Anthony Walker Jr.
| No. 50 Indianapolis Colts | |||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth: | August 8, 1995 | ||
| Place of birth: | Miami, Florida | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Weight: | 242 lb (110 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Miami Gardens (FL) Monsignor Edward Pace | ||
| College: | Northwestern | ||
| NFL Draft: | 2017 / Round: 5 / Pick: 161 | ||
| Career history | |||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||
| Career highlights and awards | |||
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| Career NFL statistics | |||
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Anthony Laron Walker Jr. (born August 8, 1995) is an American football linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Northwestern University Wildcats.
College career
Walker first saw action in his redshirt freshman season when Collin Ellis went down with a series of injuries. In his first career game, Walker returned an interception for a touchdown against Penn State that capped a Northwestern win. In his first full season as a starter, Walker found success as he recorded 122 tackles to lead the team and 20.5 tackles for loss which was fourth in the nation. For his performance that season, Walker received All-American recognition from the AP and Sports Illustrated as well as Consensus First-Team All Big 10 honors.[2][3][4] On November 29, 2016, Walker was named Second Team All-Big Ten.[5]
Professional career
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40‑yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20‑ss | 3‑cone | Vert jump | Broad | BP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1 in | 238 lb | 30⅜ in | 9½ in | 4.65 s | 4.34 s | 7.23 s | 30½ in | 9 ft 8 in | 23 reps | |||||
| All values from NFL Scouting Combine[6] | ||||||||||||||
Walker was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the fifth round, 161st overall, in the 2017 NFL Draft.[7]
References
- ↑ Ian McCafferty (August 26, 2016). "Northwestern announces Austin Carr, Connor Mahoney, Matt Harris and Anthony Walker as captains". www.insidenu.com. SB Nation. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Anthony Walker Jr. Bio". NorthWestern University Football - Official Website.
- ↑ "Anthony Walker, Northwester, Inside Linebacker". 247 Sports. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ↑ "Anthony Walker College Stats". College Football at Sorts-Reference.com. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Big Ten Individual Award Winners" (PDF). www.grfx.cstv.com. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Anthony Walker Jr. Draft Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
- ↑ Bowen, Kevin (April 29, 2017). "Colts Draft Northwestern Linebacker Anthony Walker, Jr. In Round Five". Colts.com. Retrieved May 9, 2017.