Mike Wallace ( American football ) Burnell Micheal " Mike " Wallace III ( born August 1 , 1986 ) is an American football wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football for the University of Mississippi , and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft . He is widely regarded as one of the fastest players in the NFL . Early years . Wallace was born to parents Burnell and Sonjia Wallace in New Orleans , Louisiana . He grew up in the Cut - Off section of the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans . He attended O . Perry Walker High School where he played football on both offense and defense . During his senior year , Wallace had 60 receptions for 1 , 039 yards and 19 touchdowns . He also returned four punts and four kickoffs for touchdown s , with seven more touchdowns called back due to penalties . Wallace set the school records for total points and kick return touchdowns . SuperPrep named him the 17th - ranked college prospect in the state of Louisiana . Wallace was also named the league MVP , district MVP , and All - West Bank MVP . He was also named an All - State , all - league , All - Metro , All - West Bank player . College career . In 2004 , Wallace accepted a scholarship from Oregon State after insisting that they also recruit his best friend and high school teammate Keenan Lewis who was one year ahead of Wallace in school . However , Wallace later decided not to join Lewis at Oregon State but instead to follow his high school coach , Frank Wilson , who had joined the coaching staff at the University of Mississippi . As a true freshman in 2005 , Wallace played in 10 games . In 2006 , he started all 12 games as a split end . He recorded two touchdown receptions to tie for first on the team . At Kentucky , he had two receptions for 65 yards . Against Wake Forest , he had two receptions for 36 yards . At Alabama , he had his first career touchdown on a 55 - yard catch from Brent Schaeffer . He had one catch for 38 yards against Mississippi State . In 2007 , Wallace saw action in all 12 games with nine starts as a split end . He recorded 716 receiving yards and had two 100 - yard games . He had seven catches of at least 40 yards and three of at least 50 yards . He ranked first in the Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) in yards per catch with 18 . 8 . He was named third - team All - SEC . In 2008 , he played in six games where he recorded 39 receptions for 784 yards and seven touchdowns . He also had ten carries for 92 yards . In the 2009 Cotton Bowl against Texas Tech , he caught a 41 - yard touchdown pass from Jevan Snead . Wallace participated in the 2009 Senior Bowl on the South team , as a replacement for a no - show wide receiver invitee . Professional career . 2009 NFL Draft . At the NFL Scouting Combine , Wallace finished second overall in the 40 - yard dash with an official 4 . 33 - second time . This was one of the fastest wide receiver times . Pittsburgh Steelers . Wallace was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft with the 84th overall selection . Wallace was the 11th wide receiver chosen in the draft . On June 18 , 2009 , Wallace signed a three year contract with the Steelers worth $ 1 . 740 million which included a $ 555 , 000 signing bonus . In Pittsburgh he was reunited with Keenan Lewis , whom the Steelers selected just twelve picks after Wallace . Wallace achieved his first 100 - yard receiving game against the Cincinnati Bengals in the ; he had 7 receptions for 102 yards . On December 20 , Wallace caught a game winning pass while falling out of bounds as time expired to defeat the Green Bay Packers , 37 - 36 . The catch made him a hero in Pittsburgh and the receiver was named the winner of the “ Joe Greene Great Performance Award ” , which is awarded each season to the outstanding Steelers rookie . It was only his second catch of the game , but the first had been a 60 yard touchdown reception on the very first Steelers offensive snap . Wallace finished his rookie season leading the entire league in average yards per reception with 19 . 4 yards . 2010 season . Following his promising rookie season and Santonio Holmes ' trade to the New York Jets , Wallace was moved up the depth chart in 2010 to the # 2 receiver spot behind Hines Ward . In 2010 , Wallace had a standout second season with the Steelers , establishing himself as one of the NFL ' s elite wideouts with 1 , 257 yards receiving ( third most in the AFC ) and 10 touchdowns . Wallace led the NFL with seven 100 - yard receiving games . Wallace averaged 21 . 0 yards per catch in 2010 , the most of any AFC receiver . Wallace just missed becoming the third receiver in NFL history to lead the league in yardage per reception in his first two seasons after leading with 19 . 4 as a rookie . DeSean Jackson of Philadelphia averaged 22 . 5 yards per catch in 2010 . During Super Bowl XLV Wallace had nine catches for 89 yards and a touchdown . It was Wallace ' s first Super Bowl appearance . In the 2011 offseason Mike Wallace stated that he would like to reach 2 , 000 yards . 2011 season . Against the Arizona Cardinals , he and Roethlisberger connected for a 95 yard touchdown reception , becoming the longest in Steeler ' s history . On December 27 , 2011 Wallace was selected to his first ever Pro Bowl for the AFC . Wallace finished the season with 8 touchdown receptions , 1 , 193 receiving yards and 72 receptions for an average total of 16 . 6 yards per catch . The Steelers were eliminated in the Wild Card round of the playoffs by the Denver Broncos 29 - 23 . Wallace finished the game with only 3 receptions and 29 receiving yards . He did , however , score a rushing touchdown in the third quarter . 2012 season . After the 2011 season , Wallace held out from all of the team ' s OTAs , and held out the majority of training camp . He reported on August 28 , 2012 . Wallace became a free agent at the conclusion of the 2012 season . Miami Dolphins . On March 12 , 2013 , Wallace was reportedly signed by the Miami Dolphins in a five - year deal worth $ 60 million dollars .