Kevin Walter

Kevin Walter

Walter with the Houston Texans in 2012
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Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:	(1981-08-04) August 4, 1981 (age 43) Lake Forest, Illinois, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school:	Libertyville (IL)
College:	Eastern Michigan
NFL draft:	2003  / round: 7 / pick: 255
Career history
New York Giants (2003)* Cincinnati Bengals (2003–2005) Houston Texans (2006–2012) Tennessee Titans (2013)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics Receptions: 356 Receiving yards: 4,379 Receiving average: 12.3 Receiving touchdowns: 25 Stats at Pro Football Reference Kevin Patrick Walter (born August 4, 1981) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He was selected by the New York Giants in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL draft. He played college football at Eastern Michigan. Walter was also a member of the Cincinnati Bengals, Houston Texans and Tennessee Titans. Early life Walter grew up in Vernon Hills, Illinois where he attended Hawthorn Middle School South, and played wide receiver for Libertyville High School in neighboring Libertyville, Illinois, a suburb 30 minutes north of Chicago. He lettered three times in football, earning first-team all-state honors as a wide receiver after catching 48 passes for 801 yards and 6 touchdowns. He helped the team to a 10–1 record and a berth in the second round of the state tournament. Walter also was selected first-team all-area, all-conference and All-Lake County. He caught 17 passes for 201 yards and two touchdowns as a junior. College career Walter attended Eastern Michigan University, where he set school records for receptions (211), receiving yards (2,838), and touchdown catches (20). He also earned first-team All-MAC honors as a senior with 93 receptions for 1,368 receiving yards, which were both school single-season records. Professional career New York Giants Walter was a late seventh-round pick (255 overall) in the 2003 NFL draft by the New York Giants out of Eastern Michigan, but was released during training camp. [1] Cincinnati Bengals After his release from the Giants, Walter signed with the Cincinnati Bengals. Walter spent three years mainly as a backup and special teams player, although he did see action in almost every game of his Bengals career and was actually a starter for a couple of games in 2005. Houston Texans Walter with the Texans in 2010 The Houston Texans signed Walter to a restricted free agent tender in 2006, which the Bengals did not match. In return, the Texans gave up a seventh-round pick to the Bengals. After an injury to Pro-bowler Andre Johnson, Walter became the Texans number one receiver and after 8 games in 2007, Walter had 40 catches for 512 yards while also posting a career-high game at Jacksonville in week 6 with 12 catches for 160 yards. Walter's best season came in 2008, he had 60 receptions for 899 yards and 8 touchdowns. He was released by the Texans on March 12, 2013. Tennessee Titans On April 1, 2013, Walter signed with the Tennessee Titans. [2] On August 27, 2013, the Titans placed Walter on the reserve/physically unable to perform list. [3] NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high Regular season Year Team Games Receiving GP GS Tgt Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 2003 CIN 11 0 4 3 18 6.0 9 0 2004 CIN 16 0 9 8 67 8.4 18 0 2005 CIN 16 2 29 19 211 11.1 33 1 2006 HOU 16 2 21 17 160 9.4 15 0 2007 HOU 16 15 106 65 800 12.3 46 4 2008 HOU 16 16 95 60 899 15.0 61 8 2009 HOU 14 14 70 53 611 11.5 41 2 2010 HOU 16 16 80 51 621 12.2 35 5 2011 HOU 15 14 59 39 474 12.2 41 3 2012 HOU 16 14 68 41 518 12.6 52 2 152 93 541 356 4,379 12.3 61 25 Playoffs Year Team Games Receiving GP GS Tgt Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 2005 CIN 1 0 8 5 73 14.6 24 0 2011 HOU 2 2 10 3 36 12.0 19 0 2012 HOU 2 2 7 6 41 6.8 12 0 5 4 25 14 150 10.7 24 0 Personal life He is married to college girlfriend Caroline, with whom he has one daughter and two sons. References "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023. "Titans Agree to Terms with WR Kevin Walter, C/G Chris Spencer". Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2013. Alper, Josh (August 27, 2013). "Titans move Kevin Walter to regular season PUP in first round of cuts". NBCSports.com. Retrieved September 5, 2013. External links Houston Texans bio Media related to Kevin Walter at Wikimedia Commons This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.