DeVon Walker
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| Position: | Defensive specialist |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth: | November 22, 1985 |
| Place of birth: | Compton, California |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 188 lb (85 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Cerritos (CA) Gahr |
| College: | Nevada |
| Undrafted: | 2008 |
| Career history | |
DeVon Walker (born November 22, 1985) is a former indoor football defensive specialist who last played Kent Predators of the Indoor Football League. He played college football at Nevada.
High school career
Walker attended Gahr High School.[1] While there, he lettered three times in football, he also season. Also during the season he was named defensive player-of-the-week three times and achieved the defensive mvp award.
Division I-A Recruiting
| Measureables | |||||||||
| Ht. | Wt. | 40 yd. | 20 Shut. | Squat Max. | Vertical Jump | Bench Max. | Broad Jump | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6'0" | 188 lb. | 4.42[2] | 4.01 | 610 lbs. | 39"[2] | 320 lbs. | 10'9" | ||
In 2005, Walker, a two-star cornerback recruit began receiving offers from Division I-A schools such as: Nevada, Idaho, San Diego State, TCU, Tulsa, and Washington State.[3] He began favoring San Diego State,[4] however he later chose to commit to Nevada.
University of Nevada-Reno (2006 - 2007)
After his sophomore season, was being recruited by multiple Division I-A schools. However, mid-way through the school year,[5] Walker transferred to Nevada where he played for his final two college seasons. In 2006, in 10 games, he recorded 18 tackles, two passes broken up, and one forced fumble.[6] Then as a senior, in 2007, in 13 games, with 13 starts, he recorded 85 tackles, 3 interceptions, and eighteen passes broken up.[7] While at Nevada he was also a Communications major with a minors in Business and Music.
Professional career
Walker went unselected in the 2008 NFL Draft and was picked up by the Baltimore Ravens as a free agent, however failed to make it past training camp. Soon after Walker had several workouts with teams in the Canadian Football League, however failed to make a team as a starter. He then spent the last three weeks of the 2008 Arena Football League season with the San Jose SaberCats. He was then assigned to the Tri-Cities Fever on October 6, 2008.[8] Walker re-signed with the Tri-Cities Fever in 2010. He was the first player to be signed for the new Arena Football 1 fever team.
Personal
Walker is the son of Lee Walker and Jacqueline Harris. He is a Personal Trainer at Starfit Fitness Club, as well as the General Manager. He has two children.
References
- ↑ "Devon Walker - CB". ESPN.com. ESPNU. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
- 1 2 "DeVon Walker". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
- ↑ "Football Recruiting - Cornerback". Scout.com. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
- ↑ Ketchum, Matthew (2005-12-02). "Cerritos College DB favors SDSU". Scout.com. AztecSportsReport.com. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
- ↑ "Nevada Football Signs Five Mid-Year Transfers Wednesday Three sophomores, two juniors to join Pack in January". CSTV.com. 2005-12-21. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
- ↑ "2007 Nevada Wolf Pack Devon Walker #20 Junior DB 6-0 180 Cerritos, CA through 01/07/2008". CFBStats.com. 2008-01-07. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
- ↑ "2007 Nevada Wolf Pack Devon Walker #20 Senior DB 6-0 180 Cerritos, CA through 01/07/2008". CFBStats.com. 2008-01-07. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
- ↑ "DB Devon Walker first Fever signed for 2009". Tri-CitiesFever.com. Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved 2008-10-09.