No. 95 – Chicago Bears | |||||||||
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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Born: | Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | September 30, 1994||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 280 lb (127 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Sandalwood (Jacksonville, Florida) | ||||||||
College: | Florida State | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2017 / Round: 2 / Pick: 51 | ||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
DeMarcus Walker (born September 30, 1994) is an American football defensive end for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida State and was selected by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 2017 NFL Draft.
Walker attended Sandalwood High School in Jacksonville, Florida. He originally committed to the University of Alabama to play college football but changed to Florida State University. [1]
As a true freshman at Florida State in 2013, Walker played in 12 games and made three starts. He finished the year with 18 tackles and one sack. As a sophomore in 2014 he played in all 14 games with 11 starts, recording 38 tackles and one sack. [2] As a junior in 2015, Walker started all 13 games, recording 58 tackles and 10.5 sacks. [3] [4] During the first game of his senior season in 2016, he recorded 4.5 sacks. [5] [6] On October 8, 2016, he sealed FSU's 7th win in a row against in-state rival Miami by blocking Miami's game tying PAT, known now as the "Block at the Rock"! [7]
Walker received an invitation to the NFL Combine, but chose to only perform the bench and produced 18 reps. [8] He participated at Florida State's Pro Day and completed all the combine drills. Walker said he didn't perform them at the combine because he wanted to have more time to get into better shape. [9] He was projected to be a second or third round pick by the majority of draft experts and analysts. Walker was ranked the 10th best defensive end by NFLDraftScout.com, the 15th best defensive end by Sports Illustrated , and ranked the 11th best defensive end in the draft by ESPN. [10] [11]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 3+5⁄8 in (1.92 m) | 280 lb (127 kg) | 33 in (0.84 m) | 10+1⁄2 in (0.27 m) | 4.88 s | 1.71 s | 2.85 s | 4.71 s | 7.91 s | 31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) | 9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) | 20 reps | |
All values from Florida State's Pro Day [8] [12] |
The Denver Broncos selected Walker in the second round (51st overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft. [13] On May 15, 2017, the Broncos signed Walker to a four-year, $5.07 million contract with $2.52 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $1.83 million. [14]
On September 23, 2020, Walker was placed on injured reserve with a calf injury. [15] He was activated on October 24. [16]
Walker signed with the Houston Texans on April 16, 2021. [17] He was placed on injured reserve on December 4, 2021. [18] He was activated on December 25.
On May 16, 2022, Walker signed with the Tennessee Titans. [19] In 2022, Walker played 17 games while starting in 6 of them record 32 tackles, 10 tackles for a loss, and 7 sacks.
On March 15, 2023, Walker signed a three-year, $21 million contract with the Chicago Bears. [20]
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