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Arizona Football: The Top 5 local recruiting blunders

By Eric Townsend

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ORCHARD PARK, NY – NOVEMBER 24: Levi Wallace #39 of the Buffalo Bills during the second half against the Denver Broncos at New Era Field on November 24, 2019 in Orchard Park, New York. Buffalo beats Denver 20 to 3. (Photo by Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images)
ORCHARD PARK, NY – NOVEMBER 24: Levi Wallace #39 of the Buffalo Bills during the second half against the Denver Broncos at New Era Field on November 24, 2019 in Orchard Park, New York. Buffalo beats Denver 20 to 3. (Photo by Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images) /

No. 2 – CB Levi Wallace

Position: Cornerback
Class: 2014
High School: Tucson (Tucson, AZ)
College: Alabama

Easily one of the biggest recruiting misses for Arizona Football is Levi Wallace. Now granted, a lot of teams missed on this guy since he had no offers coming out of high school, but when Levi played just about 3 minutes away from your campus, how do you miss on this kid?

He was a two-sport standout that did some pretty impressive things with Tucson High School, and went on to walk-on at Alabama (his dad’s dream school), and continued to do amazing things in Tuscaloosa.

From walk-on with the Crimson Tide to eventual starter, Levi would finish his collegiate career with 59 tackles (38 solo), 4.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, three interceptions and 17 pass deflections.

However, his journey doesn’t stop there, as his story continues to be even more amazing still!

Levi went undrafted, signing with the Buffalo Bills, and since then has become a stout defensive player in the NFL, totaling 115 tackles (92 solo), 6.0 tackles for loss, two interceptions and 12 pass deflections in 24 games played.

So while a lot of teams also failed in misevaluating Levi, it looks even worse for Arizona considering Levi went to high school less than a mile away from campus.

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