Rasheed Walker

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Rasheed Walker
No. 63 – Green Bay Packers
Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (2000-02-13) February 13, 2000 (age 24)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:324 lb (147 kg)
Career information
High school: North Point
(Waldorf, Maryland)
College: Penn State (2018–2021)
NFL draft: 2022  / Round: 7 / Pick: 249
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Games played:18
Games started:15
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Rasheed Amar Walker (born February 13, 2000) is an American football offensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State.

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Early years

Walker grew up in Waldorf, Maryland and attended North Point High School. [1] He was selected to play in the 2018 US Army All-American Bowl as a senior. [2] Walker was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Penn State over offers from Ohio State, Maryland, and Virginia Tech. [3]

College career

Walker played in four games during his true freshman season before redshirting the rest of the year. [4] He was named the Nittany Lions' starting left tackle during training camp before his redshirt freshman season and started all 13 of the team's games. [5] Walker was named third-team All-Big Ten Conference after starting all nine of Penn State's games in the team's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season. [6] As a redshirt junior, he started ten games and was named honorable mention All-Big Ten. [7] After the season, Walker announced that he would forgo his remaining collegiate eligibility and enter the 2022 NFL Draft. [8]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span
6 ft 5+5⁄8 in
(1.97 m)		313 lb
(142 kg)		33+5⁄8 in
(0.85 m)		10+5⁄8 in
(0.27 m)
All values from NFL Combine [9] [10]

Walker was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round (249th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft. [11] On May 9, 2022, he signed his rookie contract. [12] He saw his first NFL action on December 25, 2022, playing four special teams snaps in a Week 16 victory over the Miami Dolphins. [13]

He started his first NFL game on September 17, 2023, during a Week 2 loss to the Atlanta Falcons, replacing an injured David Bakhtiari at left tackle. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ Abraham, Scott (April 25, 2022). "North Point High School grad Rasheed Walker on the doorstep of the NFL". WJLA.com . Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  2. ↑ Needelman, Joshua (October 20, 2017). "North Point's Rasheed Walker selected to 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl". The Washington Post . Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  3. ↑ Caplan, Callie (February 7, 2018). "Rasheed Walker picks Penn State over Ohio State on National Signing Day". The Washington Post . Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  4. ↑ Persak, Mike (August 29, 2019). "How LT Rasheed Walker earned a starting job as a redshirt freshman". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  5. ↑ Herb, Matt (August 27, 2020). "Penn State's Rasheed Walker has eyes fixed on becoming the best". Rivals.com . Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  6. ↑ Upadhyaya, Parth (January 12, 2021). "Penn State football: Rasheed Walker to return for 2021 season". Centre Daily Times . Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  7. ↑ Batko, Brian (March 3, 2022). "Rasheed Walker could've left Penn State a year ago, but did he improve his draft stock?". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  8. ↑ Gallen, Daniel (January 3, 2022). "Penn State offensive tackle Rasheed Walker declares for 2022 NFL draft". The Patriot-News . Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Rasheed Walker Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  10. ↑ "2022 NFL Draft Scout Rasheed Walker College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  11. ↑ Spofford, Mike (April 30, 2022). "2022 NFL Draft: Packers select Penn State T Rasheed Walker in seventh round, No. 249 overall". Packers.com. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Packers sign T Rasheed Walker". Packers.com. May 9, 2022. Archived from the original on May 22, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Green Bay Packers at Miami Dolphins – December 25th, 2022". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  14. ↑ "As Packers' left tackle, Rasheed Walker found way to 'just chill, relax'". packers.com. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
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