Kareem Walker
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | May 18, 1998 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.
High school career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Walker was assigned to the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL on January 6, 2023.[14] He was released on August 16, 2023.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "H.S. football: Everyone's trying to catch DePaul's Kareem Walker". The Record (Bergen County). October 24, 2014.
- ^ "Kareem Walker". maxpreps.com. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2016 ESPN 300". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Tom VanHaaren (November 5, 2015). "Top running back prospect Kareem Walker decommits from Buckeyes". ESPN.com.
- ^ Tom VanHaaren (December 15, 2015). "Top-ranked running back Kareem Walker chooses Michigan". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Kareem Walker vaults UM to No. 1 recruiting class". The Oakland Press (AP story). December 17, 2015.
- ^ Nick Baumgardner (December 18, 2015). "Top RB Kareem Walker a Jim Harbaugh-type runner, and a Michigan win over Ohio State".
- ^ Angelique S. Chengelis (February 5, 2016). "UM's Walker leaves foes full of dreads". The Detroit News.
- ^ Mark Snyder (February 4, 2016). "U-M frosh RB Walker has no plans for 'riding the bench'". Detroit Free Press.
- ^ Steve Lorenz (July 30, 2018). "Kareem Walker's transfer destination becomes official". D247Sports.com.
- ^ "Kareem Walker". USAJaguars.com. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ @XFL_PR (January 6, 2023). "St. Louis BattleHawks" (Tweet). Retrieved January 7, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "XFL Transactions". www.xfl.com. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
