THE OFFICIAL ATHLETICS SITE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA LIONS

UNA 2025: Played in nine games with six starts, taking over the starting quarterback position before a season ending injury vs. West Georgia (11/8) ... Completed 92-180 passes for 1,188 yards and 10 touchdowns to just four interceptions ... Proved to be a dual-threat with his legs, serving as the second-leading rusher for the Lions with 104 rushing attempts for 469 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns ... Longest pass went for a 91-yard touchdown to Tanaka Scott against Utah Tech and ranks as the fourth-longest pass play in school history (11/1) ... Also had his longest rush of the season at Utah Tech with a 31-yard touchdown carry for the first touchdown of the game ... Ran for 100 yards and three touchdowns with 203 passing yards and one touchdown pass at Utah Tech ... Had a career-game against Austin Peay with a career-high 330 passing yards and two touchdowns to go with 60 rushing yards and a touchdown (10/25) ... Had two games where he rushed for over 100 yards, including 21 rushes for 109 yards in a 35-14 Homecoming win over EKU (10/18) ... Had at least one touchdown pass in seven of his nine appearances ... Ranked as the eighth-best rusher in the UAC ... Was part of a duo with Juice Allen, as Wade and Allen were the only UAC duo from the same school to be ranked top eight in rushing yards.

PREVIOUS: Played at two Power Four schools before landing at UNA, including Kentucky and Colorado ... Was ranked the No. 38 quarterback in the transfer portal in 2023 by 247 Sports ... Spent the 2024 season at Colorado, appearing in one game against Arizona ... Spent the 2023 season at Kentucky, redshirting as a true freshman and leading the practice squad ... Made his first career start at the end of the season against Iowa in the Music City Bowl  ... Completed 16 of his 30 passes for 98 yards while adding 23 net rushing yards.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Coach Brian Coleman at Summit High School in Spring Hill, Tenn. ... Was named "Mr. Football" as a senior for Division I, Class 6A, the largest classification in Tennessee ... Began starting at quarterback during his freshman year, then was the full-time starter for three seasons ... Was a four-star prospect in high school and was ranked the No. 12 athlete in his class by On3 ... ESPN ranked him as the No. 293 player nationally, the No. 24 athlete in the class and No. 9 player from Tennessee ... Rivals ranked him as the No. 16 athlete in the class and No. 10 player from Tennessee ... Guided Summit High School to a three-year record of 40-5 ... Team was state champion in Class 5A as a junior (14- 1 record) and state runner-up twice, Class 5A as a sophomore (12-3) and Class 6A as a senior (14-1) ... As a senior, rushed for 2,308 yards and 30 touchdowns while throwing for 1,436 yards and 18 TDs ... Named Region 7-6A Most Valuable Player ... Finalist for Class 5A "Mr. Football" as a junior while being named to the all-state team by the Tennessee Sportswriters Association ... Also a three-year letter winner as a guard on the basketball team.

PERSONAL: Born on October 22 in Nashville, Tennessee ... Son of Valerie and Steve Wade ... Has three brothers, Jalen, Cameron and Keaten ... Keaten is his twin brother, and both played together at Colorado ... Major is sociology ... Nickname is "D-Wade."