Anthony Walker (American football)
| Northwestern Wildcats No. 1 | |
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| Position | Linebacker |
| Class | RS Junior |
| Major | Learning and Organizational Change |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Miami Gardens (FL) Monsignor Edward Pace |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | August 8, 1995 |
| Place of birth | Miami, Florida |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Anthony Laron Walker Jr. is an American football linebacker for the Northwestern University Wildcats. Walker first saw action in his redshirt Freshman season when Collin Ellis went down with a series of injuries. In his first career game, Walker returned an interception for a touchdown against Penn State that capped a Northwestern win. In his first full season as a starter, Walker found tremendous success as he recorded 122 tackles to lead the team and 20.5 tackles for loss which was fourth in the nation. For his performance that season, Walker received All-American recognition from the AP and Sports Illustrated as well as Consensus First-Team All Big 10 honors.[2][3][4] On November 29, 2016, Walker was named Second Team All-Big Ten.[5]
References
- ↑ Ian McCafferty (August 26, 2016). "Northwestern announces Austin Carr, Connor Mahoney, Matt Harris and Anthony Walker as captains". www.insidenu.com. SB Nation. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Anthony Walker Jr. Bio". NorthWestern University Football - Official Website.
- ↑ "Anthony Walker, Northwester, Inside Linebacker". 247 Sports. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ↑ "Anthony Walker College Stats". College Football at Sorts-Reference.com. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Big Ten Individual Award Winners" (PDF). www.grfx.cstv.com. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
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