Originally selected by Pittsburgh in the third round (84th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. Named league and district MVP following his senior
season at O. Perry Walker (New Orleans) HS. Caught 60 passes for 1,039 yards and 19 TDs as a senior. Earned All-State honors in the 100-meter dash in track. Started 28 games in his four-year career (2005-08) at Ole Miss, catching 101 passes for 1,910 yards. Earned second team
All-SEC honors as both a WR and kick returner during his senior season (2008). Led the SEC and ranked third in the NCAA (among top 100
WRs) in yards-per-catch average (20.1) and was sixth in conference receiving yards per game (60.3) in 2008.
Has tallied 21 100-yard receiving games during his career.
In 2016, recorded his third-career 1,000-yard receiving
season, posting a team-leading 1,017 yards and 4 TDs on
72 receptions (14.1 avg.).
Set a Ravens' franchise record with a career-long-tying
95-yard TD pass vs. Pit. (11/6/16).
Since he entered the NFL in 2009, Wallace, Rob
Gronkowski, Jordy Nelson and Calvin Johnson (retired)
are the only players to produce at least 50 receiving TDs
and sport a 15.0 ypc average.
Although he goes by Mike, his first name is actually Burnell, which he went by in high school.