D'Andre Walker

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D'Andre Walker
No. 59
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1997-01-23) January 23, 1997 (age 27)
Fairburn, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:251 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school: Langston Hughes (Fairburn, Georgia)
College: Georgia (2015–2018)
NFL draft: 2019  / Round: 5 / Pick: 168
Career history
Player stats at PFR

D'Andre Walker (born January 23, 1997) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Georgia. He was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL draft.

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Early years

Walker attended Langston Hughes High School in Fairburn, Georgia. He committed to the University of Georgia to play college football. [1] [2]

College career

Walker played at Georgia from 2015 to 2018. [3] [4] [5] During his career, he had 112 tackles with 13.5 sacks.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span
6 ft 2+3⁄8 in
(1.89 m)		251 lb
(114 kg)		34+3⁄8 in
(0.87 m)		9+7⁄8 in
(0.25 m)
All values from NFL Combine [6] [7]

Tennessee Titans

Walker was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round (168th overall) of the 2019 NFL draft. [8] He agreed to a four-year rookie contract worth $2,786,749 with a signing bonus of $266,749 and a 2019 cap hit of $561,687. [9] He was placed on injured reserve on August 10, 2019. [10]

Walker was waived by the Titans on September 5, 2020. [11]

Seattle Seahawks

Walker was claimed off waivers by the Seattle Seahawks on September 6, 2020. [12] He was waived on September 29, 2020. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Scouting report: D'Andre Walker needs bulk, but is nearly unblockable". www.sportingnews.com. October 28, 2021.
  2. ↑ Carvell, Michael (January 3, 2015). "All-State defensive end picks UGA on national TV". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on April 11, 2019.
  3. ↑ Weiszer, Marc. "D'Andre Walker and Georgia teammates looking for even more from OLB". The Augusta Chronicle.
  4. ↑ "Georgia's D'Andre Walker well aware of his position's NFL pipeline". timesfreepress.com. August 24, 2018.
  5. ↑ Weiszer, Marc. "Georgia's D'Andre Walker poised to go from productive backup to main man at outside linebacker". Savannah Morning News.
  6. ↑ "D'Andre Walker Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  7. ↑ "D'Andre Walker, Georgia, OLB, 2019 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  8. ↑ Wyatt, Jim (April 27, 2019). "TSU's Christion Abercrombie Announces Fifth Round Pick for the Titans, and He Called His Friend's Name: Georgia LB D'Andre Walker". TitansOnline.com.
  9. ↑ Cotton, Dan (May 9, 2019). "Tennessee Titans sign outside linebacker D'Andre Walker". 247sports.com.
  10. ↑ Wyatt, Jim (August 10, 2019). "Titans Add Four – And Subtract Four - While Also Moving DL Jurrell Casey from PUP to the Active Roster". TitansOnline.com.
  11. ↑ Wyatt, Jim (September 5, 2020). "Roster Moves: Titans Trim Roster to 53 Players". TennesseeTitans.com.
  12. ↑ Boyle, John (September 6, 2020). "Seahawks Claim OLB D'Andre Walker Off Waivers; Waive CB Linden Stephens". Seahawks.com.
  13. ↑ Crabtree, Curtis (September 29, 2020). "Seahawks waive D'Andre Walker". NBCSports.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.


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