Class: r-Fr.
Position: DS
Height: 5-10
Weight: 210 pounds
Previous School: South Florence
Hometown: Florence, SC

2007: Played in all 12 games as the team's primary snapper on punts, field goals, and extra points ... Was in on 136 total snaps ... Earned the Most Improved Strength Training award for specialists following spring drills ... Was not credited with a bad snap the entire season.

2006: Sat out the season in order to redshirt ... Gained invaluable experience by traveling with the team to all road games and serving as the backup to Jonathan Parks.

High School: Voted the MVP of South Florence High School his senior year after collecting a school record 176 tackles (third highest total in the area) ... Was a three-time all-region and Florence Morning News all-star selection ... Set the school mark for career tackles with 387 ... Was an all-Endzone Channel 15 nominee and Iron Man award winner and competed in the 2005 Shrine Bowl ... Selected the team's Special Teams Player of the Year in 2002 ... Was also an all-academic nominee.

Personal: Adam Mark Wade ... Parents: Mark and Julie Wade ... Born: 1/21/88 ... Major: Exercise Science.