Deone Walker

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Deone Walker
Kentucky Wildcats–No. 0
Position Defensive tackle
ClassJunior
Personal information
Born: Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight348 lb (158 kg)
Career history
College
High school Cass Tech (Detroit)
Career highlights and awards

Deone Walker is an American football defensive tackle for the Kentucky Wildcats.

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Early life and high school

Walker grew up in Detroit, Michigan, and attended Cass Technical High School. [1] [2] In addition to playing football, he was also a member of the basketball team. [3] Walker made 28 with 13 tackles for loss, seven sacks and three forced fumbles in his junior season. [4] He had 43 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, and six sacks in seven games as a senior. [5] Walker was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Kentucky from 30 total scholarship offers, including programs such as Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Michigan, Michigan State, and Penn State. [6] [7]

College career

Walker entered his freshman season at Kentucky as a member of the defensive line rotation before becoming a starter three games into the year. [8] He was named a semifinalist for the Shaun Alexander Award. [9] [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Deone Walker". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Former four-star recruits Rogers, Walker playing well in trenches for Kentucky". Detroit News . October 7, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Cass Tech star Deone Walker still weighing college decision, but Michigan firmly in mix". Detroit News . December 13, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  4. ↑ Thompson, Lee (August 16, 2021). "Top Recruits: Among state's top-10, Deone Walker is hungry to finish on top". MLive.com . Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  5. ↑ Zuke, Ryan (December 15, 2021). "Detroit Cass Tech 4-star DL Deone Walker picks Kentucky over Michigan, others". MLive.com . Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Mammoth Detroit Cass Tech DL Deone Walker has a top 5 but 'I mess with Michigan a lot'". Detroit Free Press . August 29, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Signing day notes: Cass Tech's Deone Walker picks Kentucky over Michigan, Alabama". Detroit News . December 15, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  8. ↑ "'That's a different cat right there.' Meet the UK freshman lineman already turning heads". Lexington Herald Leader . September 22, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Deone Walker Semifinalist for Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award". SI.com . November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  10. ↑ Moss, Steve (November 3, 2022). "UK's Walker a semifinalist for national freshman award". WKYT.com . Retrieved November 8, 2022.
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