Local product, who missed last season with an achilles injury after playing every game his first two years ... Is atop the depth chart at cornerback entering 2012 fall camp for the second straight year.
2011: Missed the entire season after injuring his achilles in the Red & Black preseason game.
2010: Started the final two games of the regular season at cornerback,after coming in as a reserve in the first 10 outings ... Posted 26 tackles,three PBUs and an interception on the year ... Back-up at cornerback againstNicholls, finishing with a solo tackle ... Also had one stop a week later at NewMexico State ... Career-best four tackles in the loss at No. 25 Missouri ...First career INT at UNM and first career TFL at Wyoming ... Tied his career highwith four tackles (three solo) and had a tackle for a loss against ColoradoState ... Managed two stops at TCU ... Earned the start against Utah and tiedhis career high with four tackles ... Had three tackles and a career-high twoPBUs against UNLV ... Two tackles against Navy.
2009: Logged minutes in the first 12 games of his career ... Nine total tackles on the year with eight of those being solo efforts ... Was a reserve at cornerback against UCLA, his first game as an Aztec ... First tackle of his career vs. Southern Utah ... Played but did not make a stop at Idaho or Air Force ... One solo tackle against NMSU ... Career-best three tackles vs. BYU ... Only pass break-up in the game with New Mexico ... Made one stop in four consecutive games from the end of October until mid-November ... Played but did not log any stats at Utah or UNLV.
2008: Redshirted as a true freshman.
High School: First-team all-CIF as a defensive back in helping Point Loma High to the CIF Div. III title game in 2007 ... Rushed for 1,100 yards and 13 touchdowns and recorded three interceptions on defense as a senior under coach Mike Hastings ... CalHiSports.com all-state first-team pick on defense for the medium school division in 2007 ... Eastern League Offensive Player of the Year as a senior at running back ... San Diego Union-Tribune all-San Diego Section first team his final campaign ... Had 20 tackles, two interceptions and a fumble recovery on defense in 2006 ... First-team all-league as a running back in 2006 ... Averaged more than 7.5 yards per carry as a running back in 2007 ... Also ran track for the Pointers.
Personal: Born Dec. 7, 1989, in San Diego, Calif. ... Son of Betty andMichael Wade ... Is a kinesiology major.
WADE[apos]S CAREER STATISTICS
| Year | G | UA-AT-TT | TFL-Yds. | Sacks | Int. | PBU | FF | FR |
| 2009 | 12 | 8-1-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 13 | 13-13-26 | 1.5-7 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 25 | 21-14-35 | 1.5-7 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Career Highs: Tackles: 4, three times; TFL: 0.5, threetimes; PBU: 2 vs. UNLV (11/27/10); INT: 1 at New Mexico(10/23/10).