Darrin Walls
| No. 30 New York Jets | |
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| Position: | Cornerback |
Personal information | |
| Date of birth: | June 20, 1988 |
| Place of birth: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Pittsburgh (PA) Woodland Hills |
| College: | Notre Dame |
| Undrafted: | 2011 |
Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2014 | |
| Tackles: | 65 |
| Interceptions: | 3 |
| Sacks: | 0.0 |
| Forced fumbles: | 0 |
| Passes defensed: | 19 |
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Stats at NFL.com | |
Darrin Walls, Jr. (born June 20, 1988) is an American football cornerback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football at Notre Dame.
Early years
Walls spent his childhood and adolescence years playing Pop Warner football for the Garfield Gators Youth Football Organization, which has establish a winning tradition throughout the City of Pittsburgh. He attended and graduated from Woodland Hills High School, the same school that produced Jason Taylor. He was a three-sport athlete in football, baseball and track. In football, he played on both sides of the ball. He helped Woodland Hills to WPIAL title as freshman in 2002. He had 53 tackles and six interceptions and also broke up 30 passes, while also rushing for 550 yards and 11 touchdowns, and catching six passes for 230 yards and three scores as a junior. In his final year, he made 22 tackles, had one interception and rushed 29 times for 235 yards and four touchdowns.
In track & field, Walls competed as a sprinter. He qualified for the 2006 PIAA T&F State Championships in the 100-meter dash (10.94 s) and the 200-meter dash (22.51 s), where he took 11th and 7th, respectively.[1]
Professional career
Atlanta Falcons
In 2011, He was signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent. He played 5 games with the team and had 2 tackles, an interception and defended 2 passes for the 2011 season.
New York Jets
After an injury to Darrelle Revis the New York Jets signed Walls to their practice squad on September 29, 2012.[2] He was promoted to the active roster on November 22, 2012.[3] In 2013, Walls split his time as a starter and reliever with Dee Milliner.
References
- ↑ http://pa.milesplit.com/athletes/29315-darrin-walls/feed#.VHzzSclAlx0
- ↑ Jets Media Relations Department (28 September 2012). "CB Walls Signed to P-Squad; White Released". The Star-Ledger. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ↑ Florio, Mike (22 November 2012). "Jets promote three from practice squad". ProFootballTalk. Archived from the original on 22 November 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.