Auburn Football: Offensive Depth Chart Projections – Quarterback

Apr 20, 2013; Auburn, AL, USA; Auburn quarterback Jonathan Wallace drops back to pass during their A-Day spring game at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports

Jonathan Wallace

One of everyone’s favorite Auburn football players is backup quarterback – and potentially wide receiver – Jonathan Wallace.

“Jonathan Wallace is one of the biggest winners on our football team,” Gus Malzahn said in January. “He has nothing but winner in him – his attitude, he’s a competitor.”

Wallace won two of the four games he started as a freshman in 2012 – 42-7 over New Mexico State and 51-7 over Alabama A&M, but the Tigers were no match for Georgia (38-0) and Alabama (49-0) in the other two, marking a disappointing end to a disappointing 3-9 season in Gene Chizik’s last year as head coach of the Tigers.

Wallace completed 46 of his 80 (57.5%) passing attempts in 2012 for 753 yards, four touchdowns and four interceptions, but he hasn’t played much since after Nick Marshall won the starting role in 2013 and Jeremy Johnson emerged as Marshall’s backup.

Wallace even fell behind Sean White in the pecking order prior to the 2014 season.

“He really doesn’t get to play much,” Malzahn said. “But you never see any frown, any negativity. He’s always encouraging, and that’s hard to do. Guys like him – and specifically him – is the reason we are here.”

Wallace completed the only pass he attempted last season for 17 yards. The 6-foot-2, 207-pound Phenix City, Alabama native played some special teams in 2014 and even saw time late in the season at wide receiver. He caught one pass for 18 yards.

“I love being a quarterback,” Wallace said in a January interview with Chuck Williams of the Ledger-Enquirer. “It is what I have been playing my whole life and I will continue to fight.”

Of course, for Williams to see more playing time as a senior, a full-time switch to receiver may be necessary – though the coaching staff won’t force him to do so.

And he won’t transfer just to play quarterback. Why?

“I am an Auburn man,” he said.

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