Tyrunn Walker

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Tyrunn Walker
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Position: Nose tackle
Personal information
Born: (1990-03-18) March 18, 1990 (age 34)
New Iberia, Louisiana
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:310 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school: Westgate
(New Iberia, Louisiana)
College: Tulsa
Undrafted: 2012
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:85
Sacks:4.5
Forced fumbles:2
Fumble recoveries:2
Player stats at PFR

Tyrunn Walker (born March 18, 1990) is a former American football nose tackle. He played college football at Tulsa and signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He has also played for the Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Rams, and Buffalo Bills.

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College career

Walker played college football at Jones County Junior College before transferring to the University of Tulsa for his junior season. [1] In his two seasons at Tulsa, he finished with 84 tackles, 13.5 sacks, 11 pass deflections, and 4 forced fumbles. [2]

Professional career

New Orleans Saints

On April 30, 2012, he signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent. [3] Against the odds, Walker made the final 53-man roster. However, he was a healthy inactive or did not play in all 16 of the team's regular season games. [4]

The next year, Walker played in seven games and recorded nine tackles, one sack, and one pass defensed. [5]

In the 2014 season, Walker played all 16 games, starting one, and tallied 19 tackles, 2.5 sacks, and one forced fumble. [5]

Detroit Lions

On March 12, 2015, Walker signed a one-year contract with the Detroit Lions. [6] During the 2015 season, he played in four games for Detroit and posted nine tackles before he suffered a broken fibula in a game on October 5 of that year and was placed on the injured reserve list for the remainder of the season. [7] On March 4, 2016, the Lions re-signed Walker to a one-year contract. [8] During the 2016 regular season, Walker played in 15 games, starting eight. [5] He was involved in an unusual play during a Week 9 game against the Minnesota Vikings when he batted a Sam Bradford pass back to the quarterback Bradford, who caught the ball and ran for a five-yard gain. [9] Walker finished the season with 26 tackles and one fumble recovered as the Lions made the playoffs. [5] Walker recorded one tackle in the Lions' wild-card round game as they lost to the Seattle Seahawks by a score of 26–6. [10]

Los Angeles Rams

On March 23, 2017, Walker signed with the Los Angeles Rams. [11] He was released on June 22, 2017, [12] but re-signed with the Rams on August 23, 2017. [13] During the 2017 season, Walker played in 16 games, starting four, and recorded 22 tackles, four passes defensed, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, and one sack as the Rams made the playoffs. [5] Walker recorded three tackles in the Rams' wild-card round game as they lost to the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 26-13. [14]

Buffalo Bills

On August 12, 2018, Walker was signed by the Buffalo Bills. [15] He was released on September 1, 2018. [16]

New Orleans Saints (second stint)

On January 15, 2019, Walker was signed by the New Orleans Saints after defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins was injured during a playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles. [17] He was listed as inactive for their next game, a loss to the Rams in the NFC Championship Game. [18]

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  2. ↑ "Tyrunn Walker Statistics". sports-reference.com.
  3. ↑ "Saints Announce 2012 Rookie Free Agent Class". neworleanssaints.com. April 30, 2012. Archived from the original on March 24, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Tyrunn Walker 2012 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
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  6. ↑ Twentyman, Tim (March 13, 2015). "Lions sign defensive tackle Tyrunn Walker". DetroitLions.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  7. ↑ Gantt, Darin (October 6, 2015). "Lions lineman Tyrunn Walker having surgery for broken leg, to IR". NBC Sports . Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  8. ↑ Twentyman, Tim (March 4, 2016). "Lions re-sign DT Tyrunn Walker". Detroit Lions. Archived from the original on May 8, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  9. ↑ Duffy, Thomas (November 6, 2016). "Vikings QB Sam Bradford Catches Batted Pass and Runs for 5 Yards". Bleacher Report. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Wild Card - Detroit Lions at Seattle Seahawks - January 7th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  11. ↑ Simmons, Myles (March 23, 2017). "Rams Agree to Terms with DT Tyrunn Walker". TheRams.com.
  12. ↑ Langer, Travis (June 22, 2017). "Rams Continue Trimming Roster". TheRams.com. Archived from the original on August 25, 2017.
  13. ↑ Simmons, Myles (August 23, 2017). "Rams Sign DT Tyrunn Walker". TheRams.com.
  14. ↑ "Wild Card - Atlanta Falcons at Los Angeles Rams - January 6th, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Bills add defensive tackle Tyrunn Walker". BuffaloBills.com. August 12, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Bills make these moves to reach the 53-man roster limit". BuffaloBills.com. September 1, 2018.
  17. ↑ Patra, Kevin (January 15, 2019). "Saints signing Tyrunn Walker to help replace Rankins". NFL.com.
  18. ↑ "Tyrunn Walker Playoffs Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
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