Wali Lundy
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Wali Lundy | |
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Date of birth: | September 8, 1983 |
Place of birth: | New Brunswick, NJ |
Career information | |
Position(s): | Running back |
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight: | 214 lb (97 kg) |
Jersey №: | 33 |
College: | Virginia |
NFL Draft: | 2006 / Round: 6 / Pick 170 |
Organizations | |
As player: | |
2006 | Houston Texans |
Stats at NFL.com |
Wali Sultan Lundy (born September 8, 1983 in New Brunswick, New Jersey) is a current American football running back who plays for the National Football League and is a free agent. He was drafted in round six, pick 170 of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Virginia.
[edit] College career
He holds many Virginia Cavaliers records and Atlantic Coast Conference records, including being the all-time touchdown leader in ACC history with 52 touchdowns. He played in 49 games at Virginia, where he rushed for 3,193 yards, the fifth-highest total ever in school history, and 4,497 all-purpose yards. He was recruited out of Holy Cross High School in Delran Township, New Jersey.
[edit] NFL Career
It was announced on August 29, 2006, that Texans running back Domanick Davis would be unable to start the team's first regular season game due to a lingering knee injury. Houston Head Coach Gary Kubiak stated that Lundy will start the first game of his rookie campaign in Davis' place. Lundy stepped up for 476 yards and 4 touchdowns in his rookie season. On August 31, 2007 the Texans released him.