D'Andre Walker (born January 23, 1997) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Georgia. He was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL draft.
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| Position: | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 23, 1997 Fairburn, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 251 lb (114 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Langston Hughes (Fairburn, Georgia) |
| College: | Georgia (2015–2018) |
| NFL draft: | 2019 / round: 5 / pick: 168 |
| Career history | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Early years
editWalker attended Langston Hughes High School in Fairburn, Georgia. He committed to the University of Georgia to play college football.[1][2]
College career
editWalker played at Georgia from 2015 to 2018.[3][4][5] During his career, he had 112 tackles with 13.5 sacks.
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2+3⁄8 in (1.89 m) |
251 lb (114 kg) |
34+3⁄8 in (0.87 m) |
9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m) | |||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[6][7] | ||||||||||||
Tennessee Titans
editWalker was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round (168th overall) of the 2019 NFL draft.[8] He agreed to a four-year rookie contract worth $2,786,749 with a signing bonus of $266,749 and a 2019 cap hit of $561,687.[9] He was placed on injured reserve on August 10, 2019.[10]
Walker was waived by the Titans on September 5, 2020.[11]
Seattle Seahawks
editWalker was claimed off waivers by the Seattle Seahawks on September 6, 2020.[12] He was waived on September 29, 2020.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Scouting report: D'Andre Walker needs bulk, but is nearly unblockable". www.sportingnews.com. October 28, 2021.
- ^ Carvell, Michael (January 3, 2015). "All-State defensive end picks UGA on national TV". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on April 11, 2019.
- ^ Weiszer, Marc. "D'Andre Walker and Georgia teammates looking for even more from OLB". The Augusta Chronicle.
- ^ "Georgia's D'Andre Walker well aware of his position's NFL pipeline". timesfreepress.com. August 24, 2018.
- ^ Weiszer, Marc. "Georgia's D'Andre Walker poised to go from productive backup to main man at outside linebacker". Savannah Morning News.
- ^ "D'Andre Walker Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ "D'Andre Walker, Georgia, OLB, 2019 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (April 27, 2019). "TSU's Christion Abercrombie Announces Fifth Round Pick for the Titans, and He Called His Friend's Name: Georgia LB D'Andre Walker". TitansOnline.com.
- ^ Cotton, Dan (May 9, 2019). "Tennessee Titans sign outside linebacker D'Andre Walker". 247sports.com.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (August 10, 2019). "Titans Add Four – And Subtract Four - While Also Moving DL Jurrell Casey from PUP to the Active Roster". TitansOnline.com.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (September 5, 2020). "Roster Moves: Titans Trim Roster to 53 Players". TennesseeTitans.com.
- ^ Boyle, John (September 6, 2020). "Seahawks Claim OLB D'Andre Walker Off Waivers; Waive CB Linden Stephens". Seahawks.com.
- ^ Crabtree, Curtis (September 29, 2020). "Seahawks waive D'Andre Walker". NBCSports.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
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