Troy Walters

Troy Walters
Position(s)
Wide Receiver
Jersey #(s)
17, 86
Born December 15, 1976 (1976-12-15) (age 35)
Bloomington, Indiana
Career information
Year(s) 20002007
NFL Draft 2000 / Round: 5 / Pick: 165
College Stanford
Professional teams
Career stats
Receptions 102
Receiving Yards 1,135
Touchdowns 9
Stats at NFL.com
Career highlights and awards

Troy McHenry Walters (born December 15, 1976 in Bloomington, Indiana) is a retired American football wide receiver and punt returner for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League. He was originally selected in the fifth round of the 2000 NFL Draft out of Stanford University by the Minnesota Vikings. He has also played for the Indianapolis Colts and the Arizona Cardinals. Walters won the Fred Biletnikoff Award as a senior at Stanford as college football's best wide receiver. He finished his Stanford career with 244 catches and over 3,900 yds. He currently ranks as Stanford's all-time leader in receptions and yards. He is currently the wide receivers coach at Texas A&M University.

Early years

Walters attended A&M Consolidated High School in College Station, Texas and was a good student and a letterman in football, basketball, and track. In football, as a senior, he was named to the Texas Magazine 1st Team; he also was a second team All-Greater Houston selection and a third team All-State selection.

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