Following a weekend official visit to campus, Jacob Wallace, a 2025 two-star cornerback out of Hyattsville, Maryland, committed to Iowa. Premium subscribers knew to expect a commitment following his weekend visit to campus.
Wallace also received offers from West Virginia, South Florida, Central Michigan, Charlotte and more.
Wallace finished the season with 41 tackles, seven interceptions, two fumble recoveries and three defensive touchdowns for the Dematha, earning him All-Metro honors in the greater Washington DC area,
Wallace aided Dematha's team efforts along the way as well. During his senior campaign, Wallace helped lead the Stags to winning the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference football championship over Our Lady of Good Counsel High School, 16-7.
In addition to the All-Metro distinction, Wallace was named First Team All-WCAC.
Also a basketball star for Dematha, Wallace is averaging 7.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1.9 steals this season. In addition to 11 football offers, he picked up a mid-major basketball offer from Siena in May of last year.
The 5'11, 170-pound prospect's older brother, Josh Wallace, just wrapped up his rookie season with the Los Angeles Rams after signing an undrafted free agent deal with the team. Josh spent the first four seasons of his college football career at UMass before transferring to Michigan for his final year of eligibility in 2023. He received an offer from Iowa out of the portal at the time.
Wallace is now the 17th commit in Iowa's 2025 recruiting class, joining O'Lontae Dean, Nathan McNeil, Terrence Smith, Iose Epenesa, Scott Starzyk, Brad Fitzgibbon, Charles Bell, Drew MacPherson, Lucas Allgeyer, Mason Woods, Thomas Meyer, Eli Johnson, Jimmy Sullivan, Carson Cooney, Burke Gautcher and Joey VanWetzinga.
