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2007 - SOPHOMORE SEASON
All-Big 12 Conference Second Team and honorable mention ... Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... Played and started in all 13 games ... led the team with five interceptions ... had four tackles in the bowl win over Virginia ... also had a pass breakup ... recorded three tackles and two pass breakups in win over Oklahoma ... had five solo tackles at Texas and grabbed his fifth interception of the year ... three tackles in the win at Baylor ... posted six tackles, including five solo, against Colorado ... collected fourth interception of the season at Missouri of quarterback Chase Daniel ... had an interception and a pass breakup in the win over Texas A&M ... six and five tackles, respectively, in the Iowa State and Northwestern State wins ... career-high 11 tackles and a pick at Oklahoma State ... grabbed first interception of the season at Rice .
2006 - FRESHMEN SEASON
Showed tremendous promise seeing playing time during true freshman season ... saw most action on special teams ... posted a tackle in the bowl win over Minnesota ... saw significant playing time in relief of Antonio Huffman at cornerback and appeared as a kickoff returner for the first time this season ... brought back one kick for 15 yards and had a pass breakup ... at TCU (9/16): finished second on the team with seven total tackles (six solo) ... also competes in the long jump.
PLAINVIEW HIGH SCHOOL
Plainview High School in Plainview, Texas ... Three-Star Recruit (Rivals.com; Scout.com) ... No. 29 athlete nationally (Rivals.com) ... recruited as a cornerback ... Class 4A All-State first team ... District 4-4A first team as a running back, defensive back and punter ... named to Amarillo Globe-News Golden Spread Team and selected as player of the year ... rushed for 2,735 yards and 42 touchdowns during senior season ... led Class 4A in rushing yards and scoring ... rushed for 406 of 466 total yards in the first half against Hereford during senior season (23.3 yards per carry) ... also finished the season with two interceptions and a punt return for a touchdown ... earned Class 4A All-State first team honors after rushing for 2,024 yards and 28 touchdowns on 308 attempts as a junior ... also caught 10 passes for 113 yards ... timed at 4.5 in the forty at the Fort Worth NIKE Training Camp ... 38-inch vertical ... brother of former Tech hoops standout Koy Smith ... also offered by Baylor, Kansas State, Purdue, Wake Forest, SMU, TCU and UTEP ... High School Coach: Marty McClintock.
PERSONAL
Jamar Wall ... born January 10, 1988, in Lubbock ... son of Georgia and Jerry Wall ... has an older brother and two older sisters ... brother, Koy Smith, was a standout basketball player at Texas Tech ... enjoys listening to music and playing all sports.
DEFENSE G U-A-TT TFL Sack Int FR-FF PBU
2006 11 10-2-12 0.0 0.0 0 0-0 2
2007 13 38-16-54 0.0 0.0 5 0-0 6
TOTALS 24 48-18-66 0.0 0.0 5 0-0 8
