

Wade Abrams
2025 | Junior Team Captain ... 2024 | Sophomore Appeared in all 14 games for the Coyotes in his first season in Vermillion … recorded no starts but saw action on special teams … recorded 26 tackles with one being for loss. 2023 | Redshirt Freshman (Valparaiso) Played in nine games and made five starts ... notched 49 tackles including 28 solos, three tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks ... recorded an interception and blocked a punt in the Sept. 9 game at Indiana Wesleyan ... achieved three pass breakups ... posted 13 tackles including 10 solos on Oct. 28 at Butler. 2022 | Freshman (Valparaiso) Played in three games during his first year on campus, retaining four seasons of eligibility ... made his collegiate debut on Oct. 8 at Presbyterian before also seeing action on Oct. 22 at Morhead State and Oct. 29 at Dayton … earned Team Scout Defensive Player of the Year Award. In The News Sioux Falls Live (Aug. 2025) Prep Three-year varsity letter winner ... helped his team to a 14-0 record and 6A Illinois state title as a senior ... had three touchdowns, 106 rushing yards, six tackles and three pass breakups in a 2021 game vs. Burlington Central ... wrestled all four years of high school ... team captain as a senior in football and as both a junior and senior in wrestling ... four-year member of the honor roll. Personal Son of Jennifer and Michael Abrams ... has two younger brothers, Logan and Ryan, and an older sister, Alyssa ... hobbies include training for his sports and traveling ... was born at 10 pounds … majoring in supply chain management at USD.
- TransferredPortal · 1/11/24, 10:22 AMWade Abrams (LB) officially transferred from Valparaiso University to University of South Dakota
- Transferred2024Wade Abrams (LB) officially transferred from Valparaiso University to University of South Dakota
| YR | SCHOOL | GP | GS | DEF SNAPS | PROD | TACK | SOLO | TFL | TACK YDS | SACK | PDEF | PBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | University of South Dakota | 4 | 3 | -- | High | 37 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | University of South Dakota | 14 | 6 | -- | Low | 49 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | University of South Dakota | 14 | 0 | -- | Low | 26 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Valparaiso University | 9 | 4 | -- | Med. | 49 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 0.5 | 4 | 3 |
| 2022 | Valparaiso University | 3 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 44 | 13 | -- | Med. | 161 | 96 | 11 | 15 | 0.5 | 6 | 4 |
Valuation
Profile last updated Sep 23, 2026










