Kareem Walker

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Kareem Walker
Personal information
Born: (1998-05-18) May 18, 1998 (age 26)
Irvington, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school: DePaul (NJ) Catholic
College: Michigan (2016–2017)
Fort Scott CC (2018)
Mississippi State (2019–2020)
South Alabama (2021)
Position: Running back
Undrafted: 2022
Career history

Kareem Walker (born May 18, 1998) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He attended the University of Michigan on a scholarship to play college football for the Michigan Wolverines football team starting during the 2016 season, but left the team in 2018. Walker played as a true freshman at Michigan, then took a redshirt year before transferring to Fort Scott Community College in Kansas in 2018. He played for Mississippi State from 2019 to 2020 and South Alabama in 2021.

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High school career

Walker played high school football at DePaul Catholic High School in Wayne, New Jersey. [1] He gained 4,563 rushing yards and scored 57 touchdowns during his high school career, including 1,607 yards and 27 touchdowns as a junior in 2014 and 1,517 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior in 2015. [2] In July 2014, he was rated by ESPN and 247Sports.com as the No. 1 running back in the class of 2016. [3] He was rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN.com and the No. 45 overall player in the 2016 ESPN 300. [4]

College career

Walker originally committed to Ohio State, during halftime of the 2015 National Championship Game, but withdrew his commitment in November 2015. [5] [6] The following month, he committed to the University of Michigan. [7] [8] [9] Walker enrolled early in January 2016, [10] announced his intention to play as a freshman and added: "But I'm not riding the bench. I came in to be ready." [11] In July 2018, Walker transferred to play at Fort Scott Community College in Kansas. [12]

Walker played for Mississippi State from 2019 to 2020 and South Alabama in 2021. [13]

Professional career

Walker was assigned to the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL on January 6, 2023. [14] He was released on August 16, 2023. [15]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Kareem Walker". maxpreps.com. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  3. ↑ Todderick Hunt (July 10, 2014). "DePaul Catholic's Kareem Walker ranked No. 1 RB in the country by ESPN and 247Sports; talks Rutgers, potential visits". NJ.com .
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  5. ↑ Ari Wasserman (October 27, 2015). "Kareem Walker, Ohio State's top '16 commit, clears the air: "Everything we've talked about since January has been the same"". The Plain Dealer .
  6. ↑ Tom VanHaaren (November 5, 2015). "Top running back prospect Kareem Walker decommits from Buckeyes". ESPN.com.
  7. ↑ Tom VanHaaren (December 15, 2015). "Top-ranked running back Kareem Walker chooses Michigan". ESPN.com.
  8. ↑ "Kareem Walker vaults UM to No. 1 recruiting class". The Oakland Press (AP story). December 17, 2015.
  9. ↑ Nick Baumgardner (December 18, 2015). "Top RB Kareem Walker a Jim Harbaugh-type runner, and a Michigan win over Ohio State".
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  11. ↑ Mark Snyder (February 4, 2016). "U-M frosh RB Walker has no plans for 'riding the bench'". Detroit Free Press.
  12. ↑ Steve Lorenz (July 30, 2018). "Kareem Walker's transfer destination becomes official". D247Sports.com.
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  14. ↑ @XFL_PR (January 6, 2023). "St. Louis BattleHawks" (Tweet). Retrieved January 7, 2023– via Twitter.
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