Caedan Wallace

Caedan Wallace was drafted by the New England Patriots in the third round (68th overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

Caedan Wallace was drafted by the New England Patriots in the third round (68th overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft.

COLLEGE CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• All-Big Ten honorable mention (2023)
• Lion's Pride Outstanding Senior Player Award (2023)
• Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List player (2023)

SEASONAL REVIEWS

2024 (4/1)

• Made his NFL debut in the season opener at Cincinnati (9/8), utilized as a tackle-eligible tight end and helped the Patriots gain 170 yards rushing.
• Saw his first snaps at left tackle vs. Seattle (9/15), replacing Vederian Lowe in overtime when Lowe left the game with an injury.
• Made his first NFL start at left tackle in place of Vederian Lowe, who was out with injury at the New York Jets (9/19). He joins WR Ja'Lynn Polk and G Layden Robinson as members of the 2024 rookie class to earn starting assignments.
• Left the game at San Francisco (9/29) due to injury.
• Placed on Injured Reserve on Oct. 4.

COLLEGE SEASONAL REVIEWS

Redshirt Senior Year (2023):

• Started all 13 games at right tackle and allowed just one sack in 359 pass blocking snaps.
• Earned the coaching staff's Offensive Player of the Week (Iowa, 9/23).
• Helped lead the Penn State offense to 478 total yards in the victory over West Virginia.
• Helped Penn State tally 541 total yards on offense versus Delaware, including 315 yards on the ground, with the Nittany Lions running 91 offensive plays and holding the ball for a time of possession of 42:22.
• Helped Penn State scored on drives of 17, 10 15 and 12 plays against Iowa.
• Played both center and guard as the Nittany Lions rushed for 246 yards and finished with 408 yards of offense in the 63-0 win over UMass.
• Helped Penn State post 10 offensive plays of 20+ yards versus Michigan State.

Redshirt Junior Year (2022)

• Appeared in eight games at right tackle, starting seven.
• Named the coaching staff's Offensive Player of the Game (Auburn, 9/17).
• Helped Penn State gain 406 yards, including 308 through the air versus Purdue.
• Aided the Penn State offense to gain 572 yards against Ohio.
• Assisted the Nittany Lion offense in netting 477 yards of offense in the road victory and helped Penn State finish with 245 yards rushing versus Auburn.
• The Nittany Lions totaled 360 yards of offense including 220 yards on the ground against Northwestern.
• Contributed to an offensive attack which became the first team in Rose Bowl history to have an 80-plus yard rushing touchdown and 80-plus yard receiving touchdown in the same game in Penn State's victory over Utah.

Redshirt Sophomore Year (2021):

• Started all 13 games at right tackle.
• Helped the Nittany Lion offense gain 254 yards in the second half and protected Sean Clifford as he threw for 247 yards and a touchdown against Wisconsin.
• Helped guide the Penn State offense to 493 yards of total offense versus Ball State.
• Helped the Penn State offense to 407 yards of total offense and helped true freshman Christian Veilleux throw for three touchdowns against Rutgers.

Redshirt Freshman Year (2020):

• Appeared in all nine games, making seven starts at right tackle as Penn State ranked second in the Big Ten in total offense (430.3).
• Made his first career start at right tackle versus Indiana.
• Paved the way for the Nittany Lions to gain 501 yards, including 245 on the ground against Nebraska.
• Protected Levis and Sean Clifford as they threw for a combined 280 yards versus Iowa.
• Helped the Nittany Lions rush to a season-high 254 yards on the ground at Michigan, the most since the 2019 Cotton Bowl.
• Helped Penn State total 580 yards of offense, the seventh-most in the Franklin era, versus Illinois.

PERSONAL

• Has two brothers, Charles and Carson.
• Father, Charles, played football at The Citadel (1986-89).
• Brother, Charles, played football at Delaware State (2014-17).
• Would like to hold a leadership position in a Fortune 500 company.