DeVon Walker
| No. 8 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Defensive specialist |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 22, 1985 Compton, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 188 lb (85 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Gahr (Cerritos, California) |
| College | Nevada |
| NFL draft | 2008: undrafted |
| Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
DeVon Walker (born November 22, 1985) is a former indoor football defensive specialist who last played Kent Predators of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He played college football at Nevada.
Early life
Walker attended Gahr High School.[1] While there, he lettered three times in football on offense and defense. Also during the season he was named defensive player-of-the-week three times and achieved the defensive MVP award.
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.[2] He began favoring San Diego State;[3] however, he later chose to commit to Nevada.
College career
After his sophomore season, Walker was being recruited by multiple Division I-A schools. However, midway through the school year,[4] 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.[5] Then as a senior, in 2007, in 13 games, with 13 starts, he recorded 85 tackles, 3 interceptions, and eighteen passes broken up.[6] While at Nevada he was also a communications major with a minors in business and music.
Professional career
| Measureables | |||||||||
| Ht. | Wt. | 40 yd. | 20 Shut. | Squat Max. | Vertical Jump | Bench Max. | Broad Jump | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6'0" | 188 lb. | 4.42[7] | 4.01 | 610 lbs. | 39"[7] | 320 lbs. | 10'9" | ||
Walker went unselected in the 2008 NFL draft and was picked up by the Baltimore Ravens as a free agent; however, he failed to make it past training camp. Soon after Walker had several workouts with teams in the Canadian Football League, but 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 life
Walker is the son of Lee Walker, a well-known football coach in Long Beach, California, and Jacqueline Harris, a nurse. He is a personal trainer at Starfit Fitness Club, as well as the general manager. He is now the owner of Limitless Sports Academy. He has six children: Amoni Walker, Dillon Walker, Mia Walker, Axton Walker, Adiyah Walker, and Aiden Walker.
References
- ^ "Devon Walker - CB". ESPN.com. ESPNU. Retrieved October 9, 2008.
- ^ "Football Recruiting - Cornerback". Scout.com. Retrieved October 9, 2008.
- ^ Ketchum, Matthew (December 2, 2005). "Cerritos College DB favors SDSU". Scout.com. AztecSportsReport.com. Retrieved October 9, 2008.
- ^ "Nevada Football Signs Five Mid-Year Transfers Wednesday Three sophomores, two juniors to join Pack in January". CSTV.com. December 21, 2005. Archived from the original on June 10, 2009. Retrieved October 9, 2008.
- ^ "2007 Nevada Wolf Pack Devon Walker #20 Junior DB 6-0 180 Cerritos, CA through 01/07/2008". CFBStats.com. January 7, 2008. Archived from the original on June 12, 2009. Retrieved October 9, 2008.
- ^ "2007 Nevada Wolf Pack Devon Walker #20 Senior DB 6-0 180 Cerritos, CA through 01/07/2008". CFBStats.com. January 7, 2008. Archived from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved October 9, 2008.
- ^ a b "DeVon Walker". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 9, 2008.
- ^ "DB Devon Walker first Fever signed for 2009". Tri-CitiesFever.com. Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved October 9, 2008.