97 - yard return against Illinois in 2001 . He also made three tackles and broke - up a pass . Against Purdue , Wallace returned three kickoffs for 42 yards . Against Temple , Wallace made five tackles , tying his career - high . Against Michigan State , he made four tackles and returned a kickoff 56 yards . He had a total of 98 yards on four kickoff returns . In the 2007 Alamo Bowl against Texas A & M , Wallace made five tackles , three of which were solo , intercepted a pass , and recovered a fumble . He also returned one kickoff for 15 yards . 2008 season . Wallace was named third - team preseason All - American by Phil Steele ' s College Football as a kick returner . In the 2008 season , Wallace again had to compete with Sargeant for a starting cornerback job . Wallace played in every game for the Nittany Lions , and accumulated 20 tackles , 16 of which were solo , two broken - up passes , and returned six kickoffs for an average of 19 . 8 yards per return . Wallace was hampered by a slight hamstring injury early in the season . In the season - opener against Coastal Carolina , Wallace made two tackles and returned a kickoff 35 yards , his season best . Against Syracuse , Wallace returned two kickoffs for 37 yards and made two tackles . Against Illinois , Wallace made a career - high six tackles ( five solo ) and returned two kickoffs for 31 yards . He started in games against Purdue and Wisconsin . He made two tackles each against Ohio State and Iowa . In the 2009 Rose Bowl against USC , Wallace made three tackles . 2009 season . After all four starting defensive backs for the Nittany Lions graduated , Wallace was given the opportunity to start in 2009 , without having to compete with Sargeant for a starting job . Against Iowa , Wallace made four tackles and intercepted a pass . Against Illinois , Wallace returned two kickoffs for 21 yards and made one tackle . Against Eastern Illinois , Wallace made an interception and returned it for 11 yards . He also made a career - high seven tackles . Against Minnesota , Wallace returned a kickoff 19 yards and made four tackles . Against Northwestern , Wallace made six tackles . Wallace missed the game against Michigan State due to a head injury . At Penn State , Wallace accumulated 95 tackles and three interceptions . He has rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown , and caught one pass for five yards . He has returned 47 kickoffs for 1 , 128 yards and one touchdown in his four - year career . Wallace played in the Texas vs . The Nation Game on February 6 , 2010 . Professional career . Pre - draft . Wallace was projected by NFLDraftScout . com to go undrafted in the 2010 NFL Draft . He is ranked 61st out of all cornerbacks nationally . Miami Dolphins . Wallace was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent following the 2010 NFL Draft . He left the team on August 4 . He was waived on August 9 . Georgia Force . Wallace signed with the Georgia Force of the Arena Football League on November 30 , 2010 . Calgary Stampeders . Wallace signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League on January 31 , 2011 .