2023 Football Roster
Jersey Number 0
Lance Wise Jr.
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 195
- Hometown:
- Marietta, Ga.
- High School:
- Hillgrove HS
AS A JUNIOR (2022)
- Was selected as a team captain
- Started in all 11 games
- Named Second Team All-Conference
- Finished fourth on the team with 58 tackles (26 solo, 32 assisted) and had 3.5 tackles for loss
- Had two interceptions on the year
- Had a season-high nine tackles in the last game of the season at Samford
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AS A SOPHOMORE (2021)Â
- Was selected as a team captain
- Started in nine games for Mercer
- Finished second on the team with 59 tackles (33 solo, 26 assisted)
- Had three interceptions on the season for 90 yards, 1 TD SoCon Player of the Month (October)
- 1st Team All-SoCon
- Named to Hero Sports FCS All-American Team
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AS A SOPHOMORE (2020/SPRING 2021)
- Appeared in all 11 games for Mercer last season
- Finished second on the team with 86 tackles (43 solo, 43 assisted)
- Recorded 20 tackles against Abilene Christian on Oct. 31, the second-most in a single game. This was one shy of the school record
- Had one interception on the season, which came against ETSU (April 10)
- Had three games with 10 or more tackles
- Had nine pass breakups on the season
- Ranked third in the SoCon with an average of 7.8 tackles per game. Was 13th in the league with an average of 0.82 passes defensed per game
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- Appeared in all 12 games in his freshman season
- Recorded 30 tackles (13 solo, 17 assist)
- Had one pass deflection, force fumble and fumble recovery
- Scored his first collegiate touchdown at The Citadel (Oct. 26) on a 41 yard fumble recovery
HIGH SCHOOL
- High School (Powder Springs, Ga.)Hillgrove at letterwinnerFour-year
- Played defensive back for the Hawks under head coach Phillip Ironside
- Named GHSA 7A Region 3 Player of the Year as a senior
- Earned All-County honors as a junior
- 7A Region 3 titles in 2017 & 2018GHSAHelped lead Hawks to consecutive
- Multi-sport athlete that also played basketball & ran track at Hillgrove
- Earned All-County honors in track as a sophomore & junior
- A/B Honor Roll student at Hillgrove HS
PERSONAL
- Full name is Lance Lamont Wise Jr.
- Born on June 19, 2001
- Son of Bridgett Wise & Lance Wise Sr.
- Has one sibling, Tori
| CAREER HIGHSÂ (Updated: 8/8/23) | |
|---|---|
| Tackles | 20 vs. Abilene Christian (10/31/20) |
| Tackles For Loss | 2.0 vs. The Citadel (2/27/21) |
| Forced Fumbles | 1, twice - last at Western Carolina (10/9/21) |
| Fumble Recoveries | 1, twice - last vs. Chattanooga (11/13/21) |
| Pass Break Ups | 2 vs. Furman (4/2/21) |
| Interceptions | 1, six times - last at VMI (10/29/22) |
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