J.C. Wade

Position:
Strong Safety
Height:
5-10
Weight:
195
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Madisonville, Ky. (North Hopkins)

Left the program in the summer of 2014 . . .

2013 (Jr.): Did not see action.

2012 (So.): Played in 12 games, including the Beef 'O' Brady Bowl St. Petersburg . . . first career start vs. South Florida . . . nine starts . . . career high seven tackles at Kent State and vs. Western Michigan . . . six tackles at Central Michigan and vs. Ohio . . . five tackles at Indiana, at Toledo and vs. Central Florida in the bowl game . . . second forced fumble of career vs. Eastern Michigan . . . first career pass breakup vs. Western Michigan and second in the next game at Central Michigan . . . third career PBU at Army and fourth vs. UCF in the bowl game.

2011 (Fr.): Tallied the first forced fumble of his career in the season opener vs. Eastern Michigan.

2010: Redshirted

High School: Earned four letters in football for Coach Will Weaver . . . All-Big Eight Conference as a senior . . . selected to the league's Super 27 Team . . . tallied 62 tackles, seven pass breakups and two interceptions as a senior . . . managed 197 tackles, 25 PBUs and eight interceptions in career . . . named North Hopkins' Most Valuable Defensive Back as a senior . . . team captain as a senior . . . also lettered three seasons in basketball and four times in track and field . . . all-district in basketball as a junior .

Personal: Son of Lloyd and Connie Wade . . . two sisters and one brother . . . sister, Zenea, played college basketball . . . born Nov. 27, 1991, in Madisonville, Ky. . . . full name is James Clinton Wade.

TACKLES	g	ua	a	total	pd	ff
2010	1	1	0	1	0	0
2011	6	1	1	2	0	0
2012	12	32	19	51	5	1
TOTAL	19	34	20	54	5	1

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Tackles: 7, Western Michigan, 10/13/12 (3-4); at Kent State, 9/29/12 (4-3)
Fumbles forced: 1, Eastern Michigan, 8/30/12
Pass breakups: 1, 4 times